One hundred six years ago today, the songwriter who helped establish the Academy of Country Music was born in Oklahoma.

On Dec. 2, 1927, in Dallas, the country musicians of the East Texas Serenaders entered a recording studio for the first time. The result was a Columbia 78 featuring the song “Sweetest Flower” backed ...

As soon as you hear Melissa Carper sing, you might notice two things: her Nebraska upbringing, which included plenty of good ...

The Pawhuska Western Swing Festival honors country music legend Hank Thompson’s 100th birthday with performances by local and international artists, celebrating Oklahoma’s rich Western swing heritage.

Fort Worth, Tx - The Academy of Western Artists announced finalists from sixteen states plus Australia for 18 awards ...

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) — The Western Swing Out, a four-day festival featuring 17 bands, returns to Tehachapi for the Memorial Day Weekend. Staff for the Western Swing Out transforms the Tehachapi ...

The Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra opens its 76 th season with its full orchestra performing a special concert with two highly regarded Western Swing touring acts. Western Swing is a sort of melting ...

America's Music: The Roots of Country is a 1996 three-part, six episode documentary about the history of American country music directed by Tom Neff and Jerry Aronson and written by Neff and Robert K.

L.A.-based country singer Steven Cortez performing at Desert 5 Spot Credit: (Photo by Dustin Genereux, courtesy Desert 5 Spot) It’s a bustling Thursday night at the Desert 5 Spot, the two-year-old ...