John Milton Ivy had a passion for Western swing dance bands and the honky-tonks they played in. Family-friendly dance halls were like a second home, said his daughter, Annette Ivy. “We went to John T.

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, ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Open Range & the Swing Stampede well be performing at Pine Creek Café at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May ...

The Pawhuska Western Swing Festival honors country music legend Hank Thompson’s 100th birthday with performances by local and international artists, celebrating Oklahoma’s rich Western swing heritage.

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 ...

Country music has no shortage of tortured, troubled artists, but from his music you wouldn't peg Spade Cooley as one of them. Dubbing himself "King Of The Western Swing," Bob Wills and others be ...

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, ...

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).

Don’t feel bad if you don’t immediately know where to go when visiting Cave Creek’s Buffalo Chip Saloon. It’s an almost estate-style, five-acre restaurant, venue, rodeo arena, and western dance hall ...