Hank Elling Cowboy Poetry Collection

Hank Elling, cowboy singer and musician, was born in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1948. He has lived in the Cache, Oklahoma area for much of his life. His mother and father bought him a guitar for his 17th birthday. He has found pleasure performing many styles of music over the years, but he now concentrates on western music. He has a CD titled, My Favorite Cowboy Songs. He performed at the 2nd annual Western Oklahoma Cowboy Poetry Gathering at Red Rock Canyon State Park, near Hinton, Oklahoma, in 2003. Hank Elling is author of two articles, “Longhorn Roundup In The Wichita Mountains ” in the Western Horseman magazine and “Old Red And The Weekend Cowboys” in Cowboy Magazine. He has also participated in local theatrical productions. In 1986 he began working as a Water Resources Engineer for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. His duties have included National Flood Insurance Program, stream water rights, ground water rights, safety of dams, water well inspections, pollution investigations and water quality permitting. He has served several terms as Regional Representative on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association. Elling holds a Bachelor of Science degree (1972) in Agricultural Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He and his wife, Verna, also raise cattle and horses on their spread near Cache, Oklahoma.

Source: The Cowboy Directory