Portrait of Will Rogers : (tribute to a great American) : for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone soloists, mixed chorus and narrator and dancers with symphony orchestra / words & music by Louis W. Ballard ; (with excerpts from the writings of Will Rogers). [1975 or 1976?]
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Rogers, Will, 1879-1935
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The youngest of eight children, William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879 at Rogers Ranch in Oologah, Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma). His parents, Clement Vann Rogers and Mary Schrimsher, were partly of Cherokee descent. While growing up on the family ranch, Will worked with cattle and learned to ride and lasso from a young age. He grew so talented with a rope, in fact, that he was placed in the Guiness Book of World Records for throwing three lassos at once. One went ar...
Ballard, Louis W.
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