Travis Edmonson Tribute
May 9, 2008 - Fiddler's Dream - Phoenix, Arizona
Performers (in order of appearance--click on a name with a link to see their video from the concert -- others are coming soon)
Letter from Frank Ross
Santa Cruz River Band
Sue Harris
Joe Bethancourt
Gaylan Taylor
Buckshot Dot (Dee Strickland Johnson)
Don & Victoria Armstrong
Earl Edmonson
Ron Iverson
Oscar Cisneros (who also served as emcee)
Dolan Ellis (Arizona's Official State Balladeer)
Chris Burton Jacome
Finale
VIDEOS AND SHORT BIOGRAPHIES:
Click the play button to watch the video from this page, or click any title to watch from YouTube (YouTube offers a full screen option which may or may not be offered from this page--it seems to vary from one video to the next).
Frank Ross, leader of the popular Tucson group, The Street Minstrels.
Sue Harris, Phoenix folksinger (check out her MySpace page, and also known for her wonderful Little Mama Products. She wrote this about the tribute concert:
Yep, that concert was one of the nicest evenings ever. Everyone there with just one thing in mind: to honor Travis. No egos, no 'tudes. Just beautiful!
Sue Harris - They Can't Do That Anymore
oe Bethancourt - Probably best known for owning and playing so many different instruments.
Joe Bethancourt - Seasons in the Sun
Joe Bethancourt - One Girl in a Million
Gaylan Taylor is a member of the famous (and Fabulous) Limeliters. He also has a solo CD available; you can listen to clips of it on CDBaby.
(Please note: This is the worst of the evening's video, because the videographer had to take a break AND the tape ran out--we hope to have better Gaylan footage from another event.)
Gaylan Taylor - Arizona Desert Sun
Gaylan Taylor - Down by the River
Gaylan Taylor - When Cowboys Fly
Buckshot Dot (Dee Strickland Johnson). Author, musician, and cowboy poet, she named Fiddler's Dream!
Buckshot Dot - Duct Tape, Bailing Wire, Chewing Gum & Spit
Most of us (including Travis) met Don & Victoria Armstrong on the evening of the tribute. Their contribution, some of the Mexican songs Travis used to sing, was wonderful.
Don & Victoria Armstrong - Cielito Lindo son Huasteco
Don & Victoria Armstrong - Malaguena Salerosa (Travis' own signature song)
Dolan Ellis has served as Arizona's Official State Balladeer since 1966 and is an original and current member of the New Christy Minstrels.
Dolan Ellis - Ghost Riders in the Sky
Chris Burton Jacome is a fabulous flamenco guitarist and a member of a pioneering Tucson family.
Chris Burton Jacome - Motivacion