Nashville may be the indisputable home of the country-music industry, but that hasn't always been the case. Of course, any country fan can tell you that being home to the industry isn't the same as ...

New artists typically don't get duets with superstars until later in their careers. But this didn’t apply to Drake Milligan. This was a major pinch-me moment for the young rising star. “Vince Gill is ...

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 ...

The record was produced by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and features 11 songs, 10 of them originals, recorded at Benson’s studio in Austin, Texas (Hedley co-wrote one track with Brennen Leigh).

“Sunbonnet Sue,” the first track on the new four-CD boxed set, “Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys: Legends of Country Music,” pretty much gives the whole game away. “Sunbonnet Sue” is played by the ...

If you let her, Kimberlee Carson can take you back to your worst heartbreak. Carlson sings and plays rhythm guitar for the Western Union Swing Band, and even though it's just practice in the living ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) — The Western Swing Out, a four-day festival featuring 17 bands, returns to Tehachapi for the Memorial Day Weekend. Staff for the Western Swing Out transforms the Tehachapi ...

Fans of western swing knew Bobby Flores was the real deal. Flores, who played with the likes of Willie Nelson, Ray Price and Johnny Bush, was just as much at home playing his fiddle for dancers at ...

Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts: The Arkansas Arts Council's traveling "Small Works on Paper" exhibition, 40 two-dimensional artworks no larger than 18 inches by 24 inches and created ...

Nashville may be the indisputable home of the country-music industry, but that hasn't always been the case. Of course, any country fan can tell you that being home to the industry isn't the same as ...