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Ocie Stockard
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Ocie was the tenor banjo player with Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. The group recorded it's first 78 RPM record in 1934. After… read moreOcie was the tenor banjo player with Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. The group recorded it's first 78 RPM record in 1934. After Milton's death Ocie went on to form his own band - Ocie Stockard and the Wanderers. In 1946… read moreOcie was the tenor banjo player with Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. The group recorded it's first 78 RPM record in 1934. After Milton's death Ocie went on to form his own band - Ocie Stockard and the Wanderers. In 1946 he joined Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys View wiki
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Curley Williams
1,263 listeners
Curley Williams (Dock Williams, June 3, 1914 - September 5, 1970) was an American country and western fiddler, singer, songwriter and bandl… read moreCurley Williams (Dock Williams, June 3, 1914 - September 5, 1970) was an American country and western fiddler, singer, songwriter and bandleader (Curley Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers) from Georgia . His best-known song is &quo… read moreCurley Williams (Dock Williams, June 3, 1914 - September 5, 1970) was an American country and western fiddler, singer, songwriter and bandleader (Curley Williams & His Georgia Peach Pickers) from Georgia . His best-known song is "Half As Much". He was admitted to the Atlanta Country… read more
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Jimmie Widener
951 listeners
Jimmie Widener was born in Seminole, Oklahoma in 1924. Played banjo and guitar as well as sang with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, guita… read moreJimmie Widener was born in Seminole, Oklahoma in 1924. Played banjo and guitar as well as sang with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, guitar and vocals with Spade Cooley, guitar and vocals with Tex Williams, rhythm guitar with The Whippo… read moreJimmie Widener was born in Seminole, Oklahoma in 1924. Played banjo and guitar as well as sang with Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, guitar and vocals with Spade Cooley, guitar and vocals with Tex Williams, rhythm guitar with The Whipporwills, and originated The Country Gentlemen. During the ear… read more
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Jimmy Wyble
618 listeners
James Otis Wyble (January 25, 1922 – January 16, 2010) was an American guitarist, noted for his contributions to both jazz and Western swin… read moreJames Otis Wyble (January 25, 1922 – January 16, 2010) was an American guitarist, noted for his contributions to both jazz and Western swing. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California. Wyble played country mus… read moreJames Otis Wyble (January 25, 1922 – January 16, 2010) was an American guitarist, noted for his contributions to both jazz and Western swing. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas and died in Los Angeles, California. Wyble played country music in the early 1940s with fellow guitarist Cameron Hill on … read more
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Milton Brown
3,580 listeners
Milton Brown (September 7, 1903–April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His ban… read moreMilton Brown (September 7, 1903–April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American… read moreMilton Brown (September 7, 1903–April 18, 1936) was an American band leader and vocalist who co-founded the genre of Western swing. His band was the first to fuse hillbilly hokum, jazz, and pop together into a unique, distinctly American hybrid, thus giving him the nickname, "Father of Weste… read more
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Cliff Bruner
1,466 listeners
Cliff Bruner (Clifton Lafayette Bruner, April 25, 1915 — August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the western swing era of the 1930… read moreCliff Bruner (Clifton Lafayette Bruner, April 25, 1915 — August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the western swing era of the 1930s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, f… read moreCliff Bruner (Clifton Lafayette Bruner, April 25, 1915 — August 25, 2000) was a fiddler and bandleader of the western swing era of the 1930s. Bruner's music combined elements of traditional string band music, improvisation, blues, folk, and popular melodies of the times. Bruner was born in T… read more
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The Light Crust Doughboys
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Shelley Lee Alley
427 listeners
During the '30s and '40s, Shelly Lee Alley and his Alley Cats were one of the most prominent Western Swing bands in Texas. Born i… read moreDuring the '30s and '40s, Shelly Lee Alley and his Alley Cats were one of the most prominent Western Swing bands in Texas. Born in Alleyton, Texas, singer/songwriter/fiddle player Alley began his career as the leader of a San A… read moreDuring the '30s and '40s, Shelly Lee Alley and his Alley Cats were one of the most prominent Western Swing bands in Texas. Born in Alleyton, Texas, singer/songwriter/fiddle player Alley began his career as the leader of a San Antonio army camp orchestra during World War I. Following mil… read more
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Hank Penny
17,388 listeners
Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked a… read moreHerbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on… read moreHerbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an accomplished banjo player and practitioner of western swing. He worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. He was married to country singer Sue … read more
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Modern Mountaineers
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