“Cowboy Libretto is dedicated to my grandmother, who gave me a love of her ‘cowboy singers’ and the stories we shared while listening to them.”

— Ron Thompson

Ron Thompson is the creator of Cowboy Libretto, a cultural initiative dedicated to preserving and celebrating Western Swing as a hallmark of American music culture. With a deep passion for arts and cultural history, he brings together archival research, oral history, live performance, and public programming to explore how music, migration, and identity have shaped the American Southwest. Through curated concerts, multimedia exhibitions, educational collaborations, and digital storytelling, his work highlights underrepresented voices and cultural intersections within 20th-century American music. Thompson continues documenting the living legacy of Western Swing through fieldwork, artist profiles, and community partnerships that bridge scholarship and public engagement.