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.

Wills and his band the Texas Playboys blended western music with jazz and Big Band instrumentation. Everyone loves a happy ending, and in the case of western swing legend Bob Wills, whose home ...

Bob Wills was from Texas, born into a family with generations of skilled fiddle players. He was also influenced by the music his African-American friends sang in the cotton fields and later by ...

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...