Artist· Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader

Bob Wills

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Artist· Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader

Bob Wills

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American Songwriter Yesterday

34 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Legendary Songwriter Behind Novelty Songs and Hits for Faron Young, Alan Jackson, and Dwight Yoakam

Faron Young Alan Jackson Dwight Yoakam Roger Miller Ray Price Bob Wills Grand Ole Opry Sheb Wooley Minnie Pearl

American Songwriter Oct 24

Born 92 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Legendary Nashville Songwriter Behind Hits for George Strait, Lefty Frizzell, and Keith Whitley

George Strait Lefty Frizzell Keith Whitley 1930s Whitey Shafer Bob Wills Ernest Tubb George Jones

10 articles Oct 23

Kacey Musgraves John Mayer LiSA MILEY Intocable George Strait Freddy Fender Miranda Lambert Dominic Fike girl in red

Billboard, Consequence of Sound, No Depression +5

Saving Country Music Oct 23

Grand Ole Opry: Be Better At Reading The Room

Grand Ole Opry Bob Wills Cody Jinks Hank Williams Johnny Cash Morgan Wallen Pharrell Williams

American Songwriter Oct 22

Born 58 Years Ago Today in Virginia, the Grammy Winner Who Got Her Start With George Jones Before Playing Johnny Cash’s Mother in ‘Walk the Line’

George Jones Johnny Cash Brad Paisley Shelby Lynne Jill Scott Billy Sherrill Bob Wills Vince Gill

American Songwriter Oct 20

Born 89 Years Ago in the Sooner State, the Country Music Trailblazer Who Became Rockabilly Royalty After Taking Elvis Presley’s Advice

Elvis Presley Wanda Jackson Bob Wills Hank Thompson

American Songwriter Oct 19

Born 137 Years Ago Today in England, the Unsung Architect of Country Music Who Helped Make the King of Singing Cowboys a Star

1930s Gene Autry Bob Wills Roy Acuff Bill Monroe Red Foley

American Songwriter Oct 17

3 Country Songs From 1961 That Still Make Me Smile Today

Johnny Cash Bob Wills Rosanne Cash Asleep at the Wheel Gene Autry Jo Stafford

Ear To The Ground Music Oct 16

Three new Americana tracks that will put you in that timeless headspace

Gregory Alan Isakov Bob Wills Hank Williams

American Songwriter Oct 7

Born 64 Years Ago Today in Alabama, the Country Maverick Who Rejected Nashville and Created His Own Genre

Merle Haggard Dale Watson Johnny Cash Willie Nelson Kris Kristofferson Lefty Frizzell

American Songwriter Oct 6

Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen, and Ella Langley Ignite a Reddit Debate That Country Fans Have Been Arguing Since the 1950s

Ella Langley Morgan Wallen Zach Bryan Bob Wills Jimmie Rodgers Don Gibson Chet Atkins Patsy Cline Zach Top

American Songwriter Sep 29

Born 119 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Early Pioneer of Western Swing Who Scored a Massive Hit in the 1930s

Bob Wills Jimmie Rodgers

Happy Mag Sep 17

On ‘White Light’ J. Killen believes in renewal, if only for a moment

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American Songwriter Sep 13

Born 115 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Singer, Songwriter and Mandolinist Who Single-Handedly Created the Bluegrass Genre

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7 articles Sep 11

Alan Jackson Toby Keith Brooks & Dunn Lonestar David Ball Lee Greenwood The Chicks

American Songwriter, Billboard, Holler +2

American Songwriter Sep 9

4 Willie Nelson Lyrics That Still Stop Us in Our Tracks

Willie Nelson Patsy Cline Waylon Jennings Tina Turner Hank Williams Bob Wills

Taste of Country Sep 8

Here Are the Top 10 Patsy Cline Songs

Patsy Cline Tammy Wynette Reba McEntire Bob Wills Irving Berlin Hank Cochran Harlan Howard

American Songwriter Sep 2

Born 114 Years Ago in the Lone Star State, the Younger Brother of the King of Western Swing Who Was an Original Texas Playboy Before Forming His Own Band

Bob Wills Merle Haggard Buck Owens

American Songwriter Aug 31

On This Day in 1950 at Nashville’s Castle Studio, Hank Williams Recorded One of Only Two Songs in His Legendary Catalog to Feature Drums

Hank Williams Bob Wills Fred Rose

American Songwriter Aug 24

Born 128 Years Ago Today in Indiana, the Early Country Music Titan Who Made Hank Williams a Star and Penned This Teary Willie Nelson Classic

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