Western swing

Western swing, also known as Country Swing, is dance music with an up-tempo beat and a decidedly Southwestern US regional flavor. It consists of an eclectic combination of country, cowboy, polka, and folk music, blended with a jazzy "swing", with a tip of the hat to New Orleans jazz and Delta blues, and played by a hot string band often augmented with drums, saxophones, pianos and, notably, the pedal steel guitar.

External Links

• Spade Cooley article in LA Times
• The Lucky Stars website
• Western Swing at Big Bands Database Plus
• Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys website
• Milton Brown bio at TSHA
• WesternSwing.com Links
• Popular Culture Excavation Site
• A Short History of Western Swing