Prairie Ramblers

**Prairie Ramblers**

This rollicking 1930s-40s string band started as the Kentucky Ramblers before rebranding with their iconic prairie moniker. Known for mixing old-timey folk with jazzy swing grooves, these guys backed up yodeling legend Patsy Montana on hits like "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" while cranking out their own barnburners. Their fiddle-driven hoedowns and sweet harmonized ballads made them regulars on Chicago radio and early country music charts, with recordings for Bluebird and Vocalion cementing their legacy as pioneers who helped shape Western swing. Whether they're serving up hot licks on "Kentucky Hot String" or twangy tenderness on "Snowflakes," their tracks still smell like hayrides and honky-tonk nights.