Chancey Williams inducted into Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame

GILLETTE – Moorcroft native, saddle bronc rider and country artist Chancey Williams was recently inducted into the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame. He was honored on Sept. 6 with eight other inductees: Darrell Diefenbach, Rick Eccli, Orval Epler, Rocky Garnett, Mary Hartman, Tad Herz, Dick Truitt and The Tuck Family.

Williams is one of only two artists — the other being Chris LeDoux — to both compete in the rodeo and perform on the main stage at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Williams said the event has always been part of his life.

“My dad won Cheyenne in 1971. I won two rounds in the Rookie Saddle Bronc riding there when I was first starting out,” he said in a press release.

As a musician, he went from performing on a side stage to the beer tent to the main stage.

“The people at (Cheyenne Frontier Days) are the best people in the world,” he said. “To be inducted into the Hall of Fame? Man, I still just can’t believe it.”

Along with the induction, Williams now has an exhibit in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum.

This story was published on September 17, 2024.