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 ...

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 ...

Emmy-nominated actor Lou Diamond Phillips, "King of Western Swing" Bob Wills and cowboy poet Red Steagall will be among the honorees at the 62nd Western Heritage Awards in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – If you’re someone who ...

The Bob Wills Birthday Celebration returns to Cain's Ballroom on March 4 with a performance from Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. The legendary western swing bandleader and the historic venue in the Tulsa ...

“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 ...

The first time Ray Benson played Tulsa's "Carnegie Hall" was in 1971. At least it felt like Carnegie Hall to the young Western Swing musician when he took the storied stage at Cain's Ballroom with his ...

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, ...

The night in 1952 when the seven Rowe brothers (of the Seven Rowe Brothers band) called up their big-eyed little sister to sing onstage with them in a Dallas club, she cut loose a bluesy “Got You on ...

Transportation can be a barrier for some Oklahomans, but a new program is trying to fill that gap. United Way of Eastern Frontier Country has been awarded a Blue Impact grant from Blue Cross and Blue ...