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R.W. Hampton
12+ albums
cowboyfolkwesternUSA
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R.W. Hampton (born June 17, 1957 in Houston, Texas) is an award-winning American western music singer-songwriter and playwright. Hampton has achieved both critical and popular success, winning multiple awards from the Western Music Association and the Academy of Western Artists and a pair of Wrangler Awards from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, as well as developing a widespread devoted fan base. After more than a decade as a dedicated cowboy enjoying the hard-working western ranch lifestyle, Hampton decided to explore his other passion: music. In 1984, R.W. released his first album, Travelin’ Light, and began building a reputation for his songwriting and performance talents, with appearances at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Throughout the 1990s, Hampton continued his prolific recording career, with 5 albums in 6 years from 1994 to 1999. In 1996, R.W. received the Academy of Western Artists’ first Will Rogers Awards honoring him with both Male Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. A year later, his album, Ridin’ The Dreamland Range, won recognition as the association’s Album of the Year. The Academy named Hampton its Male Vocalist of the Year again in 1999. The 1990s also saw Hampton’s skills as a playwright blossom. The one-man stage play The Last Cowboy was written with his brother, Jeff, and playwright Dave Marquis in 1993. The show has received high praise not only for Hampton’
