Marshall
Trimble has been called the Will Rogers of Arizona and is one of the most
sought after banquet and convention speakers in the southwest He's appeared
on ABC'S Good Morning America, TNN and CBS' This Morning. The cowboy singer-storyteller
has performed with Rex Allen, Waylon Jennings, and the Oak Ridge Boys. He's
also appeared in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco. He's been featured
many times on PBS programs on history and folklore, including the award-winning
PBS Television production, Legends and Dreamers
Marshall is heard daily on radio on several radio stations spinning history and folklore on his popular show, "Trimble's Tales," He also answerÕs questions about the Old West from readers all over the world in "True West Magazine" column, "Ask The Marshall."
While enjoying the reputation of being one of America's most humorous raconteurs of this nation's colorful folk history. Marshall Trimble is also considered the dean of Arizona historians. He's been head of Southwest Studies, a cultural-historical program at Scottsdale Community College for the past 25 years. Senator Barry Goldwater wrote, "ArizonaÕs colorful history is alive and well with Marshall Trimble." The "Arizona Republic" calls him the state's "most recognizable goodwill ambassador" and in 1997 the governor of Arizona named him the Arizona Official State Historian. He recently was inducted to Scottsdale's History Hall of Fame and Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame.
Marshall Trimble began his career as a folk singer and today appears on stage, radio and television as a humorist and Storyteller of Arizona and the West. He has performed his cowboy songs, poems and stories before audiences ranging from large national conventions to trail ride campfires in such scenic places as Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly. He grew up in the small northern Arizona town of Ash Fork and his homespun humor reflects those rural roots.
His book "It Always Rains After A Dry Spell", a collection of tall tales and humorous true tales, was a finalist for the Ben Franklin Award for Humor. His latest books are; "Never Give A Heifer A Bum Steer" and "Pulling Legs Attached To Tenderfeet".
Marshall is heard daily on radio on several radio stations spinning history and folklore on his popular show, "Trimble's Tales," He also answerÕs questions about the Old West from readers all over the world in "True West Magazine" column, "Ask The Marshall."
While enjoying the reputation of being one of America's most humorous raconteurs of this nation's colorful folk history. Marshall Trimble is also considered the dean of Arizona historians. He's been head of Southwest Studies, a cultural-historical program at Scottsdale Community College for the past 25 years. Senator Barry Goldwater wrote, "ArizonaÕs colorful history is alive and well with Marshall Trimble." The "Arizona Republic" calls him the state's "most recognizable goodwill ambassador" and in 1997 the governor of Arizona named him the Arizona Official State Historian. He recently was inducted to Scottsdale's History Hall of Fame and Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame.
Marshall Trimble began his career as a folk singer and today appears on stage, radio and television as a humorist and Storyteller of Arizona and the West. He has performed his cowboy songs, poems and stories before audiences ranging from large national conventions to trail ride campfires in such scenic places as Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly. He grew up in the small northern Arizona town of Ash Fork and his homespun humor reflects those rural roots.
His book "It Always Rains After A Dry Spell", a collection of tall tales and humorous true tales, was a finalist for the Ben Franklin Award for Humor. His latest books are; "Never Give A Heifer A Bum Steer" and "Pulling Legs Attached To Tenderfeet".
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