We drove through the farmlands of the South Plains

In a work van filled with fiddles and guitars 

The Playboys must’ve have passed this way a hundred times

As they rode the bus to places near and far

As we walked through the doors of the museum

And relived the life of Texas’ favorite son

I swear I heard the voice of Tommy Duncan

Belting out “Blue Yodel Number One.”

--john Arthur martinez,

excerpt from "For the Love of Western Swing"