Bob Wills

Aliases: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Western Swing Band
Real name: James Robert Wills
Born: March 6, 1905
Died: May 13, 1975
Country: United States
IPI: 00033017527 38 works
00063707380 11 works
00063787054 12 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: Luke Wills Brother
Johnnie Lee Wills Brother
Billy Jack Wills Brother
Related: Tommy Duncan Singer of The Texas Playboys
Leon Rausch Vocalist for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1958 into the early-1960s
Johnny Gimble With a break of about two years, member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from the late-1940s into the early 1960s
Sleepy Johnson Member of the Texas Playboys
Bob Wills' Original Texas Playboys
Leon McAuliffe Steel guitarist with The Texas Playboys from 1935 to 1942.
Eldon Shamblin Guitarist and arranger for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
Harley Huggins Guitar and vocals with The Texas Playboys