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Subgenre of American country music
Western swing, also known as country jazz, is a subgenre of traditional country music. The movement was an outgrowth of country music and jazz. The music
Western_swing
2020 studio album by Colter Wall
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
Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs
Western_Swing_&_Waltzes_and_Other_Punchy_Songs
Style of jazz
elements of swing along with blues to create a genre called "western swing". Famous roma guitarist Django Reinhardt created gypsy swing music and composed
Swing_music
Group of dances tied to jazz
Swing dance is a category of social dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s–1940s, with the origin of each dance predating
Swing_(dance)
Music genre
Western 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
Western_swing_fiddle
This is a list of swing and Western swing musicians. Andy Kirk (1898-1992) Anita O'Day (1919–2006) Art Tatum (1909–1956) Artie Shaw (1910–2004) Ben Webster
List_of_swing_musicians
Canadian country musician (born 1995)
second album Songs of the Plains in October 2018. His third album, Western Swing & Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs, was released in August 2020. His fourth
Colter_Wall
Music genre
the subgenre western swing, bringing in more instruments and players. At its height, western swing rivaled the popularity of big band swing music. Country
Country_music
Musical instrument
gospel, country music and, particularly, the country music sub-genres Western swing, honky-tonk, and bluegrass. Lap steel pioneers include Sol Hoopii, Bob
Lap_steel_guitar
Dance style
leads" of East Coast Swing. The origins of the West Coast Swing are in the Lindy Hop. Western swing, country boogie, and, with a smaller audience, jump blues
West_Coast_Swing
Early style of rock and roll music
strongly to the style. Other important influences on rockabilly include Western swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues, and electric blues. Defining features of
Rockabilly
American country singer-songwriter (1918–1992)
played banjo mainly in the Western swing subgenre of country music. He blended country and western music with dixieland, swing, and most notably bebop jazz
Hank_Penny
1921 popular song
box set Plays Well with Others released in 2018. Outside of jazz, in western swing, Bob Wills recorded it in 1937 (Vocalion DAL 244-1). In country music
There'll_Be_Some_Changes_Made
Music ensemble associated with jazz music
bands rose to prominence playing swing music and held a major role in defining swing as a distinctive style. Western swing musicians also formed popular
Big_band
Type of guitar or the method of playing the instrument
early twentieth century, combining with jazz, swing and country music to be prominently heard in Western swing, honky-tonk, gospel and bluegrass. The instrument
Steel_guitar
was a center for the development and spread of Western swing. Performers playing the traditional western music, influenced heavily by the territory bands
Music_of_Oklahoma
Style of country music
Neo-traditional country draws inspiration from styles such as honky-tonk, Western swing, and the Bakersfield sound and performers such as Hank Williams, George
Neotraditional_country
Style of jazz performance
direction, medium swing. Swing is commonly used in swing jazz, ragtime, blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, western swing, new jack swing, big band jazz, city
Swing_time
American singer-songwriter
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
Ray_Benson
American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)
Morrow on electric mandolin. They played country and western swing standards and Glenn Miller jazz swing songs at local honky-tonk bars, and had a weekly
Roy_Orbison
American musician and Western swing bandleader
founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942
Bob_Wills
Form of singing
cowboy Tahrir (vocal technique) Tarzan yell Ululation Western music (North America) Western swing Zäuerli "Perfect Sound Forever – Online Music Magazine"
Yodeling
American musician
known for his work in the genre of Western swing. Born a native of California, Domino was introduced to Western swing by way of the musicians who had migrated
Floyd_Domino
1947 song by Roy Hogsed
"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
Cocaine_Blues
American rock and roll band
position for several years. Band leader Bill Haley had previously been a Western swing performer; after recording a rockabilly version of Ike Turner and his
Bill_Haley_&_His_Comets
American singer-songwriter and convicted murderer (1910–1969)
"Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American Western swing musician, big-band leader, actor, and television personality. In 1961
Spade_Cooley
American country rock band
with Paramount Records. (About a year later, Commander Cody invited western swing revival group Asleep at the Wheel to relocate to the Bay Area.) The
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
Commander_Cody_and_His_Lost_Planet_Airmen
Musical instrument
the pedal steel has also been adopted in diverse genres, including western swing, jazz, rock, pop and Sacred Steel. A typical modern E9 pedal steel has
Pedal_steel_guitar
American singer-songwriter
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
Buddy Jones (Western swing musician)
Buddy_Jones_(Western_swing_musician)
American country music singer (born 1952)
Impressed with the performance but concerned that they could not market the Western swing sound that the band featured, they left without offering a deal. After
George_Strait
American jazz and Western swing guitarist (1922–2010)
Hill played Western swing in a band led by Burt "Foreman" Phillips. The sound of two guitars attracted Bob Wills, another fan of Western swing, and he hired
Jimmy_Wyble
American musician (born 1957)
the most among solo male country music artists. Gill was a member of Western swing group the Time Jumpers from 2010 to 2020, and joined the rock band Eagles
Vince_Gill
Music genre
to the British Isles, including cowboy ballads, western swing, and contemporary country and western." Other Europeans (such as Bohemians and Germans)
Folk_music
Music genre
to a specific location within the city. Those music scenes include Western swing (attributed to Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa), and Leon Russell's Tulsa sound
Red_dirt_music
City in Oklahoma, United States
construction of U.S. routes 64 and 75 through Tulsa. Known for popularizing western swing music, Bob Wills and his group, The Texas Playboys, began their long
Tulsa,_Oklahoma
American rock and roll music pioneer (1925–1981)
Hartford, Connecticut. In 1947, Haley formed his own group, Four Aces of Western Swing, later renamed to the Saddlemen. The group subsequently signed with
Bill_Haley
Sub-genre of country music
Frizzell, and the 1940s Western swing musician Bob Wills. In 1954, the MGM recording artist Bud Hobbs recorded "Louisiana Swing" with Buck Owens on lead
Bakersfield_sound
music New Mexico music Red dirt (music) Tejano music Texas country Western swing Zydeco Ambient Ambient dub Dark ambient Ambient industrial Dungeon synth
List of music genres and styles
List_of_music_genres_and_styles
1950 single by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Tennessee Ernie Ford's most successful release on the Rockabilly & Western Swing charts, staying on the charts for a total of twenty-five weeks, and
The_Shotgun_Boogie
Backup band for country music performer George Strait
performs such styles of traditional country music as honky-tonk and Western swing and were influenced by such performers as Bob Wills, Johnny Bush, and
Ace_in_the_Hole_Band
American singer, guitarist, composer, and writer (born 1968)
incorporates country, alternative country, rockabilly, hillbilly, blues, western swing and rock 'n' roll. Dickerson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but grew
Deke_Dickerson
American singer (1923–1964)
without success. Reeves at this point was influenced by early country and western swing artists, including Jimmie Rodgers and Moon Mullican, as well as popular
Jim_Reeves
American guitarist (1943–2024)
musical family listening to traditional bluegrass, country music, and Western swing. He started playing ukulele at the age of 5 and, as his hands got bigger
Dickey_Betts
American musician and actor (1921–2003)
encompassed Western swing, country, hillbilly, rock and roll, pop and novelty songs. At the start of the 1950s, Wooley began fusing Western swing with rhythm
Sheb_Wooley
Dance genre originating in parts of the United States
Schottische, and other Western promenade dances, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, and Nightclub Two Step. The Two Step and various Western promenade or pattern
Country–western_dance
1945 songbook by Spade Cooley
Spade Cooley's Western Swing Song Folio was the first songbook to identify the big Western dance band music as Western Swing. In October 1944, "Billboard
Spade Cooley's Western Swing Song Folio
Spade_Cooley's_Western_Swing_Song_Folio
Later, Alligator" with "A.B.C. Boogie" as the B-side) # 50, UK, 04/1981 "Swing The Mood" – (featured samples of the original Decca recordings of "Rock
Bill Haley & His Comets discography
Bill_Haley_&_His_Comets_discography
2006 studio album by Hank Williams III
home, Williams and the Damn Band recorded traditional country music, western swing and bluegrass songs which focus on drug use, hedonism and the outlaw
Straight_to_Hell_(album)
Traditional song
West, Young Lady (1941) and Blazing the Western Trail (1945). It has been revived by the award-winning Western Swing band The Hot Club of Cowtown and features
Ida_Red
Genre of popular music centered around Anglophonic folk revivals
styles of music until the 1950s, ahead even of the globally popular jazz and swing. Traditional folk took this predominance into early Canadian television
Contemporary_folk_music
1947 film directed by Derwin Abrahams
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
Swing_the_Western_Way
1987 single by George Strait
the song is that of a list song. "All My Ex's Live in Texas" is a Western, Western swing, and honky-tonk song rooted in fiddle and pedal steel guitar. The
All_My_Ex's_Live_in_Texas
American band
Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western swing music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, in 1970, and is based in Austin, Texas. The band
Asleep_at_the_Wheel
Award presented by the Recording Academy
electric guitar, and live drums. It also includes sub-genres such as Western, Western Swing, and Outlaw country." The award goes to the artist(s), producer(s)
Grammy Award for Best Traditional Country Album
Grammy_Award_for_Best_Traditional_Country_Album
American actress (born 1971)
Tennessee, and raised in Chatsworth, California, the daughter of former Western Swing bandleader and comedian Hank Penny and his wife, Shari. She began performing
Sydney_Penny
American musical group
The Hot Club of Cowtown is an American Western swing trio that formed in 1997. The band's name comes from two sources: "Hot Club" from the hot jazz guitarist
The_Hot_Club_of_Cowtown
Type of bar that provides musical entertainment and a style of music played there
refer to the primary sound in country music, developing in Nashville as Western swing became accepted there. Originally, it featured the guitar, fiddle, string
Honky-tonk
American jazz musician
1970, Kansas City, Missouri, United States) is an American songwriter, Western swing, folk and jazz violinist, vocalist, and a founding member of the band
Elana_James
American musician
Americana, early jazz, ragtime for string instruments, country blues, Western swing, Vaudeville, and Appalachian folk. Musicians that have influenced him
Pokey_LaFarge
Musical technique
Orleans in the early 1900s, and later spread to other genres, including western swing, rockabilly, and other offshoots of those styles. On the bass guitar
Slapping_(music)
Country Swing is a country style partner dance danced mostly, but not exclusively, to the Western swing music.[citation needed] The movements of this
Country_Swing_(dance)
American singer-songwriter (1911–1967)
Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 – July 25, 1967) was an American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member
Tommy_Duncan
1955 single by Chuck Berry
roll song by American artist Chuck Berry, adapted in part from the western swing fiddle tune "Ida Red". Released in 1955, Berry’s song tells the story
Maybellene
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
John England & the Western Swingers
John_England_&_the_Western_Swingers
American singer-songwriter
American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters
Floyd_Tillman
American band (1988–1998, 1999–present)
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys is an American rockabilly and Western swing band from California composed of Robert Williams, alias Big Sandy, Ashley Kingman
Big_Sandy_&_His_Fly-Rite_Boys
American minstrel show performer (1900–1962)
provides a link among old-time Southern music, minstrelsy, jazz, and Western swing. Miller was born on February 2, 1900, in Macon, Georgia. His early life
Emmett_Miller
American country musician (born 1962)
His musical style encompasses traditional country, honky-tonk and Western swing. His voice is described as a smooth baritone and was initially compared
Clint_Black
Popular song published in 1912
"Ragtime Cowboy Joe" is a popular western swing song. The lyrics were written by Grant Clarke and the music was composed by Lewis F. Muir and Maurice
Ragtime_Cowboy_Joe
American country music singer-songwriter (1925–2007)
seven decades. Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured
Hank_Thompson_(musician)
American folk-rock band
instrumental prowess, blending elements of country music, bluegrass, Western swing and jangle pop. Pete and Maura Kennedy met in Austin, Texas in 1992
The_Kennedys_(band)
American singer (born 1956)
this label was the Western swing album, Swing, that she had been recording with producer Ray Benson, the bandleader of Western swing group Asleep at the
Suzy_Bogguss
12-bar country blues song by Bo Carter
of musical styles, including blues, jazz, rock and roll, Cajun, and Western swing. The title varies from recording to recording, but is most often spelled
Corrine,_Corrina
City in Texas, United States
named in honor of western swing legend Bob Wills (who grew up in Turkey) has been held annually since 1972, featuring western swing and country music
Turkey,_Texas
American musician and radio host (born 1955)
albums, six as Hot Rize, three live albums, and two as their comedic/western swing alter ego group Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, in which Forster
Nick_Forster
Country rock Albert Lee Joe Maphis Country Brent Mason Leon McAuliffe Western Swing Scotty Moore Rockabilly Roy Nichols Brad Paisley Country Les Paul Contemporary
List of country music guitarists
List_of_country_music_guitarists
American band
incorporated a variety of musical styles such as folk, bluegrass, blues, western swing, ragtime and musical theater with guitar, ukulele, mandolin and dulcimer
The_Ditty_Bops
American musician and songwriter (1936–2020)
commercial for GEICO. In 2016, Daniels released Night Hawks, an album of Western swing music. In October of that year, Daniels became a member of the Country
Charlie_Daniels
Musical group
The Time Jumpers is a Western swing band formed in 1998 by a group of Nashville studio musicians who enjoyed jamming together. Country star Vince Gill
The_Time_Jumpers
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List of electronic music genres
List_of_electronic_music_genres
US musical duo
of Slim & Slam, and incorporates a contemporary mix of early jazz, western swing, and vaudeville with humorous lyrics. The Two Man Gentlemen Band have
The_Two_Man_Gentlemen_Band
1995 studio album by Asleep at the Wheel
the majority of critics, many of whom praised its mix of "classic" Western swing and more radio-friendly country music. Some commentators, however, criticised's
The_Wheel_Keeps_on_Rollin'
guitar players, including guitarists from related jazz genres such as Western swing, Latin jazz, and jazz fusion. For an article giving a short history
List_of_jazz_guitarists
American swing revival band
Sisters are an American swing revival band based in Dallas, Texas, who perform a mix of progressive western swing, jazz-influenced swing, country, Texas-style
The_Quebe_Sisters
American rockabilly and swing musician (1931–2017)
1931 – January 11, 2017) was an American country music, rockabilly and Western swing musician. He was an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. With a career
Tommy_Allsup
1998 studio album by The Hot Club of Cowtown
Swingin' Stampede is the 1998 all-cover debut album of western swing group The Hot Club of Cowtown. "If I Had Someone Else" (Harris/Darcey/Stanley) –
Swingin'_Stampede
Composition for piano by Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska
while he was a barber in Roy, New Mexico, and arranged the piece in the Western swing style. Wills first recorded it as an instrumental in 1935 (Vocalion
Maiden's_Prayer
Musical artist
American singer, fiddler, and composer, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. With the Riders, he is billed
Woody_Paul
Style of American fiddling
have evolved from it, such as bluegrass, country blues, variants of western swing and country rock. Starting in the 1920s, some fiddlers, particularly
Old_time_fiddle
American independent record label
specialized in American roots music including, country, rockabilly, western swing, blues and gospel. The label was created by Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg
HighTone_Records
Musical artist
1965), better known as Merl Lindsay, was one of the premier American Western swing musicians from the 1930s to the mid-1960s and founder of Merl Lindsay
Merl_Lindsay
1907 Song by F.A Mills and Thurland Chattaway
Dakota Chief Red Wing. Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys recorded a Western swing cover of Red Wing in the 1940s. George Lewis helped make it a standard
Red_Wing_(song)
American singer-songwriter and musician (1941–2016)
His idiosyncratic style combined elements of cowboy folk, jazz, country, swing, bluegrass, pop, and gypsy music. He is perhaps best known for the songs
Dan_Hicks_(singer)
Musical artist
Bergeson, Bryan Sutton, and Stuart Duncan, combining gypsy jazz and western swing. Smith performs as a solo act and a duo with his wife. His repertoire
Richard Smith (English guitarist)
Richard_Smith_(English_guitarist)
U.S. state
Tulsa Sound and western swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the
Oklahoma
American pedal steel guitarist (1937–2015)
primary genre was American country music, but he also performed jazz and Western swing. He recorded with Linda Ronstadt, Gram Parsons, The Everly Brothers
Buddy_Emmons
1973 studio album by Asleep at the Wheel
Comin' Right at Ya is the debut album by American western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. Produced by Tommy Allsup at Mercury Custom Studios in Nashville
Comin'_Right_at_Ya
American musician (born 1956)
2025). In 2003, the Academy of Western Artists recognized Cashdollar as Instrumentalist of the Year Award in the Western Swing Music genre. She was inducted
Cindy_Cashdollar
Historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma
was during his performances at the Cain's that Wills popularized the Western swing genre. Wills performed at the Cain's regularly until 1943, when he left
Cain's_Ballroom
Bowed string instrument
competitive playing like Texas fiddling. Bluegrass fiddling Country fiddling Western swing style fiddling Fiddling remains popular in Canada, and the various homegrown
Fiddle
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