Actually, Milton Brown's steel guitar player was Bob Dunn, who played "Hawaiian Style", with the guitar on his lap. He sometimes reverted to a more melodic Island Music sound, but usually tried for a bluesy sound and a very hard edge that cut through the crowd at dances. Western Swing is, first and foremost, dance music. At times he over-drove his small amp and pruduced a very distorted sound that would have been a home in Grunge Rock.

Also, Milton Brown died on April 18, 1936 from injuries suffered in a wreck on April 12.

Abe Lyman was very popular in his time, as were Ben Selvin and Milton Brown, though time has not kept their names alive very well. But since they were all very good,discovering them is pleasant surprise.

Lyman led a Jazz band with roots in the sound of Paul Whiteman. His doing Western Swing and having his boys trade their yarmulkes for cowboy hats is a novelty.