Urban Cowboy was more than just a movie; for some country fans in the early 1980s, it was more like a way of life. What Is ...
It's not every day you get the chance to hear a real cowboy sing original country western tunes, but Bob Bovee will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Adamant Community Club. “Have ...
In 1935, Herb Jeffries was a jazz vocalist touring with Earl “Fatha” Hines and his band through the American South. As Jeffries recalled in a documentary on his life, on a break between sets one ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. They’re a little bit comedy; they’re a lot country western. They’re the Bar J Wranglers, a ...
A coonskin cap craze in 1955 launched one of history's most unlikely cultural takeovers.
After the Civil War came the emergence of the American cowboy as we know it. Born out of the need for livestock to be herded northward to different markets, these young, able shepherds became known by ...
On this day (September 29) in 1907, Orvon Grover Autry was born in Tioga, Texas. Over the course of his 91 years on this earth, he became one of the biggest stars of stage, screen, and radio. He was ...
On Sunday, May 31, Cowboy Brad will perform a concert at 7 p.m. in Hyde Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
Monte Hale, a singing cowboy whose tall frame, strong voice and handsome looks led to dozens of film roles in Westerns during the 1940s, died Sunday after a lengthy illness in Studio City, Calif. He ...
The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum hosted its first-ever Boley Rodeo Day, celebrating Black cowboy history, art and music ahead of the 123rd annual Boley Rodeo, which takes place Saturday ...