Fifty-one years ago today, the King of Western Swing, a major influence on modern country music, died in Texas.
Colter Wall, the Canadian cowboy singer who has made a career out of folky, old-timey Western songs, will release his third album late this summer. Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs ...
From May 7-9, the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest will host a weekend of music and dancing to benefit young ...
When it comes to Western swing music, it doesn't get any better than Carolyn Martin. The west Texas native has been recognized as one of the top artists performing the genre. And she will be in ...
If you hear ghostly shouts of Bob Wills’ signature cry “Ah haaaa!” this weekend, don’t be surprised. The fifth annual Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival will call downbeat at noon Nov. 6, ...
Country singer Brennen Leigh is gearing up to release her seventh album, Obsessed with the West, which she made with western swing veterans Asleep At The Wheel — a band she’s been listening to since ...
The Abilene Philharmonic is trading tuxedos for Texas swing with a high-energy concert that blends Western tradition with symphonic flair. “From Saddle to Symphony Hall,” featuring Dave Alexander and ...
Today, 24-year-old Colter Wall, whose dusty baritone voice and deep well of stories are almost single-handedly carrying traditional western music into the future, released his new self-produced album.
On this day (December 17) in 1910, Donnell “Spade” Cooley was born in Grand, Oklahoma. He was an in-demand fiddle player who became a prominent figure in the western swing scene of California in the ...
TURKEY, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - For 50 years, the official music of Texas Western Swing has been filling the air in Turkey, Texas on the last Saturday in April in honor of the King of Western Swing, ...
Bob Wills Day returns to the Oklahoma State Capitol on March 9 with free live Western swing performances, a Western fashion contest, and special recognitions honoring the legacy of the “King of ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Western swing singer and guitarist Sean Blackburn, 56, who died in Golden on Sept. 29 of a heart attack, was a regular guest during the early years of “A ...
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