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3-day festival honoring Milton Brown, the ‘Father of Western Swing,’ coming to Stephenville. (And it’s free!)



 

The city of Stephenville is hosting a three-day celebration honoring the legendary “Father of Western Swing.”

 

The inaugural Milton Brown Western Swing Festival will be held Sept. 6-8 at Birdsong Amphitheater at Stephenville City Park.

 


The free event will include live music from top western swing acts and food trucks.

 

All you have to do is bring a chair.

 

Here’s a look at the lineup:

 

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6

 

7:30 p.m. - Jody Nix

 

9 p.m. - Screening of birth and history of western swing

 


 SATURDAY, SEPT. 7

 

2 p.m. - Asleep at the Wheel

 

4 p.m. - Brennen Leigh

 

5:30 p.m. - Jake Hooker

 

7:30 p.m. - TX Playboys

 


SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

 

2 p.m. - Melissa Carper

 

3:15 p.m. - The TX Trio

 

4:45 p.m. - Dale Watson

 

6:30 p.m. - Asleep at the Wheel

 

Milton Brown was born in Stephenville on Sept. 8, 1903.

 

He died at the age of 32 in a single-car accident on Fort Worth’s Jacksboro Highway.

 


 

 

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