Western Swing | Segment from The Tyrrell Historical Library Collection

Tyrrell Historical Library1980s

Texas Archive of the Moving Image

Texas Archive of the Moving Image
Austin, United States

In this 1980 segment for PM Magazine, co-host Leeza Gibbons traces the development of Western swing music. Following a performance by Billy Carter and the Texas Swing at Beaumont's Eagle Hall, Gibbons talks with Carter about the musical legacy of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. PM Magazine was a local news and entertainment television program broadcast on Beaumont's KFDM-TV in from late 1970s to the mid-1980s. This segment aired on February 8, 1980.

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  • Title: Western Swing | Segment from The Tyrrell Historical Library Collection
  • Creator: Tyrrell Historical Library
  • Date Created: 1980s
  • Type: Television
  • Rights: Texas Archive of the Moving Image, Tyrrell Historical Library.
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