Who is credited as being "The Original King of Western Swing"?!
Question: Milton Brown, who fronted Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies in the 1930s. Brown died in a car accident in April 1935.
Spade Cooley later came along and declared himself to be the "king of western swing;" however, his sales never justified it, and to this day he is better known for murdering his wife than for his music.
Answers: Milton Brown, who fronted Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies in the 1930s. Brown died in a car accident in April 1935.
Spade Cooley later came along and declared himself to be the "king of western swing;" however, his sales never justified it, and to this day he is better known for murdering his wife than for his music.
Bob Wills
Bob Wills
Milton Brown
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys. His career started in the 1930's until his passing in 1975. His group could play country, blues folk, swing music, etc.
I want to say that was Bob Wills, but aint absolutely certain.
Clint Black did a song about it - "Bob Wills is Still the King"
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