Bob Wills was born in Texas, grew up in the cotton fields and ranch lands of the Lone Star State and fronted the band now famously known as the Texas Playboys. But the "King of Western Swing" likely ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – From spoons to fiddles, field songs to swing halls, it’s not uncommon to find entire eras of the High Plains memorialized through music, with epitaphs of tablature ...

Greenville is poised and ready to greet November with the lively, charming sound of fiddle-driven Western swing music at its ...

When Bob Wills died on May 13, 1975, country music lost one of its foundational architects. But thanks in large part to Waylon Jennings, the "King of Western Swing" never really disappeared from the ...

On this day (October 2) in 1927, Edgar Leon Rausch was born in Billings, Missouri. The longtime lead singer of Bob Wills’ backing band the Texas Playboys, Rausch influenced both country and rock n’ ...

On this day in 1905, Bob Wills was born in Kosse, Texas. Over the years, he was a member of two influential bands. First came the Light Crust Doughboys. After that band dissolved, he formed his Texas ...

It is Bob Wills Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The “King of Western Swing” passed away nearly 50 years ago, but bands today keep his sound alive. Over the weekend the Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys led ...

As Texans head into the weekend, many are still listening to music rooted in Central Texas and a musician who helped define a genre. Bob Wills, known as the “King of Western Swing,” was born in 1905 ...

Bob Wills Day returns to the Oklahoma State Capitol on March 9 with free live Western swing performances, a Western fashion contest, and special recognitions honoring the legacy of the “King of ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – If you’re someone who pays attention to unique sounds, especially rhythmic sounds, you can find inspiration often floating on the wind. Somewhere between Jazz and Country, argue ...