Bob Wills was one of the earliest stars of country music in Texas just as radio became popular. Wills was one of the pioneers of western swing and inspired generations of country music artists. James ...

Bob Wills was one of the earliest stars of country music in Texas just as radio became popular. Wills was one of the pioneers of western swing and inspired generations of country music artists. James ...

A few days after Christmas in 1944, a radio producer interrupted Bob Wills during a rehearsal with the Texas Playboys as they were getting ready for their first appearance at the famous Grand Ole Opry ...

Oct. 30—Downtown Greenville will soon be filled with the lively, charming sound of Western swing music for the Ninth Annual Bob Wills Fiddle Festival and Contest. Combining elements of old-time fiddle ...

Merle Haggard called him “The Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World” on a tribute album. Waylon Jennings opined that it didn’t matter who roamed the halls of state governmental power in Austin, because ...

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, ...

Whitney pays tribute on Saturday to a native son that many recognize by sound, if not by name or sight — something organizers hope to correct with the event, a small museum and even a documentary film ...