Background
Blackstone was born Fayetta June Hudson in Diller, Nebraska in 1915.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Faye Blackstone
Edit ProfileCareer
She is credited with inventing three rodeo maneuvers, the reverse fender drag, the flyaway and the ballerina. She self-taught herself to perform tricks on horses after watching a woman handle a flailing bronco when she was eight years old. Faye and Vic performed together throughout the United States the 1940s and 1950s.
She performed as far away from Nebraska as Havana, Cuba, and competed alongside well known celebrities, including Gene Autry.
Vic Blackstone retired during the 1950s, while Faye Blackstone continued to perform until her retirement during the late 1960s. The couple moved to a home on the outskirts of Parrish, Florida, in Manatee County during the 1951.
They worked and raised cattle at a nearby ranch. McEntire recalled the performance as a breakthrough in her career in a 2003 interview with the Bradenton Herald saying, "That was my first big fair by myself.
lieutenant was huge to medical "
The Blackstones became the namsakes of Blackstone Park in Palmetto, Florida.
Faye Blackstone died in Bradenton, Florida, aged 96, from cancer, on August 30, 2011. Her husband died in 1987.
-
Born
-
Died
August 30, 2011 (aged 96) -
Nationality
American