- Aliases
- Bob Wills and His Texas Play Boys
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Personal name
- James Robert Wills
- Born
- March 6, 1905
- Died
- May 13, 1975
- Country
- United States
- IPI
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00033017527 48 works
00063707380 18 works
00063787054 15 works
- Affiliation
- ASCAP
- Comments
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One of the originators of Western swing and legendary bandleader. Wills was often referred to as the "King of Western Swing". He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968 and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
- Member of
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The Light Crust Doughboys
- Family
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Billy Jack Wills Brother
Johnnie Lee Wills Brother
Luke Wills Brother
- Related
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Bob Wills' Original Texas Playboys
Eldon Shamblin Guitar, arranger "The Texas Playboys"
Gary Cummings Vocals "The Texas Playboys" (1956-1958)
Harley Huggins Guitar, vocals "The Texas Playboys"
Jack Loyd Vocals "The Texas Playboys"
Johnny Gimble With a break of about two years, member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from the late-1940s into the early 1960s
Junior Barnard
Lee Ross Vocals "The Texas Playboys"
Leon McAuliffe Steel guitarist with The Texas Playboys from 1935 to 1942.
Leon Rausch Vocals "The Texas Playboys" (1958 - early-1960s)
Lou Walker Guitar, vocals "The Texas Playboys" (1955-1959)
Sleepy Johnson Member "The Texas Playboys"
Tommy Duncan Vocals "The Texas Playboys"
- Ranking
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450th most covered composer/author
149th most covered performer
457th most covering performer
