The fifth annual Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival will call downbeat at noon Nov. 6, drawing attendees from near ...

Once upon a time, deep in the heart of Texas, siblings Hulda, Sophia and Grace Quebe all decided to pick up the violin and take lessons together at the behest of their mother, who wanted the girls to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Tommy Hancock, renowned fiddle-player, songwriter and an inspiration to decades of west Texas artists, passed away Wednesday evening at 90 years-old. Hancock was born and ...

Ten-time Grammy Award-winning band Asleep at the Wheel is bringing Western swing music to the islands this month. Ray Benson, front man of the band for over 50 years, and his latest collection of ...

Rudy Martin has seen some of the great ones: Patsy Cline, Bob Wills, even Elvis. Martin, of Enid, was inducted into the Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame July 16. He also was ...

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 ...

When the Grammy-winning Asleep at the Wheel got its start 50 years ago, no one quite knew what to make of the band – a group with a lot of country and jazz influences combined with rock-and-roll ...

The record was produced by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and features 11 songs, 10 of them originals, recorded at Benson’s studio in Austin, Texas (Hedley co-wrote one track with Brennen Leigh).

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 ...

Bob Wills was one of the earliest stars of country music in Texas just as radio became popular. Wills was one of the pioneers of western swing and inspired generations of country music artists. James ...

Bob Wills is the music artist responsible for Cain’s Ballroom long ago earning a rep as the Carnegie Hall of western swing music, but others made significant contributions to Tulsa’s rich western ...