The annual Bob Wills Day at the Oklahoma Capitol celebrates Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys music with live music, dancing ...
In April, the annual Oklahoma Film and Music Day and Arts & Culture Day also are planned at the state Capitol.
Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and other artists associated with the Bakersfield Sound pulled inspiration from Wills’ music. In ...
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. James ...
The Oklahoma Arts Council and Oklahoma Historical Society teamed up to bring back Bob Wills Day after a hiatus for Capitol renovations. Executive Director Amber Sharples and Historical Society ...
Texas Playboys return to Cain's Ballroom for Bob Wills Birthday Bash "I've not quit doing Bob Wills music since I started learning it in the early '50s," said vocalist Leon Rausch in a recent ...
The Longhorn Ballroom began its life as Bob Wills’ Ranch House, where the eponymous king of Western swing would sometimes ride his horse, Punkin, out on the dance floor before his Texas Playboys began ...