Though hailed as the "King of Western Swing," Bob Wills was never much for labels ... "Spanish Two-Step" and the McAuliffe vehicle "Steel Guitar Rag" fly by like highway signs in the afternoon ...

TURKEY, Texas (KCBD) - The 53rd Annual Bob Wills Day Celebration begins April 24 in Turkey, Texas. The events continue through Saturday, April 26. Organizer Carley du Menil joined Kase Wilbanks to ...

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys original Cain's Ballroom stage sign, Leon McAuliffe's 1955 Fender quad-neck Stringmaster steel guitar and roughly 100 original, hand-painted Cain's Ballroom show ...

After more than 55 years, Randy Boyd doesn’t only continue to play the steel guitar because it’s “fun.” Originally from Port Lavaca and now a Victoria resident, Boyd sees the instrument as ...

“We’ve got steel construction happening and ongoing ... Minette and North Baldwin County,” said Bay Minette Mayor Bob Wills. “Developers and other retailers are looking to come to our ...

It was played by the guitarist Mike Bloomfield during Bob Dylan’s set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, when Dylan infamously opted for an electric guitar rather than acoustic, changing the ...

Today, we look at Texas swing legend Bob Wills. The little cries—of ... It's strings, brass and lap steel guitars, jive-talking, yodeling and scatting." I actually love the story of McLean ...

Mick Jagger and the boys did a cover of Waylon Jennings’ “Bob Wills Is Still the King,” which ... Honestly, it’s the cover I never knew I needed… even guitar player Ronnie Wood for played the steel ...

It’s the stuff of Hollywood legends. Angry at his friend over a booking disagreement, Jennings decided to pen a tribute to Bob Wills, “the King of Western Swing.” The “I’ve Always Been ...

It is Bob Wills Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The "King of Western Swing" passed away nearly 50 years ago, but bands today keep his sound alive. Over the weekend the Bob Wills' Texas ...

Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys featuring three horns, two fiddles, one pedal steel, one piano, a bass, and drums will headline the Feb. 3 show, which will be opened by the Longhorn Players ...

Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and co-chair of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s inaugural committee lobbied on behalf of US Steel in the year before its acquisition by Japan’s Nippon Steel, according to ...