Billy Mata is on the final stretch of his crusade to raise awareness and appreciation of one of the greatest unsung heroes in country music, Tommy Duncan. A native of Hillsboro, Duncan was the classic ...

Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition will play their first dates in the area after adding yet another feather to their caps. They won the Academy of Western Artists' Will Rogers Award for western swing CD ...

Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition have made a lot of records. Now they're out to break one. They will attempt to set a Guinness World Records record for the largest number of couples dancing to western ...

NASHVILLE, June 26 (UPI) -- Billy Mata leads the field with five nominations for this year's Academy of Western Artists Will Rogers Awards, followed by Wylie Gustafson with four. Kip Calahan and Brenn ...

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Three-time Academy of Western Artists Western Swing Vocalist of the Year Billy Mata and his band, The Texas Tradition, will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at the P.T. Event Center, 5126 Brick St.