Western swing is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands.... 30 KB (3,895 words) - 15:54, 22 April 2024 |
Swing dance is a group of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origins of each dance predating... 23 KB (3,013 words) - 21:03, 8 May 2024 |
elements of swing along with blues to create a genre called "western swing". Famous roma guitarist Django Reinhardt created gypsy swing music and composed... 39 KB (5,218 words) - 21:18, 8 May 2024 |
Westerns swing originated in the 1920s and 1930s; small towns in the US Southwest. Although sometimes subject to the term "Texas swing" it is widely associated... 8 KB (1,119 words) - 06:39, 19 April 2024 |
Country music (redirect from Country and western) appeared in Hollywood westerns. His mix of country and jazz, which started out as dance hall music, would become known as western swing. Wills was one of... 191 KB (20,847 words) - 18:33, 7 May 2024 |
Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs is the third album by Canadian country and western artist Colter Wall. It was released on August 28, 2020... 7 KB (209 words) - 20:55, 15 March 2024 |
Steel guitar (section Western swing) early twentieth century, combining with jazz, swing and country music to be prominently heard in Western swing, honky-tonk, gospel and bluegrass. The instrument... 41 KB (4,387 words) - 12:56, 31 March 2024 |
direction, medium swing. Swing is commonly used in swing jazz, ragtime, blues, jazz, western swing, new jack swing, big band jazz, swing revival, funk, funk... 20 KB (2,494 words) - 17:42, 30 April 2024 |
Bergen Riley, December 25, 1902 - October 20, 1956) was an American Western swing musician who recorded in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Asheville... 3 KB (322 words) - 22:28, 27 September 2023 |
Lap steel guitar (section Western Swing) gospel, country music and, particularly, the country music sub-genres Western swing, honky-tonk, and bluegrass. Lap steel pioneers include Sol Hoopii, Bob... 52 KB (5,744 words) - 17:31, 17 December 2023 |
This is a list of swing and Western swing musicians. Anita O'Day (1919–2006) Art Tatum (1909–1956) Artie Shaw (1910–2004) Ben Webster (1909–1973) Benny... 5 KB (466 words) - 21:41, 31 August 2023 |
England & the Western Swingers is a six piece Nashville, Tennessee band that plays Western swing. The group has performed at Robert's Western World on Broadway... 2 KB (228 words) - 16:52, 20 April 2024 |
Honky-tonk (category Culture of the Western United States) refer to the primary sound in country music, developing in Nashville as Western swing became accepted there. Originally, it featured the guitar, fiddle, string... 18 KB (2,434 words) - 18:20, 26 April 2024 |
American musician, actor and voice actor who is the frontman of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. Benson was raised Jewish. In 1970, Benson... 9 KB (766 words) - 15:37, 13 March 2024 |
strongly to the style. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues, and electric blues. Defining features of... 69 KB (8,369 words) - 15:41, 10 May 2024 |
Cocaine Blues (redirect from Cocaine Blues (western swing song)) "Cocaine Blues" is a Western swing song written by Troy Junius Arnall, a reworking of the traditional song "Little Sadie." Roy Hogsed recorded a well... 22 KB (2,776 words) - 15:51, 9 February 2024 |
Music of Oklahoma (section Western Swing) was a center for the development and spread of Western swing. Performers playing the traditional western music, influenced heavily by the territory bands... 24 KB (2,995 words) - 21:03, 13 April 2024 |
Bob Wills (category Western swing fiddlers) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely... 52 KB (5,042 words) - 15:36, 9 May 2024 |
Swing the Western Way is a 1947 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and written by Barry Shipman. The film stars Jack Leonard, Mary Dugan... 3 KB (142 words) - 20:54, 15 September 2023 |
List of dance styles (section Swing dance) and Roll Single Swing Skip jive St. Louis Shag West Coast Swing Robert R Dance Western Swing Rhythmic Gymnastics Acrobatic dance Bhangra Bollywood dance... 7 KB (515 words) - 04:49, 18 April 2024 |
included western music. Western swing also developed during this time. The Western Writers of America was formed in 1953 to promote excellence in western-style... 21 KB (2,051 words) - 12:22, 10 April 2024 |
Traditional country music Truck-driving country Western (Cowboy) Cowboy pop New Mexico Texas country Tejano Western swing Zydeco Adult contemporary music Adult... 36 KB (3,311 words) - 10:51, 30 April 2024 |
Asleep at the Wheel (category Western swing musical groups) Morning Edition (October 14, 1999). "Western Swing". NPR. Retrieved December 12, 2015. "Kings of Texas Swing". Music.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved December... 16 KB (1,480 words) - 15:37, 9 May 2024 |
Sgammato noting that some stations refused to play the song due to its Western swing sound. It was followed by the number two title track and number three... 84 KB (9,757 words) - 04:14, 7 May 2024 |