That Western Swing Thing
Founder and lead singer of Grammy-winning band Asleep at the Wheel Ray Benson charts the history and development of Western Swing music
That Western Swing Thing - Episode 1
Ray Benson explores the cultural and musical background of the American Southwest, which gave rise to the development of Western Swing music.
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That Western Swing Thing - Episode 2
Ray Benson explores the early careers of Western Swing bandleaders Bob Wills and Milton Brown and looks at what makes a Western Swing line-up.
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That Western Swing Thing - Episode 3
Ray Benson travels to bandleader Bob Wills' hometown of Turkey, Texas, for the annual Bob Wills Day.
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That Western Swing Thing - Episode 4
Ray Benson looks at the importance of radio in western swing's success and the genre's heyday in the 1940s, including the different sound developed by Hollywood's Spade Cooley.
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That Western Swing Thing - Episode 5
A look at the 1970s Western Swing revival which was spearheaded by Merle Haggard and Asleep at the Wheel, and the current Western Swing scene.
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