Western swing drew influences from a broad musical palate. In his book ‘Lone Star Swing’, Duncan McLean describes the music as “A chilli-pot of New Orleans jazz, old country fiddling ...

In other words, you had to be from Alabama to sing country music. Or you had to be ... was blown away by the band’s fusion of old-school country, Western swing, and psychedelic rock.

Country music has always been a part of Tony Barge’s life. Growing up, he was surrounded by the old-time country-western music that he was destined to play and sing.