Bob Wills was born in Texas, grew up in the cotton fields and ranch lands of the Lone Star State and fronted the band now famously known as the Texas Playboys. But the "King of Western Swing" likely ...

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 Playboys led ...

Explore Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom, where Western swing and Red Dirt music took shape and generations of artists say the music ...

TULSA — Across the street from Cain's Ballroom — known as the legendary "Home of Bob Wills" — the prime indoor parking space is ready for the King of Western Swing's 1948 tour bus. "One of our biggest ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s not every day that dancing breaks out at the Oklahoma Capitol, but Monday was special. Years ago, Bob Wills’ song “Faded Love” was designated as Oklahoma’s official country and ...

Oversized photos of old-timers like Ernest Tubb and Kay Starr ring the dance floor. That’s not surprising, since Cain’s Ballroom has been around for 99 years. Nowadays, newer names like Big Thief and ...

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Folks at the Oklahoma state capitol are celebrating the music and life of Bob Wills. Wills was a music legend who had a radio show on Tulsa radio station, KVOO that broadcast from Cain's Ballroom. His ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The fiddles and mandolin drew toe-tapping and spirited applause, but the standing ovations were reserved for the first-person stories about the King of Western Swing. The Oklahoma ...

The one time home of country music star Bob Wills is located in East Fresno, near Clinton and Armstron. The abandoned house has to be moved to make way for a new subdivision. Bob Wills started out as ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — By the time 1966 came around, the Broken Spoke was just another Texas dance hall, struggling to find its way. James White had an idea to put the honky tonk on the map. It would take a ...