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....
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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...
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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...
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elements of swing along with blues to create a genre called "western swing". Famous roma guitarist Django Reinhardt created gypsy swing music and composed...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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of his life. His major musical influence as a youth was country and western swing music. He was particularly moved by Lefty Frizzell's singing, with its...
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strongly to the style. Other important influences on rockabilly include western swing, boogie-woogie, jump blues, and electric blues. Defining features of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Asleep at the Wheel (category Western swing musical groups)
Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western Swing music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won...
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became the base for the group, which is largely credited for creating Western Swing music. The venue continued to attract famous musicians through its history...
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The Quebe Sisters (category Western swing musical groups)
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...
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towards traditional country music and its subgenres of honky tonk, Western swing, and the Bakersfield sound. The album was considered a sharp contrast...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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