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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 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 ...

While still about two months away, plans for Greenville’s 11th annual Bob Wills Fiddle Festival & Contest are hurriedly underway. On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, downtown Greenville is expected to be filled ...

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 ...

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 ...