Multi-generational Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel turned 55 this year. The band celebrated with the release of their new album “Riding High in Texas” Friday. The collection features 10 songs ...

On Dec. 2, 1927, in Dallas, the country musicians of the East Texas Serenaders entered a recording studio for the first time. The result was a Columbia 78 featuring the song “Sweetest Flower” backed ...

When Asleep at the Wheel decided to record a record of Texas-centric songs to commemorate the Western swing outfit spending 50 of its 55 years in the Lone Star State, Ray Benson had a simple request: ...

Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys will perform on Saturday, March 7, 2026, and Sunday, March 8, 2026, at Cain’s Ballroom. Saturday’s ...

William Wayne "Rusty" Locke, the last surviving original member of the legendary Texas Top Hands - considered the region's oldest continuously performing western swing group - died Saturday at 90. In ...

Cape Girardeau is an outpost in the world of Western swing music, far removed from the genre's base in the Southwestern United States. Yet this weekend hundreds have made the trek here from their ...

MIDLAND, Texas — On Thursday night, people can watch a screening of the documentary, "The Bird And History Of Western Swing" in Midland. It's about how Western Swing got its start in Texas and gained ...

Texas is a powerhouse when it comes to producing notable musicians in all genres. From Van Cliburn to George Strait, Miranda Lambert to Beyoncé, and Bob Wills to Ornette Coleman, Texas can boast of ...

Home to starry skies, live music, and cowboys—Stephenville, Texas, is the place to be this fall! Conveniently located an hour southwest from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Stephenville is the perfect ...

KEARNEY — Carolyn Martin’s music combines a heady mix of jazz, country, blues, polka, Latino and more. “There’s a little bit of everything in there,” the singer said while traveling through Texas at ...