The 60+ Best Western Swing Bands & Artists, Ranked
2024年9月15日 · 1. Bob Wills. 163 votes. As the undisputed "King of Western Swing," Bob Wills left an indelible mark on the genre with his innovative blend of country, jazz, and blues. He brought together a diverse group of musicians in his Texas Playboys, creating a unique sound that paved the way for future Western Swing bands.
Top texas swing artists - Last.fm
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The Western Flyers | Western Swing & Country Band
2024年9月6日 · Texas' finest Western swing, vintage country, hot jazz & Texas breakdown fiddle band! New recording, released September 6, 2024 CD's, 180gm VINYL and digital downloads
15 Legendary Artists Who Shaped Texas Panhandle Music
2017年10月6日 · The Panhandle of Texas has been at the forefront of country, folk and Americana music for decades. These artists shaped the region's sound.
The 100 Best Texas Songs
George Strait: “Amarillo by Morning” The spiffiest of modern Texas swing/honky-tonk singers is known for his love songs. But this 1982 rodeo ballad puts you right there in the pickup truck ...
How a Band of Hippies and Potheads Kept Western Swing Alive
The Playboys’ great achievement was to expertly play Count Basie–style swing on stringed instruments, keeping horns in the mix but relying on electric guitars, steel guitar, and fiddles to ...
Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame - TSHA
2015年3月19日 · The Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988 in Buda, Texas, by Al Dressen, leader of the popular 1980s western swing group, Al Dressen’s Super Swing Review. Dressen openly acknowledged the important influence so many western swing pioneers had on his career, and he often invited them onstage to perform ...
Texas Top Hands - TSHA
2006年12月15日 · The Texas Top Hands, one of the state's oldest continuously-performing western swing bands, debuted in 1945 with Clarence J. "Sleepy" Short on fiddle, George Edwin "Knee-High" Holley on string bass, Walter Kleypas on piano and accordion, and William Wayne "Rusty" Locke on steel guitar.
Quebe Sisters | Progressive Western Swing
Grace, Sophia, and Hulda Quebe front an innovative Progressive Western Swing band of archtop guitar, upright bass, fiddles and sibling harmony. The Dallas-based five-piece presents a unique Americana blend of Western Swing, Jazz-influenced Swing, Country, Texas-Style Fiddling, and …
Hot Texas Swing Band awarded 2021 Album of the Year
2021年12月15日 · The International Western Music Association (IWMA) honored Hot Texas Swing Band as a winner and nominee during the awards ceremony hosted in Albuquerque, NM. The band won the 2021 Cowboy/Western Swing Album of the Year for its latest album Devil on My Tail and was nominated for 2021 Duo or Group of the Year.