CFD History

This month, Charlie Daniels will break his own record when he returns the Daddy of 'Em All for the 11th time. Here are the five artists with the most CFD concerts.

The annual United States Air Force Thunderbirds air show in Cheyenne was grounded today due to inclement weather. Conditions were eerily similar 40 years ago this week, when a United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed after his plane crashed at Frontier Park on July 25, 1977...

Harry Walters was one of the most famous trick riders of his era. He’s also the only Cheyenne Frontier Days champion to ever be tried for murder six different times. Known for his ability to swing under a horse’s neck and emerge on the other side, Walters won the CFD Saddle Bronc Busting Contest in 1914, along with trick riding titles in 1915 and 1919...

There's a long list of country music, western and rodeo legends who have appeared at Cheyenne Frontier Days over the years, including "Buffalo" Bill Cody, Johnny Cash, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Lane Frost, Will Rogers and Chris LeDoux, just to name a few...