In the spring of 2006 at the Santa Clarita Cowboy Poetry and
Music Festival, two lone singing cowboys, Dusty Hart and Buffalo
Bryan bumped into each other near one of the street venues. They
were promptly introduced by their longtime saddle pal, western
crooner “Buck” Corbett. After the dust settled, Dusty and Buff
began writing western music together. Still something was missing….
the duo needed a moniker. Should it be Dusty and Buff or Buff and
Dusty?  Neither was comfortable with being billed first over the
other. They tried combining their names. Duff and Busty was
definitely out! Being men of faith they arrived at the name “The
Cross Town Cowboys”. “Cross Town is anywhere good cowboys
gather to worship”.
That following October “The Cross Town Cowboys” got one of one of their first
breaks. The boys were asked to act as the backup band for the “Wilshire
Boulevard Buffalo Hunter’s Club” performances at the Lone Pine Film Festival.
Headed by television and movie star Jon “Falling Rock” Locke and famed western
artist Katie West, both have a keen eye for spotting talent., “The Cross Town
Cowboys” were given the spotlight a number of times by Jon and Katie, performing
original material to the standing room only crowd. Fate did surely bless them that
evening. During the Saturday evening performance Gary Lawson, creator of the
Western Movie Legends actors group took in the show. The boys were immediately
inked to perform on the Western Movie Legends float in the following days
parade! The grueling four block long parade root was taken in stride by the boys.
They delighted the crowds by singing their hearts out for everyone well before
the parade started!  Another float participant quoted: “We had more fun on that
float than anyone watching the parade! I wanted to go around again so we could
sing-along some more”!

A few months later “The Cross Town Cowboys” were tagged to record and perform
material for the 2007 Santa Clarita Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival’s Cowboy
Church Service. They belted out rousing renditions of “I’ll Fly Away” and
“Hallelujah, I Am Ready” to the capacity crowd. Truly a wonderful way to
celebrate their meeting one year ago to the day.

Their combined musical experience spans way more time than any band should be
allowed to have. Noted for “having entirely too much fun,” good music and fun are
a way of life for the band.
A brief history of The Cross Town Cowboys