Organizations

  • Academy of Western Artists - Academy of Western Artists, based in Gene Autry, [1]Oklahoma, is an organization that honors individuals who have preserved and perpetuated the heritage of the American cowboy, through rodeo, music, poetry, campfire and chuckwagon cooking, and western and ranch clothing and gear. The group hosts an annual awards show. Its director is the western publisher Bobby Newton.
  • Alabama Music Hall of Fame
  • American Chuck Wagon Association - A chuckwagon is a type of field kitchen covered wagon historically used for the storage and transportation of food and cooking equipment on the prairies of the United States and Canada. Such wagons formed part of a wagon train of settlers or fed traveling workers such as cowboys or loggers. In modern times, chuckwagons feature in certain cooking competitions and events. Chuckwagons are also used in a type of horse racing known as chuckwagon racing. Has significant membership.
  • Arizona Folklore Preserve - A non-profit  organization where songs, legends, poetry and myths are collected and presented to today’s audiences and preserved  for the enrichment of future generations.
  • ASCAP - The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers is an American non-profit performance-rights organization that protects its members' musical copyrights by monitoring public performances of their music, whether via a broadcast or live performance, and compensating them accordingly.
  • Baseball Hall of Fame - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located in Cooperstown, New York, and operated by private interests.
  • Bluegrass Festivals - Listing of annual bluegrass festivals in the USA.
  • Bluegrass Hall of Fame - International Bluegrass Music Museum
  • BMI - BMI, music royalty, music publishing, music licensing BMI, a leader in music rights management, advocates for the value of music, representing 15 million works of more than 1 million copyright owners.
  • Bob Wills Fan Site - Treasure trove of information about the all-time king of western swing.
  • Boxing Hall of Fame - 360 N Peterboro St, Canastota, NY 13032
  • Buffalo Music Hall of Fame
  • Country Music Hall Of Fame
  • Cowboy Society of Western Swing Music - Honoring persons, venues, publications and preserving this genre
  • Credit Protection - This site helps guard against fraudulent use of your credit and personal info.
  • Disney World - Fun and relaxation for the entire family.
  • Fiddle Player Hall of Fame
  • Football Hall of Fame - The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio.
  • Guitar Player Hall of Fame
  • Hockey Hall of Fame - The Hockey Hall of Fame and museum located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Springfield, MA 01105
  • International Steel Guitar Hall of Fame
  • International Western Music Association - Excellence in creativity, professionalism, and preservation of western music
  • kayak.com - KAYAK is a travel site, searching hundreds of other travel sites at once to find the information needed for making decisions on flights, hotels & car hires.
  • Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
  • Legacy.com - Legacy.com is a United States-based website founded in 1998, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials. The Web site hosts obituaries and memorials for more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths.
  • Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame
  • NASCAR Hall of Fame - 400 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28202
  • National Air and Space Museum - The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the Air and Space Museum, is a museum in Washington, D.C. established in 1946 as the National Air Museum and opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. In 2016, the museum saw approximately 7.5 million visitors, making it the third most visited museum in the world, and the most visited museum in the United States.
  • National Center For Missing and Exploited Children - Helping to find and help missing or exploited kids worldwide.
  • National Cowgirl Museum - Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Honorees List
  • Northwest Western Swing Music Society - Formed in 1983 by musicians and enthusiasts to preserve, promote and perform western swing music
  • Project Gutenberg: Hunreds of thousands of free-to-read epub and kindle books focusing older public domain titles on which copyrights have expired.
  • Rugby Hall of Fame - Since November 2016 the permanent physical home is:  Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby, Warwickshire, UK
  • Sacramento Western Swing Society - Preserving the American unique art form: Western Swing Music
  • Texas Steel Guitar Association - A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting steel guitar music, performances and education in Texas, United States and the World. Biggest event is annually in March.
  • United States Army Band - Also known as "Pershing's Own", is the premier musical organization of the United States Army, founded in 1922. Before 2002, the United States Army Band was the only Washington-based military band to have participated in a theater of foreign combat operations. There are currently eight official performing ensembles in the unit: The United States Army Concert Band, The United States Army Ceremonial Band, The Army Chorus, The Army Blues, The Army Band Downrange, the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, The Army Strings, and The Army Brass Quintet.
  • United States Navy Band - The United States Navy Band, based at the historic Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served the United States of America as the official musical organization of the US Navy since 1925. The United States Navy Band serves the ceremonial needs at the seat of government, performing at Presidential functions , state arrival ceremonies, state funerals, state dinners, and other significant events.The band performs all styles of music – from ceremonial pieces such as "ruffles and flourishes" to classical, rock, jazz and country hits.
  • Western Swing Authority - "Canada's great western swing band"
  • Western Swing Calendar - Annual Calendar of Western Swing Events
  • Western Swing Music Society of The Southwest - "Promoting genuine western swing music"
  • Western Swing Society - "Preserving and promoting the American art form known as western swing music"