“Jubilee Stomp” – Tuba Skinny
On Royal Street in New Orleans, 2018.
With drums and bass, Franklin explores the bridge between smooth jazz and hard bop. Notice at the end where he mouths the final chord changes (“Ab, A, Eb”)
This contemporary “new-grass” group combines pop with bluegrass to create their own hybrid.
Alison Krauss draws upon the traditional sounds of country music with a sound reminiscent of Loretta Lynn & earlier female artists.
The Western Swing Authority from Canada uses twin fiddles, steel guitar, drums, electric guitar, bass, and vocals.
Merle Haggard and members of Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys pay tribute to the Western Swing icon.
Though separated from Gene Autry by 80 years, the western theme is celebrated by Bogart
From a live performance at the Me & Thee Coffeehouse, Marblehead, Mass., on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.
Hank Williams, Sr. performs at the Grand Ole Opry (Ryman Auditorium)