Text about western swing music festivals and venues across Texas that was published in the "Essentials" section of a March 2004 Texas Highways magazine article.

Article about Johnny Gimble, a western swing fiddler from East Texas, written for the Austin Chronicle.

Text for an article about western swing music that was published in the March 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Resource list for an article about western swing music that was published in the March 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Photograph of (l-r) Herb Remington, Leon Chambers, and Johnny Patterson performing at the Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival in San Marcos. Remington is playing the steel guitar while the other two men play guitar next to him.

Photograph of a couple dancing at the Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival in San Marcos. The man (right) and the woman (left) are standing across from each other, reaching opposite arms forward to hold hands. The woman is looking at the camera and smiling.

Photograph of former members of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys performing at the Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival in San Marcos. Herb Remington (left), Leon Chambers (2nd from left), and Johnny Patterson (3rd from left) can be identified among the group, playing the steel guitar and guitar, respectively. Other members of the band are playing the fiddle and double bass.

Research for an article about western swing music that was published in the March 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Research for an article about western swing music that was published in the March 2004 issue of Texas Highways magazine.

Text about western swing music festivals and venues across Texas that was published in the "Essentials" section of a March 2004 Texas Highways magazine article.

Photograph of Damian Green performing at the Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival in San Marcos. Green is standing in a charro outfit, looking to the right of the camera and appears to be speaking into a microphone. He is holding the neck of a fiddle in his left hand and a bow in his right.

Photograph of a man performing at the Texas Natural and Western Swing Festival in San Marcos. The man is facing to the left of the camera, playing the guitar and singing.