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10 Gallon Pandemonium!
Totally retro. Hilariously entertaining. Sourdough Slim is a hoot to say the least. From the moment this accordion squeezin' Will Rogers swaggers on stage, it's apparent to everyone that they're in for a rollicking good time. Ten gallon funny-man, Sourdough Slim, transports us to a whimsical world where vaudevillian camp and cowboy lore intermingle to produce grins galore. With a fast-paced volley of catchy tunes, timeless humor and award winning yodeling, Slim never fails to delight young and old alike.
As Cowboy Magazine editor Darrell Arnold puts it, "There's no one else out there like Sourdough Slim. An accordion playing, yodeling, tongue-in-cheek, cowboy-dressed entertainer deluxe. Catchy, uplifting, irresistible, jolly fun." The Allentown Morning Call proclaims him to be a ÒOne-man Western extravaganza!Ó The East Bay Express calls him ÒThe most entertaining cowboy singer-yodeler-accordionist extant.Ó And Via Magazine heralds him as "Entertainer extraordinaire!
Slim, aka Rick Crowder is a well traveled veteran of stages ranging from The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada to The Lincoln CenterÕs Roots of American Music Festival and Carnegie Hall Folk Festival in New York. His fast-paced stage show combines cowboy singing, award winning yodeling and comedy, accompaniment on accordion, guitar, ukulele and harmonica and a keen knowledge of the traditional Western repertoire. His truly astounding yippie-ti-yi style won him the 2001 Will Rogers Award for Yodeler of the Year.
Born in Hollywood, California, Rick Crowder spent much of his childhood on a family cattle ranch in the Sierra foothills. But as he explains, Òmy true calling as a cowboy was not on the range but rather, on the stage.Ó A childhood cut-up, he developed his comic character, honed his musical and yodeling skills and garnered the nick name ÒSlimÓ while performing in several traveling western bands in the 1970Õs and 80Õs. Sourdough Slim emerged in 1988 when he came up with the idea to meld his experiences into a solo act based on a comical accordion playing yodeling cowhand. He has never looked back.
His seasoned gift for connecting with audiences from the Autry Museum to The Kennedy Center is a true testament to the irrepressible talent and dedication of this unique entertainer.
Short Bio
A performance by Sourdough Slim a.k.a. Rick Crowder is a hoot to say the least. This savvy performer with a seasoned gift for connecting with audiences transports us to a whimsical world where vaudevillian camp intermingles with cowboy lore, producing grins galore. Since 1988 he has gained national recognition performing at events across the country including; The National Cowboy Gathering in Elko, Nevada, The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and Carnegie Hall and The Lincoln Center in New York. His fast-paced stage show combines cowboy singing, award winning yodeling and comedy, accompaniment on accordion, guitar, ukulele and harmonica and a keen knowledge of the traditional Western repertoire.
"A wise acre sidekick from some 1920's movie . . . ruddy face, squared off shoulders and bandy legs . . . yippie-tai-yai-yeahing on the stage of Carnegie Hall . . . Slim knocked them out."
- Peter H. King, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Entertainer extraordinaire!" - VIA Magazine
"The W. C. Fields of Western entertainment." - Newport News Times
"Slim is a master showman and one of the finest musicians I know. I don't just say this because he is a friend of mine. Trust me - Sourdough Slim gets it!!!"
-Don Edwards
"The man is flat out funny!"
-Richard Hall, Rope Burns Magazine
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