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western swing

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noun

  1. a 1930s jazz-influenced style of country music

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Lukas Nelson, “Why Dallas” Pitch-perfect western swing from one of Nashville’s modern pros.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024

The Mets franchise and Dodger Stadium both sprang to life in April 1962, and the former is beginning a 10-day western swing this weekend with four games in Chavez Ravine.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022

Dell’s suspension means the team will likely need to sign another netminder before leaving for a three-game western swing starting at Arizona on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Stationed in Germany, he performed original songs on the Armed Forces radio Network, traveled with a western swing band and earned a high school diploma.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021

But here it was alive, cheerful, attractive, indeed fascinating; for these men in their western garb and with their western swing had captured his imagination.

From The Sky Pilot, a Tale of the Foothills by Connor, Ralph