The History of Western Swing with Ginny Mac (Pt. 1) | Fort Worth Public Library

[@jerryleeelvisberryrichard6247]

No band ever bested the Brownies imo. Best rhythm section, best solos, best song versions.

[@buddysims1366]

I've played this music since the late 50s from Ok. city to Houston, Amarillo and many other towns & states. Worked with Floyd Tillman around Baytown , LaPort, area. Don Payne was in that group. The Galvaston strip. That was a fun time I was in my early 20s. Time flies.

[@t4texastom587]

Saw the Light Crust Doughboys in Dallas, many surviving members of The Texas Playboys in Turkey, Texas, saw Merle Haggard 5 times....he was a lover of Western Swing, and I went to a huge ex- Texas Playboys/ Steel Guitar Convention in Tulsa, OK R. I. P. BOB🎻🇨🇱 Wills

[@PatKinney]

I Loved this presentation so much Ginny! Thanks for sharing the history of Western swing and Bob Wills!

[@r0de0]

Thank you for the edutainment, Ginny! Cheers from Canada.

[@kennethchoate9177]

Awesome historical perspective on a fun and exhilarating genre of music. Makes you want to put on your cowboy hat and boots and dance late into the night. Loved the live music presentation at the end that showcased the style and rhythm of the sound.

[@FWLibrary]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@indrajitadvani3742]

Hello Ginny...I'm based in the UK and have enjoyed watching Part I of your lecture. Will get to the remaining parts soon. I'm a big fan of western swing and in addition to that I love all other music of the 50's and either side - Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Hillbilly, Jump Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop etc. I'll be visiting Sugarland just outside Houston between late January and mid February. Are there any places I can see Western Swing acts or visit any places not too far from Houston (or possibly San Antonio) that are relevant to Western Swing?

[@ezgo11]

This was great. Been waiting for a knowledgeable presentation on the history of Western swing for a while. I'm hooked on this music

[@FWLibrary]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@edmondscott7444]

Great video.

[@FWLibrary]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tomstiel7576]

great presentation,thank you so much,,greetings from detroit

[@monkmchorning]

Whatever you call it, making music for people to dance to is a calling of the highest order.

[@dog9514]

Love it!!

[@FWLibrary]

Glad you like it!

[@denp54z]

As a young boy in the late 50's in West Texas, El Paso area, we listened to the western swing on radio and the dance halls. My mother & her sister were nuts over the music, being Okies/Artisans New Mexico raised they worked as waitress in many joints/dance halls just to get in to enjoy that music . A few times us little kids would for a little while the grandma hospital shift ended a she come get me and mother older brother and bring usvhome. I was only 3'4 and 5 so don't really remember much but remember the stories later. My dad was an Air Force GI and was gone a lot on SAC flying missions out of both Biggs AFB and Hollaymon in Rowell, NM . I don't think he approved very much did enjoy the music.

[@davidcoulter1257]

Just listening this evening to Frankie McWhorter and wondering if you know him.

[@jpalberthoward9]

I had previously thought that the only guys to bust the color line in those days were Bill Monroe (Arnold Shultz) and Benny Goodman.(Lionel Hampton and Charlie Christian) Adding Wills' name to that list only deepens my respect for him. Spade Cooley's tour de force was "Oklahoma Stomp" it's the best I've ever heard from him, and all his stuff is really good.

[@jpalberthoward9]

The only thing that always got me about this music is that it's fun. Nobody's preaching any kind of agenda, or trying to blow you away, they're just having a good time.

[@jpalberthoward9]

Sometimes this stuff turns me into a character in a black and white cartoon in the 30's like Bosco, or maybe Max Fleischer's Popeye.