Bob Wills

...Dave Bronze, 57, insists the name, playing on that of the famous stagecoach company Wells Fargo, was chosen as a tribute to swing legend Bob Wills. But the seven musicians have had to rethink their decision in order to avoid a court case...

In this article: Wells Fargo, Dave Bronze, Trademark, William Fargo, Henry Wells, Leigh-on-Sea, and USA

...his biggest rival, record a better rodeo song than anything he'd ever done. Strait pays simultaneous homage to his home state and Bob Wills on Strait From The Heart's fiddle-heavy "I Can't See Texas From Here," an appetizer of sorts for the...

In this article: George Strait, Johnny Cash, Strait Country, Nashville, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Screwdriver, and Western swing

...raced cars and went to see Elvis in Waco-and my parents had a huge admiration for all the Opry stars: Hank Williams, Red Foley, Bob Wills. I grew up thinking those guys were the greatest expression of humanity, and I wanted to...

In this article: Dave Matthews, Robert Earl Keen, Bill Frisell, Danny Barnes, Austin, Wayne Horvitz, Elvis Costello, Church of Christ, Itunes, and Dead Boys

...of these on, and she instantly becomes hotter. Walking in to the sounds of the ubiquitous polka music. Polka band playing Bob Wills' 'San Antonio Rose' in the Wursthalle. Heard another band in one of the tents playing Freddie Fender's...

In this article: Sausage, Texas, Utah, God, San Antonio Rose, and Dennis Erickson

...commentary on America and its values. "The Mekons had a genuine love of country and western music as done by Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, but there was also this cryptic reading of what makes up America tied in with that,"...

In this article: Jon Langford, The Mekons, Chopin Theatre, Hank Williams Sr., Chicago, Tom Greenhalgh, and Johnny Cash

...even when he admitted to being lost in a song. "I haven't learned to do this one," he said, introducing Bob Wills' "Gotta Walk Alone." Losing his place once, he quickly regained footing with his group of experts following in support. No...

In this article: Willie Nelson, Nashville, Abandons, Buddy Miller, Coal, Dark as a Dungeon, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, and On the Road Again

...he was backed by Sweet Pea Atkinson, Harry Bowens, Willie Greene Jr. and Arnold McCuller on the songs that had an undercurrent of Bob Wills-style country swing. This vocal quartet supercharged the music with soulful, bluesy, secular gospel.

In this article: Lyle Lovett and Arnold McCuller

...swing CD of the year for "This Is Tommy Duncan, Volume One," a tribute to the vocalist during the heyday of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys. Saturday night, Mata will be at Sengelmann Hall in Schulenburg. The Derailers, who mix...

In this article: Texas, White-tailed deer, Halloween, and Texas Playboys

...Big Bang creation of country music with Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family in the first commercial recording sessions. Circa 1935: Bob Wills and Western swing music rose to prominence. Circa 1943-44: The emergence of Ernest Tubb and...

In this article: Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Patsy Cline, Big Bang, Western swing, Kiss an Angel Good Morning, Help Me Make It Through the Night, and Coward of the County

...Cowboys included six violins, a cello, a stand-up bass, a pedal steel and a grand piano. Their combined instrumental show-stopper was Bob Wills' Faded Love. Clark had the first set, and though he was hobbled by a recent hip replacement,...

In this article: Roy Clark, Ray Price, Cattle, Trademark, Hip replacement, Crazy Arms, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Faded Love, and Hee Haw