Hopalong Cassidy in Cambridge, Ohio
On June 3, 2016, a marvelous statue of Hopalong Cassidy was dedicated
at the Guernsey County Senior Center
in Cambridge, Ohio.
Host for the
ceremony was Laura Bates, Founder of the Hopalong Cassidy Fan Club,
who welcomed the many guests and speakers to the Dedication.
Shown in picture (left to right): John Gilliland, who served as the model for the statue,
Laura Bates, and Alan Cottrill, sculptor of the statue.
A recommended DVD of the Dedication is available. To order--
click here
Laura Bates
and songwriter , Roger Hall
Gail Hall at the William Lawrence Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) monument
Remembering Hoppy!
Two illustrated collections with personal stories, pictures and music examples are available on
CD-ROMs, playable on any computer with Microsoft Word.
In each one, songwriter Roger Hall tells about meeting Hopalong Cassidy
as a young Hoppy fan in 1950, and also he gives information about music in Hoppy films and other film favorites with singing cowboys.
These are the collections,
both based on song titles:
"Following the Stars"
Music & Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
(New edition includes pictures from the 2016 statue dedication)
"Back in the Saddle Again" -
Cowboy Songs Corral Round-Up
Home Page: Hopalong Cassidy Music
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