He was also influenced by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by Hispanic musicians in New Mexico. And he was influenced by “swing” music—an offshoot ...

On Thursday nights, people can find themselves in the "peak" of the action at Peak Nights Country Swing Dancing.

In 1970, singer and guitarist Ray Benson formed Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel ... In other words, you had to be from Alabama to sing country music. Or you had to be from New York to ...