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Bob Wills, the King of Western Swing, recorded the song twice, but it was his protégé and friend Hoyle Nix, of Big Spring, who wrote it and first recorded it way back in 1949 for Dallas’s ...
“We’re going to do some songs not just by Bob Wills, but about Bob Wills,” Benson said before the band played a Red Steagall tune called “Lone Star Beer and Bob Wills Music.” ...
Bob Wills (1905-1975) will be posthumously inducted April 15 into the Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City. ... What Bob Wills songs have become beloved standards?
In 1974 Waylon Jennings recorded a twangy tribute song, "Bob Wills is Still the King," which sums up the sentiment nicely: "I ...
Though hailed as the "King of Western Swing," Bob Wills was never much for labels. The Kosse-born fiddler/bandleader didn't consider himself a country performer, and Nashville never fully embraced ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s not every day that dancing breaks out at the Oklahoma Capitol, but Monday was special. Years ago, Bob Wills’ song “Faded Love” was designated as Oklahoma’s ...
The Tulsa, Oklahoma, venue still echoes with Wills' Western swing, but as it marks its 100th year, it's become a bucket-list stage to see Wyatt Flores, Turnpike Troubadours, and more ...
Do you need the lyrics for “My Window Faces South” by Bob Wills? We have the full version ready for you to sing along with.
In 1974 Waylon Jennings recorded a twangy tribute song, "Bob Wills is Still the King," which sums up the sentiment nicely: "I grew up on music that we called Western Swing/It don't matter who's in ...
In 1950, Wills released “Faded Love,” a song that he had written with his father and brother. The popular tune was later sung ...