Founder and lead singer of Grammy-winning band Asleep at the Wheel Ray Benson charts the history and development of Western Swing music
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That Western Swing Thing
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Episode 5
Broadcast Tue, 8 Dec 2009, 23:30 on BBC Radio 2 but not available on BBC iPlayer.
5/5. A look at the 1970s Western Swing revival and the current Western Swing scene.
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That Western Swing Thing: Herb Remington
Filmed in his studio in Houston Texas, Herb Remington (steel guitar player with Bob Wills and his Texas playboys from 1946-1950), demonstrates the 'Remington Steel' sound
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