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Bob Wills

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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 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
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
Junior Barnard
Jack Loyd Singer of The Texas Playboys
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Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Living Legend Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan with The Texas Playboys December 1960 Liberty
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1958 Decca
Bob Wills Keepsake Album #1 Bob Wills December 1964 Longhorn Records
Bob Wills Plays the Greatest String Band Hits Bob Wills 1969 Kapp Records
Bob Wills Sings and Plays Bob Wills July 1963 Liberty
For the Last Time Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1974 United Artists Records
From the Heart of Texas Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys featuring Leon Rausch October 1966 Kapp Records
Here's That Man Again Bob Wills January 1968 Kapp Records
King of Western Swing Bob Wills August 1967 Kapp Records
Mr. Words & Mr. Music Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan with The Texas Playboys August 1961 Liberty
Rare California Airshots 1945-1946 Bob Wills November 27, 2011 Country Routes
Riding Your Way - The Lost Transcriptions for Tiffany Music 1946-1947 Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys April 29, 2014 Real Gone Music
San Antonio Rose - The Tiffany Transcriptions Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1977 Lariat Records
Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan 1985 Delta Records [US1]
The Bob Wills Anthology Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1973 Columbia [US]
The Tiffany Transcriptions - 1945-1948 on the West Coast Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1976 Tishomingo Records
The Tiffany Transcriptions - The McKinney Sisters Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1990 Kaleidoscope Records
The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 1 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1982 Kaleidoscope Records
The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 4 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1985 Kaleidoscope Records
The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 5 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1986 Kaleidoscope Records
Time Changes Everything Bob Wills June 1968 Kapp Records

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Across the Alley from the Alamo Bob Wills May 1968 Kapp Records
Alexander's Ragtime Band Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1938 Vocalion [US]
All Night Long Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys - Vocal by Joe Andrews 1964 Longhorn Records
Back Home Again in Indiana Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1937 Vocalion [US]
Beaumont Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1939 Vocalion [US]
Blackout Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 26, 1948 MGM
Black Rider Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1938 Vocalion [US]
Blue Prelude Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 1940 Vocalion [US]
Bob Wills Stomp Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1941 OKeh
Bubbles in My Beer Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 8, 1947 MGM
Cadillac in Model "A" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1954 MGM
Cherokee Maiden Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1942 OKeh
Closed for Repairs Bob Wills and His Texas Play Boys February 1948 MGM
Corrine Corrina Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1941 OKeh
Cotton Eyed Joe Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 1947 Columbia [US]
Cowboy Stomp Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1947 Columbia [US]
Dedicated to You Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 1937 Vocalion [US]
Deep Water Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys March 8, 1948 Columbia [US]
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1949 MGM
Don't Let the Deal Go Down Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1939 Vocalion [US]
Dusty Skies Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys February 1942 OKeh
Faded Love Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1950 MGM
Fat Boy Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1, 1947 Columbia [US]
Get Along Home Cindy Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1937 Vocalion [US]
Goodbye, Liza Jane Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 1949 Columbia [US]
Good Old Oklahoma Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1935 Vocalion [US]
Good Time Cake-Walk Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 17, 1949 Columbia [US]
Got a Letter from My Kid Today Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1941 Conqueror
Heart to Heart Talk Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan and The Texas Playboys May 1960 Liberty
Home in San Antone Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 1943 OKeh
Hubbin' It Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 1952 MGM
I Ain't Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares for Me) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 1936 Vocalion [US]
I Betcha' My Heart I Love You Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Laura Lee March 1951 MGM
Ida Red Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 1939 Vocalion [US]
Ida Red Likes the Boogie Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1949 MGM
If I Could Bring Back My Buddy Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1939 Vocalion [US]
I Had a Little Mule Bob Wills - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with His Texas Playboys July 1948 MGM
I'm All Alone Bob Wills and Carolina Cotton with The Texas Playboys July 1952 MGM
It's the Bottle Talking Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1956 Decca
I Wonder if You Feel the Way I Do Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 1939 Vocalion [US]
I Won't Be Back Tonight Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1953 MGM
Keeper of My Heart Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 27, 1948 MGM
Keep Knocking Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 1938 Vocalion [US]
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (I'm in Love with You) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 6, 1948 Columbia [US]
Liberty Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 6, 1947 Columbia [US]
Lone Star Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 1940 OKeh
Looking Over My Shoulder Bob Wills and His Western Swing Band June 1967 Kapp Records
Maiden's Prayer Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1938 Vocalion [US]
Maiden's Prayer Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1941 OKeh
Mean Woman with Green Eyes Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 1950 MGM
Milk Cow Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1946 Tiffany Music
Misery Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan May 23, 1949 Columbia [US]
Moonlight and Roses Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1938 Vocalion [US]
My Confession Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1943 OKeh
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1956 Decca
My Window Faces the South Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 1939 Vocalion [US]
Never No More Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1936 Vocalion [US]
New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1940 OKeh
New Spanish Two Step Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan March 1946 Columbia [US]
No Matter How She Done It (She's Just a Dirty Dame) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1937 Vocalion [US]
Oh, Lady Be Good Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1938 Vocalion [US]
Oh Monah! Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1957 Decca
Oh! You Pretty Woman Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys April 1942 OKeh
Oklahoma Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1936 Vocalion [US]
Osage Stomp Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1935 Vocalion [US]
Playboy Stomp Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 1938 Vocalion [US]
Please Don't Leave Me Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1942 OKeh
Please Don't Leave Me Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 15, 1942 Columbia [US]
Pray for the Lights to Go Out Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys March 1940 Vocalion [US]
Red Hot Gal of Mine Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1936 Vocalion [US]
Rose of Old Pawnee Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 26, 1947 Columbia [US]
Rosetta Bob Wills and His Texas Play Boys September 1937 Vocalion [US]
San Antonio Rose Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 1939 Vocalion [US]
She's Killing Me Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 1937 Vocalion [US]
Silver Bells Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 1939 Vocalion [US]
Sincerely Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1955 Decca
Sitting on Top of the World Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1936 Vocalion [US]
Smith's Reel Bob Wills and Sleepy Johnson November 1936 Melotone
Smoke on the Water Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1945 OKeh
Snatchin' and Grabbin' Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1952 MGM
Sooner or Later (You'll Fall) Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys 1964 Longhorn Records
Spanish Two Step Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1936 Vocalion [US]
Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with Inst. Acc. May 1945 OKeh
Stay a Little Longer Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 1946 Columbia [US]
Steel Guitar Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1936 Vocalion [US]
Still Water Runs the Deepest Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 12, 1948 MGM
St. Louis Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 1935 Vocalion [US]
St. Louis Blues (Bob Wills' Version) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1954 MGM
Sugar Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1936 Vocalion [US]
Sugar Moon Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 7, 1947 Columbia [US]
Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys March 1941 OKeh
'Tater Pie Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1950 MGM
Texarkana Baby Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with String Band Acc. April 19, 1948 Columbia [US]
Texas Playboy Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1945 Columbia [US]
The Boston Fancy Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 1955 Decca
The Devil Ain't Lazy Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 5, 1948 Columbia [US]
The End of the Line Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1951 MGM
There's a Big Rock in the Road Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 27, 1947 Columbia [US]
There's Going to Be a Party (For the Old Folks) Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys December 1940 OKeh
The Warm Red Wine Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1949 MGM
Time Changes Everything Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1940 OKeh
Trouble in Mind Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1936 Vocalion [US]
Twin Guitar Special Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1941 OKeh
We Might as Well Forget It Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys July 1944 OKeh
White Cross on Okinawa Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1945 Columbia [US]
White Heat Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys August 1937 Vocalion [US]
Whoa Babe Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1939 Vocalion [US]
You Don't Love Me (But I'll Always Care) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1940 Vocalion [US]

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