2020 Honoree - Red Steagall

For over 50 years, Red Steagall has entertained around the globe as a recording artist, songwriter, television, radio, and motion picture personality and cowboy poet.  

In 1991, the Texas State Legislature selected Red as the “Official Cowboy Poet of Texas”. In 1994, Red launched his one hour syndicated radio show, Cowboy Corner.  Critics across America have referred to Cowboy Corner as “masterful”.  Heard in about 155 markets in 34 states, Cowboy Corner is in its 26th year of broadcast.

Red can be seen weekly on his television show Somewhere West of Wall Street on RFD TV, now in its 7th year. Somewhere West of Wall Street won the Wrangler Award for western lifestyle from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 2015, 2016, and 2018. 
Red Steagall has been recognized with 12 Wrangler awards for music and television from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. 

Red’s first book, titled Ride for the Brand was published in March of 1993. His second book, The Fence That Me and Shorty Built was released in April of 2001. In the Fall of 2003, his third book, Born to This Land, was released by Texas Tech University Press. In 2004, Red released his fourth book titled, Cowboy Corner Conversations, published by State House Press, which is a collection of interviews from his Cowboy Corner radio show. 

In recognition of Red Steagall’s significant contribution to the western way of life, he was inducted into the Texas Trail of Fame in October of 1999. The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum inducted Red into their Hall of Great Westerners in April of 2003 and in 2004, he was also inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. 

In 2006, Red was awarded the prestigious Charles Goodnight award and named the Poet Laureate for the State of Texas. In June, 2012, Red was presented with the Boss of the Plains award from the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas and in October of 2018, he was presented with the Golden Spur Award from the National Ranching Heritage Center which is located on the campus of Texas Tech University.

These honors highlight Red Steagall’s commitment to the preservation of our agricultural community and are recognition of his love for the land, America, individual freedom, and private property.

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