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Tommy Hooker (Born Aug 31, 1953) personifies the legendary Texas born music of Western Swing and Honky Tonk. His extraordinary voice is...

Tap any member of the multi-Grammy nominated Time Jumpers on the shoulder and the face that turns to greet you is a talented musician...

The Western Swing Authority is Canada's most recognized and awarded authentic Western Swing band. Made up of a collection of some of the...

The Western Caravan featuring Thirsty Dave was founded in 1995 by guitarist Whit Smith, currently with the Austin-based Hot Club Of...

Johnny Bush (born February 17, 1935, as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas and died on October 16, 2020) was a western swing and...

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 - April 6, 2016) was a Western Swing and Country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Along...

Born in Texas in 1933, Western Swing and Country Music singer, songwriter and guitarist Willie Nelson rose to prominence at the end of...

Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926 - December 16, 2013) was a Western Swing and Country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His...

Few performers in any era of American music have known such success as Hank Thompson. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989,...

Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was a Country and Western singer,...

Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 - October 20, 1983) was a singer and songwriter of major proportions and guitar stylist of...

Michael "Webb" Pierce (August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was a legendary Western Swing vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s....

Lefty Frizzell has been called the most influential singer/stylist in the history of Country Music. An original vocalist who set the...

Hiram King "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 - January 1, 1953) was a legendary Country & Western singer-songwriter-musician. He and...

Ernest Dale Tubb was born February 9, 1914, near the small town of Crisp in Ellis County, Texas, and died September 6, 1984, in...

More than three decades after he picked up a guitar for the first time at age seven, Justin Trevino continues to live up to his name -...

Russell "Red" Steagall (born December 22, 1938) is a successful actor, musician, Cowboy poet, and stage performer who focuses on Western...

Barbara Martin grew up in a 1960s California home where big band music was always on the radio. She sadly passed away in 2020 in Austin,...

Jean Boyd has taught in the Baylor University School of Music since 1972. She earned her Bachelor of Music in Church Music and her Master...

Cary Ginell is a veteran radio broadcaster, folklorist, and author of ten books on American music. He is an award-winning writer, music...