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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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Songs written by Bob Wills

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
A King Without a Queen Bob Wills, Martha Dean Moore, John Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Jack Loyd May 6, 1949 Covered by (2 artists)
All Night Long Bob Wills, Johnny Gimble Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys - Vocal by Joe Andrews March 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Big Beaver Bob Wills Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys April 16, 1940 Covered by (8 artists)
Boot Hill Drag Bob Wills, Herb Remington Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 5, 1949 Covered by (3 artists)
Bubbles in My Beer Cindy Walker, Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 30, 1947 Covered by (28 artists)
Cadillac in Model "A" Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Billy Jack Wills March 9, 1954 Covered by (4 artists)
Closed for Repairs Bob Wills, Brad Browne Bob Wills and His Texas Play Boys October 29, 1947 Covered by (2 artists)
Comanche Hit and Run Bob Wills, Jesse Ashlock Bob Wills March 21, 1967 Covered by Bobby Hicks
Cowboy Stomp Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 15, 1947 Covered by Swinging Hayriders
Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age Cindy Walker, Bob Wills Cindy Walker - Ray Sinatra's Orchestra November 1947 Covered by (7 artists)
Drunkard Blues Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 29, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
Faded Love Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 27, 1950 Covered by (184 artists)
Fat Boy Rag Bob Wills, Junior Barnard Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 6, 1946 Covered by (2 artists)
Get With It Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 23, 1935 Covered by Swinging Hayriders
Gone Indian Bob Wills Bob Wills November 19, 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
I Didn't Realize Bob Wills, "Rusty" McDonald Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 27, 1950 Covered by (4 artists)
I Knew the Moment I Lost You Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys February 25, 1941 Covered by (3 artists)
I'll Be Lucky Some Day Bob Wills, Dickie McBride, Lee Martin [US2] Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 27, 1950 Covered by Glen Campbell
I'm Feelin' Bad Bob Wills, Harley Huggins Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 3, 1945 Covered by (3 artists)
I'm Thru Wastin' Time on You Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, Nat Vincent Tommy Duncan and His Western All Stars January 12, 1949 Covered by Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition
I Needed You Bob Wills, Johnny Gimble Bob Wills with Tagg Lambert March 22, 1967 Covered by (3 artists)
I Wonder if You Feel the Way I Do Bob Wills Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Singing by Tommy Duncan with String Band Acc. November 29, 1938 Covered by (5 artists)
Keeper of My Heart Bob Wills, Jerry Irby Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan November 12, 1947 Covered by (10 artists)
Lone Star Rag Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 15, 1940 Covered by (3 artists)
Misery Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, Tiny Moore Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan October 15, 1947 Covered by (8 artists)
My Confession Bob Wills Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys July 16, 1942 Covered by (6 artists)
My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You Bob Wills, Lee Ross Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys REC, Billy Jack Wills and His Western Swing Band REL September 29, 1955 Covered by (50 artists)
San Antonio Rose [instrumental] Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 28, 1938 Covered by (314 artists)
She's Gone Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 31, 1947 Covered by Johnny Legend
Silver Lake Blues Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 29, 1947 Covered by (5 artists)
Somewhere South of San Antone Bob Wills, Johnny Gimble Bob Wills with Tagg Lambert March 22, 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Sooner or Later (You'll Fall) Artie Glenn, Bob Wills Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys - Vocal by Joe Andrews March 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Spanish Two Step Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 23, 1935 Covered by (18 artists)
Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima Bob Wills, Cliff Johnson Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with Inst. Acc. April 25, 1945 Covered by (3 artists)
Stay a Little Longer Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 24, 1945 Covered by (33 artists)
Sugar Moon Cindy Walker, Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 5, 1946 Covered by (24 artists)
Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys February 26, 1941 Covered by (33 artists)
Texas Playboy Rag Bob Wills Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys January 26, 1945 Covered by (8 artists)
That Brownskin Gal Bob Wills Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys April 15, 1940 Covered by (5 artists)
The End of the Line Bob Wills, Johnny Gimble Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys April 27, 1950 Covered by (10 artists)
There's Going to Be a Party for the Old Folks Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with Hot String Band Accompaniment April 15, 1940 Covered by (3 artists)
This Is Southland Bob Wills, Les "Carrot-Top" Anderson, Rudy Fischer Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 3, 1945 Covered by (7 artists)
White Cross on Okinawa Bob Wills, Cliff Johnson, Cliff Sundin Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys October 3, 1945 Covered by (2 artists)

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