Leroy Van Dyke Tickets

The country music singer, Leroy Van Dyke famous for his singles, "Walk on By" and "The Auctioneer" will be gracing the fans with his performance in Hutchinson this September. Kansas State Fairground has been given this honor of hosting the show where Dyke will perform to his greatest hits before his diehard fans. The performance will be a part of the Kansas State Fair, which is a ten day event and commences every year on a Friday, following the Labor Day. Every year at the event, there is a grandstand where the audience gets to attend concerts by famous singers and bands. This year's grandstand will feature performance by this celebrated singer and you can listen to him with Leroy Van Dyke tickets.  

Starting his career in 1956, Leroy Van Dyke has given the fans a number of hits, among which the two singles, Walk on By and The Auctioneer have become his greatest hits of all times. The former was the most successful single by Dyke which spent around 37 weeks on the country chart. It was also ranked at number one for nineteen weeks consecutively, breaking records, until recently Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" surpassed it. Moreover, Billboard named this song as one of the biggest and most successful country hits ever released. The song got so famous among people that it sold 1.5 million copies following its release, becoming a multi-million seller.

Not only have these two singles by Dyke topped the charts, but dozens of others have been ranked at number one as well. These include "If a Woman Answers", "How Long Must You Keep Me a Secret", "The Life You Offered Me" and "Your Daughter Cried All Night", to name a few. The talented singer has recorded over 500 songs in his fifty years of career and holds a record of having the most repeat performance bookings by any country music singer. The high demand for his concerts can be judged from the fact that he used to work around forty to seventy fairs each year.

Apart from gaining recognition for his songs, Leroy was a co-host of the radio show, "Country Crossroads" and hosted his own series named, "The Leroy Van Dyke Show." For his contributions to the world of entertainment, he was awarded the country "Music Association Founding President's Award". He was also inducted into the North American Country Music Association International Hall of Fame.

He is considered by many as the one who puts professionalism in country music. This can be confirmed by the fact that he was the first one to take a stage and choreograph the show based on country music in Las Vegas. This truly shows his commitment towards country music. This commitment also earned him an opportunity to be the only country music singer to open a show for the eminent singer and actress, Marilyn Monroe.

Apart from garnering positive reviews and recognition as a singer, Dyke also has acting credits to his name which includes his role as Pat Hubbard in the 1967 movie "What AM I Bid?" with Tex Ritter, Johnny Sea and Faron Young. The film garnered positive reviews where a it has been described as a ".rare piece of film" by Amazon. Other than this, he also starred in the television series "Funny Farm", "The Joey Bishop Show" and "Fanfare" to name a few. This celebrated singer continuously tours across the globe, performing before fans from different countries and entertaining them. He performs at various concerts, fairs, festivals and livestock events. If you still haven't been to any of his concerts, then Leroy Van Dyke tickets bring you a chance to see him perform live at yet another fair at Kansas State Fairground, this September.