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7:30 Music
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THE BEST WESTERNS

It’s Western Swing!

Easier to describe than to define, Western swing is ballroom dance music with a Western flair, played primarily on stringed instruments. — Guy Logsdon, Oklahoma Historical Society

The Best Westerns meld instrumental expertise and the powerful charm of classic songs old and new, from way out West to Tin Pan Alley. Some call it swing, some call it jazz, some might think it’s rockabilly, and some even call it western music. And that’s how you know it’s Western Swing. The six-piece ensemble features fiddle, piano, guitar, steel guitar, acoustic bass, and drums.

The repertoire ranges from Bob Wills to Benny Goodman, with stops along the way for Slim Gaillard, Speedy West, Count Basie, and Carl Smith… or Carl Perkins… or Ray Price. Incorporating influences too numerous to name, the band’s creative synergy leads to a growing core of original compositions.

Most of all, it’s dance music. The band runs on rhythm. Once people are dancing, the Best Westerns are in business.