On this day (December 17) in 1910, Donnell “Spade” Cooley was born in Grand, Oklahoma. He was an in-demand fiddle player who became a prominent figure in the western swing scene of California in the ...

It is also understood that former Queensland Reds rugby player Ben Wakely and Samantha Wakely (nee Degn), the founders of Wakely Properties in Paddington, have also potentially called time on their ...

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The Pawhuska Western Swing Festival honors country music legend Hank Thompson’s 100th birthday with performances by local and international artists, celebrating Oklahoma’s rich Western swing heritage.

If you hear ghostly shouts of Bob Wills’ signature cry “Ah haaaa!” this weekend, don’t be surprised. The fifth annual Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival will call downbeat at noon Nov. 6, ...

Join us at the Cowtown Birthplace of Western Swing Festival, where a veritable “Who’s Who“ of legendary musicians and devoted fans from across the country gather each year to celebrate the birth of ...

As the Blue Jackets got back to work Tuesday morning, there were no impassioned speeches or steely looks of determination. It was just business as usual during the team’s morning practice ahead of a ...

The Detroit Red Wings wrap up their Western road trip on Tuesday with one of their toughest matchups of the season against the Vegas Golden Knights. With star power across the ice including Jack ...

Coming off their improbable comeback against the Blues just a few nights prior, it felt like this might just be a schedule loss of sorts for Detroit. When Brayden Schenn scored in the first minute it ...

LOWELL — The guy who’s seemingly always in the right spot occupies the top spot in the UMass Lowell scoring column. Freshman Dalyn Wakely, a 6-foot, 202-pound forward from Port Hope, Ontario, has made ...