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Western Swing genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Western Swing
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Western Swing
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1985
Something SpecialGeorge Strait
2003
Run That by Me One More TimeWillie Nelson & Ray Price
1998
Global Voices: Traditional Sacred ContemporaryVarious Artists
1997
Travis County Pickin'Various Artists
2003
Like Never BeforeMerle Haggard
2003
My Baby Don’t TolerateLyle Lovett
2022
12th of JuneLyle Lovett
1987
Together at LastStéphane Grappelli & Vassar Clements
2021
In the Blossom of Their ShadePokey LaFarge
1997
Merry Texas Christmas Y’ AllAsleep at the Wheel
2018
New RoutesAsleep at the Wheel
Western Swing by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
Artists of Western Swing
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Ariyan Mehedi
- Asleep at the Wheel
- Billy Hughes
- Bob Wills
- Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- Buddy Jones
- Deke Dickerson
- Eldon Shamblin
- Emmie Lee
- Hank Thompson
- Leon Chappel
- Little Kim & the Alley Apple 3
- Merle Travis
- Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra
- Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians
- Stephen Cummings
- Tani Allen & His Tennessee Pals
- The Strangers
- Tiny Moore
- Urban Djin
- Wayne Hancock
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Western Swing is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Western Swing originated
Parent genre
Western Swing is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Western Swing