Cowboy Balladeer
TOM HIATT
A short biography
Cowboy Balladeer Tom Hiatt can truly be called a "Son of the West." At one time or another during his youth, Texas, California, Alaska, Arizona, and Kansas, were all called "Home." The magnificent landscapes and the people who settled them fill the stories in the ballads Tom writes and sings; tales of cowboys, outlaws, lawmen, pioneers, wild broncos, and more.
Tom’s warm, emotional voice has enthralled people from Montana to Arizona, from the Rockies to the Smokies, and all areas in between. He has appeared with other popular cowboy entertainers such as Ian Tyson, Chris LeDoux, Waddie Mitchell, The Sons of the San Joaquin, and Don Edwards, at cowboy music and poetry festivals all over the country. His engagements have included TV and radio programs, rodeos, schools, universities, museums, and guest ranches. He has been interviewed on the NBC Nightly News and has sung the National Anthem at a Major League baseball game.
Tom’s repertoire includes traditional and contemporary classics that are always a "hit" with audiences. They especially enjoy Tom’s original ballads that have been inspired by his own cowboying experiences as well as those of other cowboys he has been proud to call his friends through the years.
Copyright 2007
Tom Hiatt