The Art of Song

10/15/2026

🎶 The music starts TODAY in Deadwood!

It's Day 1 of the Wild West Songwriters Festival, The Art of Song, and Trails of Tales Songwriter Festival! 🎸

Check out today's schedules and get ready for a weekend filled with incredible music, talented songwriters, and storytelling throughout Historic Deadwood!

💻 Visit www.WildWestSongwriters.com for full event information
📲 Download the Trails of Tales app for the full event schedule
🎟 Buy tickets to The Art of Song at www.TheArtofSong.com

10/15/2026

TONIGHT Leslie Satcher and Kent Blazy play to our private crowd inside Scott Jacobs Gallery

Doors open at 6:30pm. See you then!

10/14/2026

TWO days away from performances by Leslie Satcher, Kent Blazy and Rivers Rutherford at The Art of Song during Wild West Songwriters Festival!

If you plan to attend both nights, start with Leslie Satcher, choose your seats and it'll prompt you two choose one of BOTH nights:

https://theartofsong.com/get-tickets/

10/11/2026

Who's excited for the upcoming Wild West Songwriters Festival?

I don't know about you, but it's my favorite event in Deadwood.

This year, we're hosting private shows with International Talent,
Leslie Satcher & Kent Blazy Thursday then Rivers Rutherford Friday! 🎸

They will be performing inside the Gallery to an intimate group. No shouting from people at the bar, you won't be interrupted with people coming and going throughout the performance; just you and the artists.

Grab seats to one or both!
**If you want both nights, you'll first find tickets for Leslie's performance and it will ask if you'd like to find tickets for Rivers.
🎸🍻🌞

https://theartofsong.com/get-tickets/

10/11/2026

Stories are told about songs you've known for years.

You laugh, you cry.

Memories are made at The Art of Song in Deadwood.

Join us next Thursday and Friday during Wild West Songwriters Festival:
https://theartofsong.com/get-tickets/

10/08/2026

🎶 From the Bathroom Mirror to #1 🎶

One morning, Rivers Rutherford was shaving and humming, hoping an idea would show up before his writing session with Tom Shapiro. A line popped into his head that he thought was a little clunky for a title... but they ran with it anyway.

That "clunky" line became "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," a 6-week #1 for Brooks & Dunn and the biggest single of their career. 🤠

There's nothing quite like hearing a hit straight from the person who wrote it, and the story behind it, in the intimate setting of Jacobs Gallery in Deadwood.

🎟️ Don't miss the next one. Get tickets at theartofsong.com

10/06/2026

https://youtu.be/QpSmEOEPFMU?is=L5iXQ4G5NYkZUKZv

Please check out Tiffany’s newest single it’s pretty awesome!

Filmed and edited by Caleb Chong Bass- Caleb SpearsDrums- Caleb P...

10/06/2026

Two nights. Three hit songwriters. One unforgettable experience in Deadwood.

The Wild West Songwriters Series is almost here. Hear the songs you know and the stories behind them, live and intimate at The Art of Song.

October 15: Leslie Satcher & Kent Blazy
October 16: Rivers Rutherford
Seats are limited. Get your tickets now: theartofsong.com/get-tickets/

10/03/2026

Dolly Parton’s last #1 country hit has a story behind it. And on October 16, you can hear it from the man who helped write it.

“When I Get Where I’m Going,” recorded by Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton, was written by Rivers Rutherford and George Teren.

The song reached #1 and became another unforgettable chapter in Dolly’s legendary career.
Now, Rivers is bringing the story behind the song to Deadwood.

Join us Friday, October 16 at The Art of Song during the Wild West Songwriters Festival for an intimate night of songs, stories and the moments that inspired them.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Music starts at 7:00 PM.

Only 124 seats are available. Get your tickets before they’re gone:

theartofsong.com/get-tickets/

09/29/2026

Some songs entertain you. Others stay with you.

“When I Get Where I’m Going,” made famous by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, is one of those songs that has meant something different to everyone who’s heard it.

And the man behind the words is coming to Deadwood.

Rivers Rutherford takes the stage at The Art of Song on Friday, October 16, sharing the stories behind the songs you already know by heart.

Doors open at 6:30 PM. Music starts at 7:00 PM.

Only 124 seats available.

Get your tickets: https://theartofsong.com/get-tickets/