The Tune Wranglers

During the 1930s, the Tune Wranglers were a very popular band in San Antonio, Texas. Like many Texas swing players of their era, the Wranglers played pop-flavored cowboy tunes and traditional country music. The group included guitarist and singer Buster Coward, banjoist Eddie Fielding, and the fiddler and singer Charlie Gregg. Fielding's eventual replacement would become one of the group's hot attractions: the banjoist Joe Barnes, hiding behind the stage name of Red Brown, sported a rapid soloing style that influenced a wide range of musicians from heavy metal fuzz boxers to t...