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Western swing

Western swing noun: a 1930s to 1940s style of U.S. Southwestern country music with a jazz influence, meshing string bands with other instrumentation - especially drums, trumpet, piano, electric guitar and the steel guitar.

Noun

Western swing (uncountable)

  1. A 1930s to 1940s style of U.S. Southwestern country music with a jazz influence, meshing string bands with other instrumentation - especially drums, trumpet, piano, electric guitar and the steel guitar.

Questions about Western swing

What does Western swing mean?
Western swing means a 1930s to 1940s style of U.S. Southwestern country music with a jazz influence, meshing string bands with other instrumentation - especially drums, trumpet, piano, electric guitar and the steel guitar.
What part of speech is Western swing?
Western swing is a noun.

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