Johnny Gimble (1926-2015)

A post to mark the passing of western swing fiddle player Johnny Gimble, famous, among other things, for having played with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Here he is just a couple years ago performing "Right or Wrong" with the Hot Club of Cowtown.

Someone To Watch Over Me

The Hot Club of Cowtown perform the Gershwin Brothers' "Someone to Watch Over Me".

String Bands - Hot Club of Cowtown

This week I am going to do posts on string bands. All three of the bands are contemporary, but their music derives from old traditions. First up the Hot Club of Cowtown. They lean toward western swing music.

First, here is a video of some music spliced with an interview with the band.



Here is video from Jools Holland's New Years Eve show from a couple years back. This has two songs, "Orange Blossom Special" and "There'll Be Some Changes Made".



Here is a song off there latest album, Wishful Thinking, titled "Can't Go On This Way".