Only Merle Haggard. Never one who was shy or too scared to speak his mind, Merle was good friends with Ray Benson, frontman of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, who recalled a great story about ...

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 ...

Explore Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom, where Western swing and Red Dirt music took shape and generations of artists say the music ...

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 ...

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Bob Wills is known as the King of Western Swing he sold millions of records around the world during the 40's 50's and even the 60's. On the road with his Band the Texas Playboys much of the time, he ...

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The Longhorn Ballroom began its life as Bob Wills’ Ranch House, where the eponymous king of Western swing would sometimes ride his horse, Punkin, out on the dance floor before his Texas Playboys began ...

Cain’s Ballroom will once again echo with Western swing as Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys return for a two night celebration of Bob Wills’ birthday on March 7 and March 8, 2026. The shows honor the legacy ...

Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, led by Jason Roberts, will return to Cain’s Ballroom Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 to keep alive a tradition of celebrating the late Wills’ birthday. Tickets are $32 ...

Merle Haggard called him “The Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World” on a tribute album. Waylon Jennings opined that it didn’t matter who roamed the halls of state governmental power in Austin, because ...