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Vocalion, OKeh, Columbia, MGM, Liberty. James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, [1] [2] [3] he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker ...
As Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, they became one of the most popular touring and recording acts in the nation, offering audiences the highly danceable musical mixture that came to be known as western swing.
1968. Born. March 6, 1905. Died. May 13, 1975. Birthplace. Kosse, Texas. A bandleader, fiddler, singer, and songwriter, Bob Wills is the most famous exponent of the popular musical amalgam now known as western swing, which synthesized ragtime, traditional fiddle tunes, New Orleans jazz, blues, Mexican songs, and big band swing.
Bob Wills blended genres of all kinds to create a distinctly American sound. With his Texas Playboys, their impromptu jams shot through with call and response “yee-ha”‘s reveal what we can only call their raucous reverence for Western swing.
Bob Wills (6 de marzo de 1905 – 13 de mayo de 1975) fue un músico, compositor, y líder de banda estadounidense, considerado por muchos como uno de los padres del estilo Western swing [1] [2] y llamado por sus admiradores "El Rey del Western Swing".
Welcome to ‘The Music of Bob Wills’ as told by historian and writer David Stricklin. David heads the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies in Little Rock. He received his Ph.D. in U.S. history from Tulane University, where he studied with legendary country music authority Bill C. Malone.
