Wills, Bob
- Bob
Wills Day
The last Saturday in April. Parade, barbecue, dances, concert.
- Bob
Wills Is Still the King
Biographical essay by Rush Evans, from the publication "Discoveries".
- Bob
Wills Museum
Established by the Wills family, and dedicated to the King of
Western Swing. Photographs, family mementos, awards, fiddles
and clothing.
- Bob
Wills and His Texas Playboys
Photo, links. But the highlight of this page is the five Bob
Wills songs in RealAudio.
- Country
Music Hall of Fame: Bob Wills
Bob Wills was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1968. Links
to a biographical essay and brief discography.
- Jim
Lowe: Western Swing
A cyberspace tribute to Western Swing music, Bob Wills, Milton
Brown and all that wonderful stuff. Recommended books and CDs.
- Nashville
Songwriters Hall of Fame: Bob Wills
Wills was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1970. Includes career
milestones, plus a list of some of his best songs and other
artists who have recorded them.
- Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were honored by induction into
the Hall of Fame in 1999. Essay points out how Wills' style
influenced rock musicians.
- Roughstock:
Western Swing
About Bob Wills, from Roughstock's History of Country Music.
Includes photo, sound clip (.au) of "Liza, Pull Down the
Shade". Guitar tablature and lyrics for "Faded Love",
chords and lyrics for "San Antonio Rose" and "Take
Me Back to Tulsa".
- So
What Is "Western Swing" Anyway?
From the Oklahoma Twisters.
- Southern
Music Network: Bob Wills
Wills created a new art form called western swing, and for over
four decades influenced American popular music in general and
country and western music in particular.
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