Artist: Bob Wills

Bob Wills
Aliases
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Real name
James Robert Wills
Born
March 6, 1905
Died
May 13, 1975
Country
United States
Comments
One of the originators of Western swing and legendary bandleader. Wills was often referred to as the "King of Western Swing".
Member of
The Light Crust Doughboys
Family
Johnnie Lee Wills   Brother
Luke Wills   Brother
Related
Tommy Duncan   Singer of The Texas Playboys

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 A King Without a Queen Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1949 Merle Haggard and The Strangers
2 Big Beaver Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1940 Asleep at the Wheel
3 Bubbles in My Beer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys December 1947 (5 artists)
4 Cherokee Maiden Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1942 (6 artists)
5 Deep Water Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1948 (7 artists)
6 The Devil Ain't Lazy Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1948 (2 artists)
7 Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1949 (3 artists)
8 Dusty Skies Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys February 1942 (6 artists)
9 Faded Love Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1950 (33 artists)
10 Home in San Antone Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys November 1943 (3 artists)
11 I Knew the Moment I Lost You Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys April 1942 Merle Haggard
12 It's All Your Fault Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys February 1942 (3 artists)
13 I've Got New Road Under My Wheels Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1954 The Cache Valley Drifters
14 Keeper of My Heart Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1948 The Hot Club of Cowtown
15 The Maiden's Prayer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1938 (2 artists)
16 Misery Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1949 Merle Haggard
17 Miss Molly Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys November 1943 (2 artists)
18 My Confession Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1943 (2 artists)
19 My Life's Been a Pleasure Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys May 1942 (2 artists)
20 My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back to You Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1956 (14 artists)
21 Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle) Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1935 The Hot Club of Cowtown
22 Please Don't Leave Me Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1942 Willie Nelson / Merle Haggard / Ray Price
23 Roly Poly Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1945 (10 artists)
24 Rose of Old Pawnee Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1947 (2 artists)
25 San Antonio Rose Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1939 (45 artists)
26 Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1945 (2 artists)
27 Stay a Little Longer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1946 (9 artists)
28 Still Water Runs the Deepest Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys September 1948 (2 artists)
29 Sugar Moon Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1947 (4 artists)
30 Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys March 1941 (4 artists)
31 Time Changes Everything Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1940 (8 artists)
32 You Don't Care What Happens to Me Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1945 (5 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 A Big Ball in Cowtown Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys featuring Leon Rausch October 1966 Hoyle Nix's West Texas Cowboys
2 Alexander's Ragtime Band Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1938 Emma Carus
3 Along the Navajo Trail Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1977 Roy Rogers
4 Back Home Again in Indiana Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1937 Conway's Band
5 Basin Street Blues Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys November 1936 Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
6 Blue Prelude Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1940 Casa Loma Orchestra
7 Blue Yodel #1 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1973 Jimmie Rodgers
8 Brain Cloudy Blues Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1947 Kokomo Arnold
9 Canadian Sunset Bob Wills January 1968 Hugo Winterhalter And His Orchestra with Eddie Heywood
10 Corrine Corrina Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1941 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman
11 Dedicated to You Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys July 1937 Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy
12 Everybody Does It in Hawaii Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1938 Jimmie Rodgers
13 Four or Five Times Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1935 Jack Walsh & His Orchestra
14 Gamblin Polka Dot Blues Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1938 Jimmie Rodgers
15 Hang Your Head in Shame Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1945 Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage
16 I Can't Give You Anything but Love Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1936 Aida Ward and Willard McLean
17 I'm Sitting on Top of the World Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1935 The Mississippi Sheiks
18 Kansas City Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys featuring Leon Rausch October 1966 Little Willie Littlefield
19 Keep Knocking Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys July 1938 Boodle It Wiggins
20 Let Me Call You Sweetheart (I'm in Love With You) Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1948 The Peerless Quartet
21 Milk Cow Blues Bob Wills 1969 Kokomo Arnold
22 Mississippi Delta Blues Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1973 Jimmie Rodgers
23 Mississippi River Blues Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan with The Texas Playboys August 1961 Jimmie Rodgers
24 New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1940 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
25 Oh Monah! Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1957 Ted Weems & His Orchestra - Standard Quartette
26 Oh, Lady Be Good Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys December 1938 Walter Catlett
27 Oklahoma Hills Bob Wills November 27, 2011 Jack Guthrie
28 Old Fashioned Love Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1936 Adelaide Hall
29 Orange Blossom Special Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1958 Roy Hall and His Blue Ridge Entertainers - Russel Wise and Mr. White
30 Riders in the Sky Bob Wills January 1968 Burl Ives
31 Right or Wrong Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1937 Mike Markel & His Orchestra
32 Running Bear Bob Wills 1968 Johnny Preston
33 She's Killing Me Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1937 Nichols Brothers
34 Smith's Reel Bob Wills 1935
35 St. Louis Blues Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1935 Prince's Band
36 Steel Guitar Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1936 Sylvester Weaver
37 Talkin' 'bout You Bob Wills 1969 Ray Charles
38 The Waltz You Saved for Me Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1939 Wayne King and His Orchestra
39 The Warm Red Wine Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys September 1949 Ernest Tubb
40 Trouble in Mind Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1936 Thelma La Vizzo
41 What's the Matter With the Mill? Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1937 Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie
42 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone Bob Wills July 1963 Carter Family

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 A King Without a Queen Bob Wills, Martha Dean Moore, John Wills Merle Haggard and The Strangers
2 Big Beaver Bob Wills Asleep at the Wheel
3 Bubbles in My Beer Cindy Walker, Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan (5 artists)
4 Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age Cindy Walker, Bob Wills (3 artists)
5 Faded Love Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills (33 artists)
6 I Knew the Moment I Lost You Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Merle Haggard
7 Keeper of My Heart Bob Wills, Jerry Irby The Hot Club of Cowtown
8 Misery Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan, Tiny Moore Merle Haggard
9 My Confession Bob Wills (2 artists)
10 My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You Bob Wills, Lee Ross (14 artists)
11 Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle) Bob Wills The Hot Club of Cowtown
12 San Antonio Rose Bob Wills (45 artists)
13 Stay a Little Longer Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan (9 artists)
14 Sugar Moon Cindy Walker, Bob Wills (4 artists)
15 Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan (4 artists)
16 The Maiden's Prayer Bob Wills (2 artists)
17 Time Changes Everything Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan (8 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 Brain Cloudy Blues Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan Milk Cow Blues Merle Haggard
2 New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills San Antonio Rose (22 artists)
3 What's the Matter With the Mill? Bob Wills, Tommy Duncan What's the Matter With the Mill (2 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 The Bob Wills Anthology Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1973 Columbia
2 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1958 Decca
3 Bob Wills Plays the Greatest String Band Hits Bob Wills 1969 Kapp Records
4 Bob Wills Sings and Plays Bob Wills July 1963 Liberty Records
5 From the Heart of Texas Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys featuring Leon Rausch October 1966 Kapp Records
6 Here's That Man Again Bob Wills January 1968 Kapp Records
7 Mr. Words & Mr. Music Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan with The Texas Playboys August 1961 Liberty Records
8 Rare California Airshots 1945-1946 Bob Wills November 27, 2011 Country Routes
9 San Antonio Rose: The Tiffany Transcriptions Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1977 Lariat Records
10 Time Changes Everything Bob Wills 1968 Kapp Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Alexander's Ragtime Band Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1938 Vocalion
2 Back Home Again in Indiana Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1937 Vocalion
3 Beaumont Rag Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1939 Vocalion
4 Black Rider Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1938 Vocalion
5 Blue Prelude Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1940 Vocalion
6 Bubbles in My Beer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys December 1947 MGM
7 Corrine Corrina Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1941 OKeh
8 Dedicated to You Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys July 1937 Vocalion
9 Deep Water Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1948 Columbia
10 The Devil Ain't Lazy Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1948 Columbia
11 Dusty Skies Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys February 1942 OKeh
12 Empty Bed Blues - Keep Knocking Tommy Ducan - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys July 1938 Vocalion
13 Faded Love Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1950 MGM
14 Home In San Antone Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys November 1943 OKeh
15 I Can't Give You Anything But Love Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1936 Vocalion
16 Ida Red Likes the Boogie Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1949 MGM
17 I'm Sitting on Top of the World Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1935 Vocalion
18 I've Got New Road Under My Wheels Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1954 MGM
19 Keeper of My Heart Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1948 MGM
20 Let Me Call You Sweetheart Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys December 1948 Columbia
21 The Maiden's Prayer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1938 Vocalion
22 Misery Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1949 Columbia
23 My Confession Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1943 OKeh
24 My Life's Been a Pleasure Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys May 1942 OKeh
25 My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back to You Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1956 Decca
26 New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1940 OKeh
27 New Spanish Two Step Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1945 Columbia
28 Oh, Lady Be Good Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys December 1938 Vocalion
29 Oh Monah! Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys June 1957 Decca
30 Oh! You Pretty Woman Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys April 1942 OKeh
31 Oklahoma Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1936 Vocalion
32 Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle) Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1935 Vocalion
33 Please Don't Leave Me Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys June 1942 OKeh
34 Red Hot Gal of Mine Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys November 1936 Vocalion
35 Ride On Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys January 1942 OKeh
36 Right or Wrong Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1937 Vocalion
37 Rose of Old Pawnee Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1947 Columbia
38 San Antonio Rose Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1939 Vocalion
39 She's Killing Me Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1937 Vocalion
40 Silver Lake Blues Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1949 MGM
41 Smith's Reel Bob Wills 1935 ARC [3]
42 Smoke on the Water Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys February 1945 OKeh
43 St. Louis Blues Bob Wills Texas Playboys 1935 Vocalion
44 Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys May 1945 OKeh
45 Stay a Little Longer Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1946 Columbia
46 Steel Guitar Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1936 Vocalion
47 Still Water Runs the Deepest Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys September 1948 MGM
48 Sugar Moon Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1947 Columbia
49 Take Me Back to Tulsa Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys March 1941 OKeh
50 Texas Playboy Rag Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys September 1945 Columbia
51 There's Going to Be a Party for the Old Folks Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 1940 OKeh
52 Time Changes Everything Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys August 1940 OKeh
53 Trouble in Mind Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys November 1936 Vocalion
54 The Warm Red Wine Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys September 1949 MGM

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 San Antonio Rose Ray Price May 1962 Columbia
2 George Jones Sings Bob Wills George Jones 1962 United Artists
3 A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) Merle Haggard November 16, 1971 Capitol Records
4 The Pine Valley Cosmonauts Salute the Majesty of Bob Wills The Pine Valley Cosmonauts September 8, 1998 Bloodshot
5 Ride With Bob Asleep at the Wheel August 10, 1999 Dreamworks Records
6 What Makes Bob Holler The Hot Club of Cowtown October 18, 2010 Proper American Recordings

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