This is an improved version of the movie clip. I love the shot of KFWB at the beginning. This was filmed in 1944 and features a hybrid version of the two hit versions. This has fiddle and steel, and multi-million selling record had neither. Tommy Duncan once told me that, "The biggest selling record we ever had didn't have a lick of fiddle." But Bob recorded it multiple times on film, audio and video. Tommy did many versions on various labels as well. He must have realized when it came time to play it at apperances that it left him with nothing to do except smile and say ah-ha. His first hit was San Antonio Rose in 1939 an instrumental fiddle reworking of Spanish Two Step, which Bob had written. When he added horns and formed the big band to go with the string band, he recorded the "New" San Antonio Rose in 1940. He got it right on Worried Mind in 1941 he added steel to the arrangement. World War 2 broke up the big band, Tommy joined the Army, Bob got drafted, no recordings by anyone in 1943...musicians strike. Shortgage of shellac to press 78s. New San Antonio Rose was #11 in 1940 and was reissued in 1943 and went to number 19. Bing Crosby also recorded it.. + Informações

This was a hit for Bob with Tommy Duncan on vocal for Columbia in 1948. It was recorded in the final session for that company before moving to MGM.. + Informações

Another song that Bob recorded many times. IT's said that Chuch Berry based Mabelline on this old song. Bob first heard it by Jimmie Davis according to an inteview from 1958.. + Informações

Ah Haa . . . Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys doing "Roly Poly," a 1946 Columbia Records release all about "daddy's little fatty." "Roly Poly, eatin' corn n' taters, hungry every minute of the day." A real Western Swing classic. I can't think of another song that hits on a similar subject . . .. + Informações

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Bob Wills shows his master showmanship as both bandleader and musician in this short known as Fiddlin' Man. Backing the king of western swing, the gum-chewing pianist, the expressionless guitarist, and the giddy drummer make playing with Wills look easy. See more at: www.weirdovideo.com. + Informações

"Big Beaver" - 1940 hit for Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, featuring Tubby Lewis on trumpet.. + Informações

This is one of Snader Telescriptions ffrom 1951. Tommy Duncan had left the band in 1949. Joe Holley had left with Tommy, but had returned by 1951.. + Informações

Waylon Jennings - Bob Wills is Still the King. + Informações

THE KING OF WESTERN SWING AT HIS BEST ...I DIG THE STEEL GUITAR .... + Informações

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BOB WILLS ANS HIS TEXAS PLAYBOYS OSAGE STOMP recording date 02-09-1932 video by elvismarineteam. + Informações

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Bob and the boys recorded in 1939 this Rex Griffin pen hit Last Letter. + Informações

Bob Wills was the driving force behind Western Swing, a form of Country & Western that fuses Jazz, Hillbilly, Blues, Big Band Swing, and many more rhythm forms together creating a truly Unique, Diverse and Unforgettable sound. Wills' shrewd mix of horns, fiddles and steel guitar made for a swinging sound that grabbed the public's ear during the mid 1930s and 1940s. Bob Wills was born into a family of fiddlers on March 6, 1905. His father, John Wills regularly won Texas fiddling competitions. Bob learned how to play fiddle and mandolin from his father. As a young man, Wills performed at house dances, medicine shows and in 1929 made his debut on the radio. With commercial sponsorship, Wills' bands performed on radio in the early 1930s as "Aladdin's Laddies" (for the Aladdin Lamp Co.) and "The Light Crust Doughboys" (for Light Crust Flour). Following a salary dispute, Wills renamed his band the Texas Playboys and relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had a live radio show. This exposure led to a contract with the American Recording Corporation - later absorbed into Columbia Records. In September 1935, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded their first songs in a makeshift recording studio in an old Dallas Warehouse. From that point on, The Texas Playboys became an overnight sensation and recorded prolifically and made such classics as "Steel Guitar Rag", "Maiden's Prayer", "Take Me Back to Tulsa" and Wills' signature song, "San Antonio Rose". Their biggest hit, was "New .... + Informações

That's What I Like About The South. Great Western Swing from Bob Wills.. + Informações

Bob Wills was the driving force behind Western Swing, a form of Country & Western that fuses Jazz, Hillbilly, Blues, Big Band Swing, and many more rhythm forms together creating a truly Unique, Diverse and Unforgettable sound. Wills' shrewd mix of horns, fiddles and steel guitar made for a swinging sound that grabbed the public's ear during the mid 1930s and 1940s. Bob Wills was born into a family of fiddlers on March 6, 1905. His father, John Wills regularly won Texas fiddling competitions. Bob learned how to play fiddle and mandolin from his father. As a young man, Wills performed at house dances, medicine shows and in 1929 made his debut on the radio. With commercial sponsorship, Wills' bands performed on radio in the early 1930s as "Aladdin's Laddies" (for the Aladdin Lamp Co.) and "The Light Crust Doughboys" (for Light Crust Flour). Following a salary dispute, Wills renamed his band the Texas Playboys and relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had a live radio show. This exposure led to a contract with the American Recording Corporation - later absorbed into Columbia Records. In September 1935, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded their first songs in a makeshift recording studio in an old Dallas Warehouse. From that point on, The Texas Playboys became an overnight sensation and recorded prolifically and made such classics as "Steel Guitar Rag", "Maiden's Prayer", "Take Me Back to Tulsa" and Wills' signature song, "San Antonio Rose". Their biggest hit, was "New .... + Informações

Session Personnel: Bob Wills (fiddle, vocal), Tommy Duncan (vocal), Herman Arnspiger (guitar), CG "Sleepy" Johnson (guitar, fiddle), Johnnie Lee Wills (banjo), Leon McAuliffe (steel guitar, guitar), Joe Frank Ferguson (bass), William E."Smokey" Dacus (drums), Jesse Ashlock (fiddle), Al.... + Informações

Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with Western swing. Although he did not invent the genre single-handedly, he did popularize the genre and changed its rules. In the process, he reinvented the rules of popular music. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were a dance band with a country string section that played pop songs as if they were jazz numbers. Their music expanded and erased boundaries between genres. It was also some of the most popular music of its era. Throughout the '40s, the band was one of the most popular groups in the country and the musicians in the Playboys were among the finest of their era. As the popularity of Western swing declined, so did Wills' popularity, but his influence is immeasurable. From the first honky tonkers to Western swing revivalists, generations of country artists owe him a significant debt, as do certain rock and jazz musicians. Wills was a maverick and his spirit infused American popular music of the 20th century with a renegade, virtuosic flair.. + Informações

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In this clip, from a 1940's B Western, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, on stage to entertain the locals, are introduced by Tex Ritter. The King of Western Swing then launches into a rendition of his classic 'Lone Star Rag.' "They're good, aren't they?" Tex Ritter responds, "Best in the West." Too right, too right. See more at: www.weirdovideo.com. + Informações

Bob Wills was the driving force behind Western Swing, a form of Country & Western that fuses Jazz, Hillbilly, Blues, Big Band Swing, and many more rhythm forms together creating a truly Unique, Diverse and Unforgettable sound. Wills' shrewd mix of horns, fiddles and steel guitar made for a swinging sound that grabbed the public's ear during the mid 1930s and 1940s. Bob Wills was born into a family of fiddlers on March 6, 1905. His father, John Wills regularly won Texas fiddling competitions. Bob learned how to play fiddle and mandolin from his father. As a young man, Wills performed at house dances, medicine shows and in 1929 made his debut on the radio. With commercial sponsorship, Wills' bands performed on radio in the early 1930s as "Aladdin's Laddies" (for the Aladdin Lamp Co.) and "The Light Crust Doughboys" (for Light Crust Flour). Following a salary dispute, Wills renamed his band the Texas Playboys and relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he had a live radio show. This exposure led to a contract with the American Recording Corporation - later absorbed into Columbia Records. In September 1935, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys recorded their first songs in a makeshift recording studio in an old Dallas Warehouse. From that point on, The Texas Playboys became an overnight sensation and recorded prolifically and made such classics as "Steel Guitar Rag", "Maiden's Prayer", "Take Me Back to Tulsa" and Wills' signature song, "San Antonio Rose". Their biggest hit, was "New .... + Informações

In this clip, from the B Western "Take Me Back to Oklahoma," Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys croon in perfect harmony 'Oklahoma we love you,' with Wills' signature backup calls. Riding with Tex Ritter, they sing together 'Calamity Kate.' But, clearly, the King of Western Swing makes Ritter pale in comparison, in our opinion. See more at: www.weirdovideo.com. + Informações

Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Dusty Skies (1941) [click watch in high quality for better audio] Dusty skies I can't see nothing in sight Good old Dan you'll have to guide me right If we lose our way the cattle will stray And we'll lose them all tonight Cause all of the grass and water's gone We'll have to keep movin' on Sand blowin' I just can't breathe in this air Thought it would soon be clear and fair But dust storms played hell with land and folks as well Got to be moving somewhere Hate to leave the old ranch so bare But I've got to be moving somewhere So get along doggies we're moving off of this range Never thought as how I'd make a change But the blue skies have failed so we're on our last trail Underneath these dusty skies This ain't tears in my eyes Just sand from these dusty skies. + Informações

This is the original 78 record of this great classic. Thougt I'd upload it.. + Informações