This Week in Texas Music HistoryJul 29, 2025Jul 31, 2025 The Pianist Who Brought the Swing to the Texas Playboys. In August 1935, Western swing icon Bob Wills invited piano player Al Stricklin to join his band.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryJun 10, 2025Jun 10, 2025 Central Texas meets Central Europe in one of the more colorful corners of Western Swing This Week in Texas Music History, Western Swing Pioneer Adolph Hofner is born
Kelly Daniela Norris Song of the DayMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025 Pendulum Hearts: “Cocaine Cowboy” Austin duo Pendulum Hearts take over stages with their blend of Western Swing and rockabilly, filled-out by a rotating […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryApr 15, 2025Apr 16, 2025 Western Swing’s Founding Father Milton Brown Dies in Crash Outside Ft. Worth This Week in Texas Music History, we lost a Western swing founding father almost as soon as the genre […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryJul 9, 2024Jul 8, 2024 The Birth of Link Davis This Week in Texas Music History brings us an artist at the intersection of East Texas country and Cajun […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryMay 7, 2024May 30, 2024 The Stampede opens in Big Spring This Week in Texas Music History, a dance hall dynasty springs up on the West Texas plain.