Applause

Richard telling to children and hundreds of adult listeners at Alamo Plaza during the San Antonio Living History Association "Glory at the Alamo" event in March 2002.

"Tiny (Richard's character name at Silver Dollar City) is the most genial and gracious host we've ever had the pleasure of working behind."

Grammy-nominated, Dove-winning, Gold-Record-earning members of the Gospel Music Assciation Hall of Fame
Dr. Jerry Goff and his lovely wife Little Jan Buckner Goff.
Riverfront Playhouse 2006

"I love your website! ... I'll go to it often to get my 'Tiny Fix'! We miss you...and all the gang at Silver Dollar City! I really loved waiting behind the curtain and listening to your mini-stories before you introduced us. Curly [Musgrave] and I both really enjoyed working with you.

"America's Western Sweetheart" the beautiful Belinda Gail,
Western Music Association's Female Performer of the Year for 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Riverfront Playhouse 2006.

"Fantastic job, Richard. We loved your warm, friendly style and the clever segues and storytelling points you used in your introductions!"

San Antonio Storytelling Association officer after Richard emceed Tellabration!
in San Antonio, November 18,2006.

SILVER DOLLAR CITY LEGENDS

To Richard and Judy:
"Thank you for being the 'Silver Dollar City legends.' I appreciate you and your talents which you share daily with our guests."

Brad Thomas,
General Manager, Silver Dollar City

"Richard, I loved the way you told that story [ Don Juan Calderón Mata Siete ]!
I could see every scene in my mind as you told it!"

- Rolando Hinojosa, internationally-famous Hispanic author and (then) creative writing professor at the University of Texas at Austin, attending the Conference on Hispanic Drama at LSU.

-Member of the Irving (Texas) Genealogical Society,
after a presentation of the Lewis and Clark show November 21, 2005.

-Veronica Gard,
emcee of the San Antonio Storytelling Association "Tellabration! 2005", introducing Richard.

"The Youngs' physical displays must have taken a long time to collect! They really care about having accurate historical reproductions to show. It really adds to their program!"

Collected from an audience member by John Rutherford, Librarian
Springfield, Missouri

"(The Youngs') material was well-researched and their costumes were authentic. They stayed in character for their historic roles and their presentation was very believable, and often funny!"

Dr. Mary Jane Farley, Chairperson, Book Festival Committee
Dyersbery State Community College
Dyersberg, Tennessee
March 18, 2004

"Your marvelous presentation was a great start to our Centennial Year storytelling series of Tales to Celebrate Our Multicultural Heritage...You have set an excellent standard for our future storytellers."

"Thank you for a wonderful presentation. The children, teachers and principal really enjoyed the show. The principal was especially impressed with the question and answer session after the show."

"Richard and Judy Young's program was superior -- entertaining as well as instructional."

"We performed at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO for three weeks -- the longest job we've ever had as musicians. We were honored to be a part of a 30-minute presentation performed three times daily: 'A Musical Journey with Lewis and Clark' We sang songs as part of the script to carry the story line along. The show was conceived by producer Marty Schmitt and written by incredible actors Richard Young and Jim Waddell..."