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Everyone has heard of the famous jazz musician Dave Brubeck. What you probably don’t know is that he grew up on a ranch riding horses and working cattle. His father Howard “Pete” Brubeck was the manager of a 45,000 acre ranch in California – as well as a champion roper. American Cowboy magazine recently interviewed [...]

My wife Kathy and I saw went to see Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Thursday night. (Kathy in the yellow blouse, I’m to her right in a black plaid shirt) It was a special concert because it’s the last one that will be held at the famous Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre in Santa Fe before [...]

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From Wikipedia: “James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975), better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by many music authorities one of the fathers of Western swing and called the King of Western Swing by his fans. “He was born in Limestone county near [...]

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One of the legendary western songwriter/singers is Canadian Ian Tyson. Ian Dawson Tyson born September 25, 1933 in Victoria, British Columbia is a Canadian singer-songwriter, best known for his song “Four Strong Winds”. A rodeo rider in his late teens and early twenties, he took up the guitar while recovering from an injury he sustained [...]

Country pioneer Hank Williams has been honoured with a special Pulitzer Prize citation. The Pulitzer board awarded the late singer for his lifetime achievement, based on a confidential survey of experts in popular music. “I don’t think any country artist cast a longer shadow than he does, both as a songwriter and a performer,” said [...]

Musician “Miss Devon” Dawson learned to play at age 4 when the red-headed youngster accompanied her father on banjo. Today she’s a very popular western swing and jazz musician after a 22 year break to raise her twin boys. You’ll see her on Starz-Encore and she performs at many many western events, especially demonstrating her [...]

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