Artsedge: The Kitchen Sink
A Celebration of Swing Music: Western Swing
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:11:58
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Synopsis
In the 1930s, two types of American music, the rural Country/Western and the urban Swing Jazz, were combined to create Western Swing, a popular type of music that crossed racial boundaries. In this episode we’ll learn about the roots of Western Swing, and hear the music of its most famous performer, Bob Wills.