The Olathe Sweet Corn Festival is more than fun in the western Colorado sunshine. It is an ever-growing symbol of a community committed to making the future better for the generations to come.
The OSCF is creating parks, providing youth with positive play environments, building affordable housing ... and it's about celebrating a town's survival through ingenuity, positive attitudes and hard work.
Creamed Corn Dive
Car Give-A-Way
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Field of Dreams' Benefit 5K Walk/Run.
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Aaron Tippin is ready to rock.
The most countrified of country-music performers is back with his own record label, NIPPIT Records, his own album ''Now & Then,'' a new single written by Aaron about his father titled ''He Believed,'' and a new video starring his son Teddy as 'young Aaron.' He made his reputation with such hard-core honky-tonk performances as ''Working Man's Ph.D.,'' ''Kiss This,'' ''You've Got to Stand for Something'' and ''There Ain't Nothing Wrong with the Radio,'' and he's continuing the hits and great music in his own rockin' way.
Don't worry. He's still Aaron Tippin, and he'll always be a country singer, he's just doing things a little differently now. ''I feel like there's still great music for me,'' says the multi-million selling entertainer. ''The only evolution is that I'm putting more of the roots where I came from-the Carolinas-into the sound. It has the southern rock influence, with that rockin' guitar sound from The Marshall Tucker Band and Charlie Daniels. I'm cross-breeding that with the steel and fiddle. And you'll still hear me yodeling on the new stuff.''It's just what I call 'cranking it up to 11.' I want to draw new ears to Aaron Tippin. I also think the fans who originally liked Aaron Tippin are still out there. And I think this will bring them back to life and bring my music back to life for them.
''Thus, the new single has the perfectly self-descriptive title ''Ready to Rock (In a Country Kind of Way).'' It does indeed rock his sound with new energy. Yet it is also undeniably and unmistakably ''country.''
The sound isn't the only thing Tippin is changing. He and wife Thea are now co-managing his career. The Corlew Music Group is now publishing his songs. In 2005, he closed his 10-year-old Tennessee firearms store, Aaron Tippin Outdoors, and converted it into an office and recording studio. Later that year, he re-launched his internet website and made it a highly interactive thing with streamed video and audio, fan chats, frequent updates and direct consumer contact.
Perhaps most significant of all, ''Ready to Rock'' will be the first track marketed by his own record company. NIPPIT Records (Tippin spelled backwards) marks a complete departure from the way he has marketed his music previously.
''I really don't want to be tied to a major record label anymore,'' he says. ''What usually happens is that you pick a song that you think is a great single, and the label doesn't agree. Or you get excited about something, but you have to get in line behind somebody else who is on the label's roster. Then you end up like me, waiting four years to put an album out. I have no hard feelings. I've come far enough in this business to know when it's time to shake hands and part ways.
''From now on, I'm going to do the music that I want to do, uninterrupted. And more than anything else, I'm just glad to be in the music business again. I spent the entire past year doing what I call 'putting the train back on the track.' There were a lot of problems that needed fixing. Then I spent the first part of this year putting together new music.
''Getting the opportunity to deliver this from the stage is going to be the icing on the cake. I love to see people responding to what I do, live.
''He competed on The Nashville Network's 'You Can Be A Star' TV talent contest in 1986, landed a song-publishing contract and moved to Music City in 1987. Always a focused and purposeful man. Tippin created a work routine that was Spartan in its intensity. He worked the midnight-to-dawn shift at a factory in Kentucky, commuted to Music Row to write songs, lifted weights late every afternoon, went to bed, got up and did the whole routine over again, day after day.
The dedication paid off. He began winning body-building competitions. David Ball, The Kingsmen, The Mid-South Boys, Mark Collie, Billy Parker, Josh Logan, Diamond Rio and other began to record his songs.
Tippin performed his first Nashville nightclub show in 1990. It earned him a recording contract with RCA Records. Hits for the company led to concert dates with such superstars as Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire and Hank Williams, Jr. Tippin became one of the most memorable country personalities of the '90's. For five consecutive years he performed before more than a million people annually. In concert, he invariably communicated the heart of a poet, the zeal of an evangelist, the humor of the class clown and the soul of a gladiator.
Enthusiastic fans wore hard hats and overalls to the shows, sang along with gusto and cheered his stone-country crusade. His hits sounded like no one else - ''My Blue Angel,'' ''That's As Close As I'll Get to Loving You,'' ''I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way'' and the like formed a body of work that is totally individual and in direct contrast to the sound-alike records that characterized the era.
Five of his RCA albums became Gold Records. One is Platinum. Between 1990 and 1997, he scored six top-10 hits, had two No. 1 records and created such memorable moments as ''The Call of the Wild,'' ''I Got It Honest'' and ''Whole Lotta Love on the Line.'' He appeared on the soundtracks of such films as 'The Beverly Hillbillies' (1993) and 'Fire Down Below' (1997) and became the commercial spokesman for ChannelLock Tools. Success as a songwriter for others also continued, as Garth Brooks, Charley Pride, Kenny Chesney and others recorded Tippin tunes.
Aaron and Thea Tippin married in 1995. In 1997, they welcomed baby Teddy into their lives. Son Tommy came along in 2000. Aaron Tippin also has a grown daughter, Charla, from his first marriage.
He signed with Disney's Lyric Street Records in 1998 and immediately scored back-to-back hits with ''For You I Will'' and ''I'm Leaving.'' Aaron Tippin's popularity spiked again in the new millennium thanks to the chart-topping ''Kiss This'' (2000) and ''Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly'' (2002), as well as his sixth Gold Record and first Academy of Country Music awards nomination. Another high-profile appearance was on 2003's tribute CD 'The Songs of Hank Williams Jr.: A Bocephus Celebration' singing the anthemic ''Family Tradition.
''During the first Gulf War in 1990, Aaron Tippin had become the first singer to go to Saudi Arabia to entertain the troops. In 2002 he went to Afghanistan. Since 2003, he has been making annual visits to our forces in Iraq and become the spokesman for the Paralyzed Veterans of America. In 2005 he became the first country artist to donate funds to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
''When I'd sing 'Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,' I started sending five-gallon buckets out into the crowd that said, 'Katrina' on them. People just poured out of the stands. I get all choked up watching that. I recorded the song right after 9-11, but it's not about 9-11. It's about Katrina. And the next time it will be about whatever catastrophe we Americans have to deal with. I wrote it to represent a feeling that we can always come back to. Be proud to be an American. That's what's most important when the chips are down.
''The fans are truly amazing. They're the reason I still have a job. I'm a very lucky man. I've been fortunate enough to have written songs that have had an impact on some people. After all the years of doing this, what means most of all to me is to have written a song and hearing people say, 'Hey man, that's neat.
'''I had a reporter talking to me one day who said, 'Aaron, I remember the country-music 'graduating class' of the early 1990's. You are one of the only ones left.' He was right. I looked around, and they were almost all gone. How did I dodge that bullet? I kind of wanted to stand up and cheer. It's been 15 years, and I'm still here, still making music and now more than ever doing what I want to do.
''I am in the music business now more than I've ever been before. I'm like a six-year-old on a bicycle on my first down-hill run. I don't know what's at the bottom of the hill, but I am excited and unafraid. So it's scary and fun and all these emotions at once.''
The Guess Who, the band that became Canadas first international rock music superstars, began in 1962 in Winnipeg as Chad Allen & The Reflections. Including members Randy Bachman (guitar), Jim Kale (bass) and Garry Peterson (drums), Chad Allen and the Reflections had become Chad Allen and the Expressions by the time they recorded a cover of Shakin All Over, released by Quality Records in 1965. The song was a #1 single in Canada and reached #22 in America. Burton Cummings joined the group that same year, replacing the keyboard player and sharing lead vocals.
Quality Records released the groups first single and album, Shakin All Over, in a plain white record jacket with only the question Guess Who? written on it. The marketing ploy capitalized on curiosity and the promise of another British Invasion band. It worked. After selling two million copies the band had its trademark name: The Guess Who. Following the success of Shakin All Over, the band toured the U.S. as part of Dick Clarks Caravan of Stars Road Revue and in 1967 they landed a regular spot on the CBC-TV show, Where Its At.
Experimenting with the sounds of freedom, psychedelic, and garage rock that were filtering across the border from Minneapolis, The Guess Who traveled to Minneapolis, where they did their first recordings at K-Bank Studios. Their song His Girl gave the band a Top 20 hit in England, an offer to sign with London-based King Records, and the opportunity to tour. They immediately left for the U.K. After just one album, the band quit King Records and returned to Canada. After recording the promotional album A Wild Pair (with The Staccatos on the flipside) for Coca-Cola and appearing on the TV show Lets Go, the homecoming of The Guess Who was marked by the sale of their Quality Records contract for $1,000 to Nimbus 9, owned by producer Jack Richardson.
Richardson believed so strongly in The Guess Who that he mortgaged his home to finance the recording of the album, Wheatfield Soul, which was released in 1968. The first single, These Eyes, reached #1 in Canada, and earned the band a U.S. contract with RCA Records. Heralded as the beginning of the Canadian Invasion, These Eyes reached #3 in America in 1969 with total sales of more than one million copies. Their second album for RCA, Canned Wheat by The Guess Who, also released in 1968, contained the Top 10 hits Laughing, No Time, and the Top 40 hit Undun (the B-side of Laughing).
Ironically it was American Woman, from March of 1970, which gave The Guess Who a #1 single in the U.S. and unseated The Beatles for three weeks straight. The Top 10 album, also entitled American Woman, containing the hits No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature (the B-Side of American Woman), also went to #1 in Billboard for three weeks.
This new trend of having double sided singles both going to #1 was a rare occurrence, only achieved by; Elvis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Guess Who, and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The popularity of the band earned them an invitation to perform at the White House before Prince Charles and the President and Mrs. Nixon, although she requested that the band not perform American Woman. It was during this peak of The Guess Whos success that Randy Bachman decided to leave the band (replaced by guitarists Kurt Winter and Greg Leskiw); he formed Bachman Turner Overdrive shortly thereafter. Over the next few years the group continued to chart with the singles Hand Me Down World, Share The Land, Bus Rider, Rain Dance, Albert Flasher, Star Baby and Clap for the Wolfman (which reached #6 on the Billboard Charts), and the album Greatest Hits. In all, the group has 14 bona fide Top 40 Hits to its credit!
After 10 years with the band, Burton Cummings left in 1975 to pursue a successful solo career. The original members of the The Guess Who appeared sporadically over the ensuing years: Jim Kale continued the band with new members through the late 70s; Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings toured together in 1983; there was a brief reunion from which an album and concert video were released in 1985; and the band appeared together when they were inducted into the Canadian Recording Arts & Sciences (CARAS) Hall of Fame in 1987.
In 1999 The Guess Who returned to their Winnipeg roots, responding to a personal request from the Premier of Manitoba, to appear at the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games. The reunion was performed in driving rain before a combined live and television audience of nearly a million people. The excitement and personal enjoyment found in performing together again as The Guess Who inspired them to consider touring across Canada. Months of reunion rumors were finally confirmed in March 2000 when the Running Back Thru Canada tour announced more than 24 performances in over 22 cities across Canada.
The emergence of classic rock radio stations throughout North America has broadened the base of the groups loyal followers to include more of the baby boomer generation, on down to todays teenagers. A typical audience at a concert by The Guess Who will contain fans from 16 to 60 years old. The popularity of The Guess Who has increased tremendously due to the strength and the highly regarded reputation of their live concert performances.
Although membership in the group has changed through the years, they have remained musically consistent behind the strengths of original members Jim Kale (bass and vocals) and Garry Peterson (drums and vocals). Additionally, current members include Derek Sharp (vocals and guitars), Leonard Shaw (keyboards, flute, sax and vocals) and Laurie MacKenzie (guitars and vocals). As they perform hit after hit in concert, it is easy to see and hear why The Guess Who remain one of todays most sought after touring attractions.
Classic Car Show - Main Street Olathe
Presented by the Olathe Area Chamber of Commerce
Show Your Power Burnout - Downtown Olathe
Presented by Town of Olathe
Gates Open at Festival Grounds
All the "Olathe Sweet" Sweet Corn You can Eat
120 Vendor Booths
Reserved Seating Section Opens
Schedule Pending
6:30 AM - Pancake Breakfast - Olathe Town Park
7 AM - Dream Catchers 5 K Run
9 AM - Corn Festival Parade
Main Street Olathe
9 AM - 5 PM - Festival Grounds
~Live Entertainment~Karoake~High Flying Motocross~
~Great Give-A-Ways~Contests and Games~120 Vendor Booths~
6 PM - Reserved Seating Section Opens
7:00 PM - Opening Ceremonies
7:30 PM - TBD
9 PM - TBDd
10:30 PM - Fireworks Show
FINAL SCHEDULE TBD FOR 2012
2ndAnnual
Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, August 4, 2012
TBD
.:In the Begining:.
In 1992, a few insightful people in the small western Colorado town of Olathe, decided to celebrate the community's agricultural jewel... "Olathe Sweet" sweet corn, by organizing the first Olathe Sweet Corn Festival. This hometown crop was and continues to be more than just another of the many agriculture products of the region. Sweet corn is the crop that has kept this rural American community alive when other efforts were failing. Indeed, the citizens of the Town of Olathe, Colorado had cause for celebration.
From day one, the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (OSCF) has been about the local people. Sweet corn has a way of bringing people together and providing them with a sense of community and accomplishment. Operating under the premise of "giving the people what they want," the festival staff set out to become a catalyst for improving the social, economic and cultural environment of the Town of Olathe. From its inception, the philosophy of the OSCF has been to give local non-profit groups the opportunity to earn additional operating revenues. The question became, how could a one day event built around sweet corn achieve these lofty goals? The answer was found in the event itself. Right from the start, area non-profits were encouraged to take on various event jobs and vendor responsibilities as a way of earning those additional funds.
.:Giving Back:.
The Olathe Sweet Corn Festival gives non-profit groups the opportunity to earn money instead of continually asking businesses and the Town of Olathe for contributions. From the Boy Scouts of America to Habitat for Humanity, a job is found for every group that wants to be part of the OSCF. Many area non-profits have booths at the event and earn money that sustains their operation for the entire year. These funds underwrite projects from education assistance for migrant workers to recreation equipment for at-risk youth. Annual volunteer support of these projects through the OSCF exceeds 400 motivated people. Providing incremental revenues to area non-profits is only one aspect of the social and cultural impact of the event. Through interpretive programs, school children are learning about the significant contribution agriculture has made to the area. More importantly, children of farming and ranching families share a sense of pride in their families and the community.
.:Growth:.
With the festival growing beyond the Town's ability to accommodate, the OSCF Board of Directors determined that a dedicated site for the festival was necessary to continue the event in Olathe. In the spring of 1996, a site had been located but the funds required to secure and develop the property were not available. Again, operating on the premise of "giving the people what they want," the OSCF team made plans for a 37 acre multi-use park that could provide year around recreational value and become the permanent home of the festival. The park was underwritten in part by the revenues from the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival itself. More help came from the Town of Olathe, Great Outdoors Colorado, The Montrose Economic Development Council and other friends of the festival. It was with all those blessing that the land for the park was purchased in 1996. Development began immediately and the Olathe Community Park was born!
.:Economic Impact:.
The regional economic impact of the OSCF reaches throughout the entire Uncompahgre Valley. Many small businesses report their highest sales of the season during a festival day. Retail, lodging, convenience stores and restaurant business all feel the positive impact of the visitors to the area coming for the festival. This increase in sales also brings much needed additional tax revenue to the towns and cities within the valley. Communities in the greater Uncompahgre Valley region continue to plan for accommodating larger crowds as the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival grows to a two-day event! Infrastructures such as off-site parking, shuttle services, camp ground, and other public services are all being addressed to meet the event's growing demands.
.:Today and Beyond:.
Attendance at the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival increases each year, upwards of about 16,000 people. More and more regional residents are making the OSCF a part of their family's summer calendar. A recent survey indicated that over 70 percent of the OSCF attendees had been to previous Olathe Sweet Corn Festivals. Further, 85 percent of those surveyed were accompanied by more than one family member. In many cases, multiple generations of the same family attend the event together.
The Olathe Sweet Corn Festival is more than fun in the western Colorado sunshine. It is an ever-growing symbol of a community committed to making the future better for the generations to come. The OSCF is creating parks, providing youth with positive play environments, building affordable housing ... and it's about celebrating a town's survival through ingenuity, positive attitudes and hard work. Join us in making a difference!
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