Awards and Accomplishments

2021 Inductee into the National Multicultural Western Museum Hall of Fame

2021 Top Five Nominee for International Western Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year

2018 – IWMA 2018 Album of the Year for Satisfied Hearts

2018 – IWMA 2018 Song of the Year for The Pitchfork Grays

2018 – Pro Cowboy Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year

2018 – Winner – Songwriter of the Year and Entertainer of the Year by the Pro Cowboy Country Artist

2018 – Nominations by WMA (now the International Western Music Association):

Entertainer of the Year (Jean)
Songwriter of the Year (Jean)
Female Vocalist of the Year (Jean – again…)
Male Vocalist of the Year (Gary)
Album of the Year “Satisfied Hearts” Jean and Gary
Song of the Year “He Always Rode Good Horses” (Jean and Jay Snider)
Song of the Year “The Pitchfork Grays” (Written by Jean and Darrell Arnold, performed by Gary)
Pure Working Cowboy Song of the Year “I Once Rode With the Best” (Gary)
Pure Working Cowboy Song of the Year “The Pitchfork Grays” (Written by Jean and Darrell Arnold, performed by Gary)

2018 – Western Writers of America Spur Award for Song The Pitchfork Grays

2018 – Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist for Song The Ridge

2018 – Top Five Song of the Year Nominee with the Academy of Western Artists for He Always Rode Good Horses

2017 – Western Music Association Songwriter of the Year

2017 – Western Music Association Top Five Female Vocalist of the Year

2015 – Academy of Western Artists Top Five Western Album of the Year for Traditions

2015 – Academy of Western Artists Top Five Female Vocalist of the Year

2014 – Western Music Association Top Five Female Vocalist of the Year

2014 – Western Music Association Top Five Western Album of the Year for Traditions

2014 – Academy of Western Artists Top Five Female Vocalist of the Year

2008 – Western Music Association Best Collaboration Poet and Musician for Dining Out with Yvonne Hollenbeck

2006 – American Cowboy Culture Award for Western Music from the National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration

2006 – Western Music Association Best Collaboration Poet and Musician for How Far is Lonesome with Yvonne Hollenbeck

2004 – Academy of Western Artists Song of the Year, Fair Blows the Wind

2002 – Academy of Western Artists Western Album of the Year, Tapestry of The West

2001 – One of only ten female singer/songwriters selected for an exhibit in the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Others selected include Patsy Montana and Dale Evans and Reba McIntyre.

1998 – Academy of Western Artists Western Album of the Year, Prairie Flowers

1998 – Honored by the Texas State Legislature for her musical contribution to the preservation of Texas music and history

1997 – Western Music Association Female Entertainer of the Year

1997 – Academy of Western Artists Female Vocalist of the Year

1996 – Academy of Western Artists Female Vocalist of the Year