Bob Wills

Aliases: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Western Swing Band
Personal name: James Robert Wills
Born: March 6, 1905
Died: May 13, 1975
Country: United States
IPI: 00033017527 41 works
00063707380 13 works
00063787054 13 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: 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: The Light Crust Doughboys
Family: Billy Jack Wills Brother
Johnnie Lee Wills Brother
Luke Wills Brother
Related: Bob Wills' Original Texas Playboys
Eldon Shamblin Guitarist and arranger for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
Harley Huggins Guitar and vocals with The Texas Playboys
Jack Loyd Singer of 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
Leon McAuliffe Steel guitarist with The Texas Playboys from 1935 to 1942.
Leon Rausch Vocalist for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1958 into the early-1960s
Sleepy Johnson Member of the Texas Playboys
Tommy Duncan Singer of The Texas Playboys
Ranking: 471st most covered composer/author
169th most covered performer
1429th most covering performer