"Arkey Blue"

ARKEY BLUE - “Arkey Blue” was born Arkey Juenke  in Fredericksburg, Texas, but Arkey and his Silver Dollar Saloon are so strongly identified with Bandera that visitors from all over the world come specifically to walk through the famous red door, hear the music and admire the artifacts that define Blue’s 44 years at the same location.

The former dude ranch wrangler can legitimately claim the title of “cowboy” and he has the pictures to prove it, but it’s as a songwriter and performer that Arkey Blue found fame. He’s written close to 100 songs, recorded many of these, and owns his own publishing company, aptly called “Bandera Music."

Inducted into the Bandera Music Hall of Fame as its first Living Legend in 2005, Blue was honored again in 2011 as Songwriter of the Year. In the words of one of Arkey Blue's songs, “There’s Still Country Music In Texas," and Texas Hero Arkey Blue is still making it.

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2014 INDUCTEES


JEHU D. "JUD" ASHMORE
JOHN DOUGLAS "BUD" FITZPATRICK
TODD WHITEWOOD


2013 INDUCTEES

DAVID K. LANGFORD
ROBERT L. MANSFIELD
LARRY NOLEN
GARY P. NUNN
MARGARET "PEGGY" TOBIN

2012 INDUCTEES

CRAIG CAMERON
H. JOAQUIN JACKSON
ARKEY BLUE
BUDDY GROFF

2011 INDUCTEES

COY HERMAN "TOOTS" MANSFIELD
RICHARD S. "KINKY" FRIEDMAN
LOUIS PEARCE
WYMAN MEINZER
MATHIAS EDWARD "SCOOTER" FRIES

2010 INDUCTEES

BILL PICKETT
JOSE POLICARPIO "POLLY" RODRIGUEZ
RED STEAGALL
BUCK TAYLOR
RUDY ROBBINS
DON & JUDY HICKS

2009 INDUCTEES

J. MARVIN HUNTER
J. FRANK DOBIE
MAUDEEN MARKS
"CAPTAIN" JOE BOWMAN
RAY WHARTON
CLEO HEARN
KEVIN FITZPATRICK
"EMPRESARIO" TERRY BOOTHE
DR. RAUL GAONA, SR.