He was also 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 offshoot ...

Jimmie Rodgers’s ‘Blue Yodel’ was a big influence on a branch of white country music that also had one foot in the blues. Western Swing originated in Texas, and the first big stars of this ...

Johnny Gimble was the much respected country music fiddle player who was a key figure in western swing as a member of Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys and elsewhere. As a measure of his achievements ...

Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time String Band, Country Jazz, hosted by Tom Diamant.

There’s people our age who love our music. They have beer ... thanks to his ongoing love of Western swing – or what he calls “jazz with a cowboy hat.” In addition to his work as a ...