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Nevada Slim |
It is Slim & Sue's mission, and their first love, to bring the songs and stories of the American West to audiences across the west and beyond. A third generation Nevadan and fourth generation rancher, Bruce "Nevada Slim" Matley, was born in 1948 to a pioneer cattle ranching family, which arrived via wagon train in the Honey Lake country of northeastern California in 1863. Slim’s great grandfather relocated his family to a ranch in the Truckee Meadows, just east of Reno, in 1900, where Slim was born & raised. He spent his youth in the saddle on the vast ranges of northern Nevada, in the hayfields, and engaged in the various tasks associated with ranching. “Those old range cows” he says, “had to walk a long country mile to make a living in that scrub and sagebrush...but nothing beats the beauty of that country.” Influenced by his singing cowboy father, he has spent 44 of his 60 years performing in public. He ranched in Gardnerville, Nevada, alongside his Dad, Wayne C. Matley, and later on his own place in Fallon, NV. In 1998, Bruce finally gave up ranching to perform full time. The old home ranch in Reno now lies beneath the Reno International Airport. Slim's moved on, and resides & sings in Prescott, Washington, venturing forth to perform an average of 175 times per year at cowboy gatherings, festivals, country fairs, and in clubs. |
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Susan “Cimarron Sue” Matley is a native of Washington State. Her western
ancestors can be traced back to 1860 and include school marms, miners,
ranchers, railroaders and, of course, cowboys - - she even shares a
lineage with “Buffalo Bill” Cody! A seasoned performer of over 30
years, Sue plays bass guitar and handles half the vocals for the duo. Sue and husband Nevada Slim play 175 performances a year - - primarily at nightclubs, the county fair circuit and cowboy gatherings throughout the West. They also venture down to Slim's home country, Reno, NV, once or twice a year.
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