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Western swing artists

13 published Western swing artists, led by Bing Crosby, Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan.

At a glance

13 published Western swing artists; 77 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 6 tier 2 · 7 tier 3
13
Release groups
354
Studio albums
120
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
77
Timeline events
154
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
49.5 years
Full biographies
11
Biography words
24,923

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (3 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1940s2
1950s1
1960s3
1980s1
1990s1
2010s1
4 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Western swing artists. United States leads with 13.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Western swing. The most shared is country music, with 3 artists in both.

Covers from Western swing

77 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Bing Crosby has the most release groups (287); Bing Crosby the longest career (83 years); Bing Crosby the most awards (14).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Bing Crosby287
Johnny Bush29
Tex Williams13
Bob Wills7
Johnny Gimble6

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Bing Crosby83
Tex Williams74
Tommy Duncan60
Johnny Bush52
Leon McAuliffe48

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Bing Crosby14
Bob Wills6
Eldon Shamblin2
Tex Williams2
Spade Cooley2

Most famous Western swing artists

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