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Article: Riding the country music range; Wranglers come in from the trail.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(RIFFS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2003
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Byline: Kris Garnjost, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
It used to be that when it came to music, one didn't say "country" without saying "western" along with it. In the 1930s and '40s, the "western" half was as popular, if not more, than the country side. Singing cowboys such as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers made cowboy songs and movies big, big hits.
At the same time, bands like Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, and Milton Brown and the Musical Brownies were combining string band music, blues and swing jazz into an extremely popular musical mix that was later known as western swing.
Although both styles of music have ...