Bob Wills was from Texas ... by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by Hispanic musicians in New Mexico. And he was influenced by “swing” music ...

The western swing band is the only band to have played ACL ... but after some encouragement from Willie Nelson and Doug Sahm, ...

During World War Two, a new sound sprang up in the darkened taverns and barrooms around the oil fields of Texas and Oklahoma ... for the big dance bands that played Western swing.

By the numbers: More than 30 Texas artists will perform at this ... Zoom in: As always, Austin's Western swing band Asleep at ...