“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?

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 ...

In 1974 Waylon Jennings recorded a twangy tribute song, "Bob Wills is Still the King," which sums up the sentiment nicely: "I ...

Texas without BOB WILLS?If you can even conceive of such a thing, you need to spend some serious time with the four-CD LEGENDS OF COUNTRY MUSIC: BOB WILLS AND HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS (Columbia Legacy ...

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.

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 ...

Bob Wills was one of the earliest stars of country music in Texas just as radio became popular. Wills was one of the pioneers of western swing and inspired generations of country music artists ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wills and actor Lou Diamond Phillips were chosen for spots in the Hall of Great Western Performers. Other honorees include Red Steagall, Bob Funk and Pete Coors.