Bill Barwick died November 10, 2017. He was attending the Western Music Association convention in Albuquerque, NM where he could be in the company of a couple of hundred like-minded spirits he respected and respected him back.
Bill Barwick, a deep-voiced, singing cowboy, longtime Coloradan, dies at 71
On July 14, 2015, Barwick, who lived alone, suffered a stroke at his home. Doctors believe he had been down about 12 to 36 hours before being discovered and rushed to a hospital. Barwick lost all motor skills on his left side. He never played guitar again.
Barwick was born on March 12, 1946, in Raleigh, N.C. He showed an interest in music at the age of eight, and as a teenager, living in New Hampshire, Barwick took up the trumpet. He attended the Summer Youth Music School program at the University of New Hampshire and bonded with musicians.
Barwick served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He moved to Denver in the 1970s, after being named Country Music Association Disc Jockey of the Year, an award that caught a Denver radio station’s attention.
Barwick recorded nine albums, which include cowboy covers as well as songs he wrote, that are still for sale. Proceeds from sales now benefit the Alpine Rescue Team and the Western Music Association Crisis Fund.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum recognized Barwick with a Western Heritage Wrangler Award for his 2012 album The Usual Suspects. He was named 2009 Male Performer of the Year by the Western Music Association. In 2005, the Academy of Western Artists honored Barwick with the Will Rogers Award, Male Vocalist of the Year.
Barwick performed at Silver Dollar City, in Branson, Mo., and was a returning talent at cowboy gatherings including the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan.
Barwick had a keen, dry sense of humor, according to Hirsch. “He’d say: ‘I don’t get paid to perform, I get paid to travel.’ But he loved it. He wouldn’t ever have wanted to do anything else.”
Barwick was with a friend in Albuquerque for the Western Music Association convention when he took ill. He died on Nov. 10 at Presbyterian Hospital from complications due to an aneurysm.
He is survived by a brother, Ian, of Massachusetts. A memorial service was held last weekend in Denver.
As a spokesman for the Alpine Rescue Team, Barwick was accessible and professional. When reporters would query about costs involved in rescue efforts, Barwick had a familiar, standard reply, in his deep, smooth voice.
“We don’t charge for our services. Ever.”
Bill Barwick, a deep-voiced, singing cowboy, longtime Coloradan, dies at 71
On July 14, 2015, Barwick, who lived alone, suffered a stroke at his home. Doctors believe he had been down about 12 to 36 hours before being discovered and rushed to a hospital. Barwick lost all motor skills on his left side. He never played guitar again.
Barwick was born on March 12, 1946, in Raleigh, N.C. He showed an interest in music at the age of eight, and as a teenager, living in New Hampshire, Barwick took up the trumpet. He attended the Summer Youth Music School program at the University of New Hampshire and bonded with musicians.
Barwick served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He moved to Denver in the 1970s, after being named Country Music Association Disc Jockey of the Year, an award that caught a Denver radio station’s attention.
Barwick recorded nine albums, which include cowboy covers as well as songs he wrote, that are still for sale. Proceeds from sales now benefit the Alpine Rescue Team and the Western Music Association Crisis Fund.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum recognized Barwick with a Western Heritage Wrangler Award for his 2012 album The Usual Suspects. He was named 2009 Male Performer of the Year by the Western Music Association. In 2005, the Academy of Western Artists honored Barwick with the Will Rogers Award, Male Vocalist of the Year.
Barwick performed at Silver Dollar City, in Branson, Mo., and was a returning talent at cowboy gatherings including the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan.
Barwick had a keen, dry sense of humor, according to Hirsch. “He’d say: ‘I don’t get paid to perform, I get paid to travel.’ But he loved it. He wouldn’t ever have wanted to do anything else.”
Barwick was with a friend in Albuquerque for the Western Music Association convention when he took ill. He died on Nov. 10 at Presbyterian Hospital from complications due to an aneurysm.
He is survived by a brother, Ian, of Massachusetts. A memorial service was held last weekend in Denver.
As a spokesman for the Alpine Rescue Team, Barwick was accessible and professional. When reporters would query about costs involved in rescue efforts, Barwick had a familiar, standard reply, in his deep, smooth voice.
“We don’t charge for our services. Ever.”
Bill Barwick died November 10, 2017. He was attending the Western Music Association convention in Albuquerque, NM where he could be in the company of a couple of hundred like-minded spirits he respected and respected him back.
Bill Barwick, a deep-voiced, singing cowboy, longtime Coloradan, dies at 71
On July 14, 2015, Barwick, who lived alone, suffered a stroke at his home. Doctors believe he had been down about 12 to 36 hours before being discovered and rushed to a hospital. Barwick lost all motor skills on his left side. He never played guitar again.
Barwick was born on March 12, 1946, in Raleigh, N.C. He showed an interest in music at the age of eight, and as a teenager, living in New Hampshire, Barwick took up the trumpet. He attended the Summer Youth Music School program at the University of New Hampshire and bonded with musicians.
Barwick served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He moved to Denver in the 1970s, after being named Country Music Association Disc Jockey of the Year, an award that caught a Denver radio station’s attention.
Barwick recorded nine albums, which include cowboy covers as well as songs he wrote, that are still for sale. Proceeds from sales now benefit the Alpine Rescue Team and the Western Music Association Crisis Fund.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum recognized Barwick with a Western Heritage Wrangler Award for his 2012 album The Usual Suspects. He was named 2009 Male Performer of the Year by the Western Music Association. In 2005, the Academy of Western Artists honored Barwick with the Will Rogers Award, Male Vocalist of the Year.
Barwick performed at Silver Dollar City, in Branson, Mo., and was a returning talent at cowboy gatherings including the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan.
Barwick had a keen, dry sense of humor, according to Hirsch. “He’d say: ‘I don’t get paid to perform, I get paid to travel.’ But he loved it. He wouldn’t ever have wanted to do anything else.”
Barwick was with a friend in Albuquerque for the Western Music Association convention when he took ill. He died on Nov. 10 at Presbyterian Hospital from complications due to an aneurysm.
He is survived by a brother, Ian, of Massachusetts. A memorial service was held last weekend in Denver.
As a spokesman for the Alpine Rescue Team, Barwick was accessible and professional. When reporters would query about costs involved in rescue efforts, Barwick had a familiar, standard reply, in his deep, smooth voice.
“We don’t charge for our services. Ever.”
Bill Barwick, a deep-voiced, singing cowboy, longtime Coloradan, dies at 71
On July 14, 2015, Barwick, who lived alone, suffered a stroke at his home. Doctors believe he had been down about 12 to 36 hours before being discovered and rushed to a hospital. Barwick lost all motor skills on his left side. He never played guitar again.
Barwick was born on March 12, 1946, in Raleigh, N.C. He showed an interest in music at the age of eight, and as a teenager, living in New Hampshire, Barwick took up the trumpet. He attended the Summer Youth Music School program at the University of New Hampshire and bonded with musicians.
Barwick served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He moved to Denver in the 1970s, after being named Country Music Association Disc Jockey of the Year, an award that caught a Denver radio station’s attention.
Barwick recorded nine albums, which include cowboy covers as well as songs he wrote, that are still for sale. Proceeds from sales now benefit the Alpine Rescue Team and the Western Music Association Crisis Fund.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum recognized Barwick with a Western Heritage Wrangler Award for his 2012 album The Usual Suspects. He was named 2009 Male Performer of the Year by the Western Music Association. In 2005, the Academy of Western Artists honored Barwick with the Will Rogers Award, Male Vocalist of the Year.
Barwick performed at Silver Dollar City, in Branson, Mo., and was a returning talent at cowboy gatherings including the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kan.
Barwick had a keen, dry sense of humor, according to Hirsch. “He’d say: ‘I don’t get paid to perform, I get paid to travel.’ But he loved it. He wouldn’t ever have wanted to do anything else.”
Barwick was with a friend in Albuquerque for the Western Music Association convention when he took ill. He died on Nov. 10 at Presbyterian Hospital from complications due to an aneurysm.
He is survived by a brother, Ian, of Massachusetts. A memorial service was held last weekend in Denver.
As a spokesman for the Alpine Rescue Team, Barwick was accessible and professional. When reporters would query about costs involved in rescue efforts, Barwick had a familiar, standard reply, in his deep, smooth voice.
“We don’t charge for our services. Ever.”
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