It’s important that those kinds of venues tie it all together. They tie Bob Wills to Wyatt Flores. That’s the bridge that a ...

Bob Wills was ... influenced by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by Hispanic musicians in New Mexico. And he was influenced by “swing” music—an ...

Within the walls of the Constantine Theater at 110 West Main Street in Pawhuska, you'll find history - and some of the BEST ...

You might be able to afford a piece of country music history. The historic home that once belonged to Western Swing legend Bob Wills has been put up for auction on eBay after a land developer in ...

But from the 1940s well into the 1960s, the venue also known as “Nashville West” was a mainstay for western swing and what would ... for country superstar Bob Wills. When Cash returned 15 ...

Oct. 18—Greenville is poised and ready to greet November with the lively, charming sound of fiddle-driven Western swing music at its 10th annual Bob Wills Fiddle Festival and Contest.

The real Jewish king of country music, however ... based on the life of Benson’s musical hero, the Western Swing pioneer Bob Wills, who died in 1975. Benson stars in the play, along with ...

New and vital forms emerged, including the singing cowboy genre of Gene Autry, the western swing dance music of Bob Wills, the honky-tonk music of Ernest Tubb, the gospel soul of Mahatia Jackson ...

Country music has been a mainstay of Las Vegas entertainment for decades with many examples of country stars headlining in ...

Let’s start with the biggest country artist in the world at the moment - even if she says she isn’t one anymore. Although this song has all the sounds and hallmarks of a classic country song ...

Uniquely is a Fresno Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the ...