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 ...

The fifth annual Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival will call downbeat at noon Nov. 6, drawing attendees from near ...

Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, led by Jason Roberts, will return to Cain’s Ballroom Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 to keep alive a tradition of celebrating the late Wills’ birthday. Tickets are $32 ...

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 ...

It just seems right that a new incarnation of Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, under the direction of Jason Roberts, will perform at Cain’s Ballroom. “I believe that with all my heart,” Roberts said.

“Sunbonnet Sue,” the first track on the new four-CD boxed set, “Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys: Legends of Country Music,” pretty much gives the whole game away. “Sunbonnet Sue” is played by the ...

To music historians and fans, the late Bob Wills was the “King of Western Swing,” one of America’s greatest music pioneers. To Nick Forster — a Colorado music legend and the founder and host of the ...