Wills had a heart attack in 1962, and a second one the next year, which forced him to disband the Texas Playboys. Wills continued to perform solo. The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted Wills in 1968 …

A bandleader, fiddler, singer, and songwriter, Bob Wills is the most famous exponent of the popular musical amalgam now known as western swing, which synthesized ragtime, traditional fiddle tunes, …

Sep 16, 2021 · 26 Western swing recordings of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys from the 1930s and 1940s.

James Robert "Bob" Wills was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing. He …

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The Music of Bob Wills Welcome to "The Music of Bob Wills" as told by historian and writer David Stricklin. David heads the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock. He received his Ph.D. in …

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Sep 2, 2017 · Here’s another Western Swing 6 pak Bob Wills music 1942-19461. We Might As Well Forget It…vocal by Leon Huff 1942..check out the Dixieland ending.2. I’m Feel...