UPDATE: 6-25-10 Howdy Howdy to all my friends and fans out there.....been away quit a spell but back in the saddle again ..still fightin' with Utah....but not quittin' till I get Justice !!!!! .thanks to all ya'll who kept me here and spun my songs....7-1-09 Wanderin' the West >>>> ..........6-1-09 Ridin' the "Outlaw Trail;".........................5-11-09 Parts unknown >>>.............................................TO MY SF FRIENDS>>>>>>>>>> GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!! Mike ........................................WELCOME TO MY PAGE Ya'll ............. I was raised on a 10,000 ranch in the Texas panhandle, 36 miles north of Amarillo Texas,On the Canadian River. I was in the chapel choir at Cal Farley's Boy's Ranch ( http://www.calfarley.org ) which was built on the site of "Old Tascosa" from the old west. I rode in the Annual Labor Day Rodeo, first learned to play guitar and discovered country music....all at the ranch.... Been writin' songs since I was around 10...I won an honorable mention in the American Song Festival in La with the lyric to "Ridin' High" ...Have been to Nashville many times over the years..even played at songwriters nights at "The Bluebird Cafe'".....and several other bars on "Lower Broad"...By The Ryman Auditorium (Grand Ole Opry)and the Wild Horse Saloon........I shot my first video out at the ranch >>>>>>>>>>> to watch "The Ranch Where I Was Raised" video >>> click the link >>> http://www.youtube.com/cowboymike1958 .......or......Webpage is at: http://www.texwestrecords.com/WHITESELL.html and has contact info........I'm also on http://www.myspace.com/cowboymike1958 come by anytime................................................................................................................................>>>>>>>>>>>> A BIG THUMBS UP to Stereofame!!!!....This site is a Gold Mine of talent...YEE HAW !!! Thanks to all my new friends here....glad ya'll like my tunes.....I will be listening to you too...networking here looks like a good idea ......I released my CD online 1-19-09 on Songcast.com...all tracks are on Amazon, Itunes, Napster and all the major sites ... also website: http://www.michaelanthonywhitesell.com will be up and runnin' shortly. 2-1-09...Songacst finally approved cover!!!! 3-18-09 CD is now available for mp3 downloads on all the major sites. ..............................I play an Alvarez Yari...signed by Yari...(a gift from Heaven) found in a pawnshop in Nashville..... movie "Outlaws On The Run" (which is currently under development)...... as Plato said long ago...."Dream your dreams....then strive to attain them."................ Thanks Again for all the nice comments...spins...downloads...friendship and support....I LOVE IT HERE !!!!...lol....Ya'll have a Great Day...Good Luck... and God Bless, and please please PLEASE !!!! ENJOY The Music !!! Cowboy Mike