Johnny Angel, a New Orleans entertainer best known as the singer and bandleader of the Western swing-jazz group The Swingin’ Demons, was named Best Western Swing Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of ...
The Society of the Southwest hosted the Sixth Annual Western Swing Showcase and Dance at V.F.W. Post #3838 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Thursday, May 13, 2010. The Society of the Southwest hosted the ...
The Abilene Philharmonic is trading tuxedos for Texas swing with a high-energy concert that blends Western tradition with ...
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 ...
Grab those dancing boots or a guitar -- the country's largest organization of western swing players and fans will return to Cape Girardeau with its popular annual music showcase later this month. The ...
TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) — The Western Swing Out, a four-day festival featuring 17 bands, returns to Tehachapi for the Memorial Day Weekend. Staff for the Western Swing Out transforms the Tehachapi ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joshua Hedley’s new album ‘All Hat’ unites him with Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson, who produced the Western swing project. - ...
It is Bob Wills Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The “King of Western Swing” passed away nearly 50 years ago, but bands today keep his sound alive. Over the weekend the Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys led ...
MIDLAND, Texas — On Thursday night, people can watch a screening of the documentary, "The Bird And History Of Western Swing" in Midland. It's about how Western Swing got its start in Texas and gained ...
On Nov. 21, 1965, Brower played his last show ever with country music singer Jimmy Dean at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Suffering from a perforated ulcer, the prolific session musician died ...
Asleep at the Wheel will bring its signature Western swing sound to the Weinberg Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. April 11, for a night of foot-stomping, honky-tonk energy. For over 50 years, frontman ...