the Associated Press | Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 am
CHEYENNE - Cheyenne Frontier Days has announced that comedian Bill Engvall and country singer Randy Owen will finish out the performance series during this year's rodeo.
Engvall rose to fame as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group and has branched out from his stand-up success with roles in movies and television shows, including the TBS sitcom "The Bill Engvall Show."
Owen spent more than 25 years as the lead vocalist of the country music group Alabama, which sold 73 million albums and has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He plans to release a solo album this summer, according to a news release.
The Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra will accompany Owen in its first performance at Frontier Days since the orchestra played with Trisha Yearwood in 1997.
"We have been wanting to do this again for years," said Chloe Illoway, the orchestra's executive director.
Frontier Days said tickets for the July 26 show will go on sale Monday and will range from $25 to $45.