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James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing,[1][2][3] he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). He was also noted for punctuating his music with his trademark "ah-haa" calls.[4]
Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin who played steel guitar and bass. Oklahoma guitar player Eldon Shamblin joined the band in 1937 bringing jazzy influence and arrangements. The band played regularly on Tulsa, Oklahoma, radio station KVOO and added Leon McAuliffe on steel guitar, pianist Al Stricklin, drummer Smokey Dacus, and a horn section that expanded the band's sound. Wills favored jazz-like arrangements and the band found national popularity into the 1940s with such hits as "Steel Guitar Rag", "San Antonio Rose", "Smoke on the Water", "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima", and "New Spanish Two Step".
Wills and the Texas Playboys recorded with several publishers and companies, including Vocalion, Okeh, Columbia, and MGM. In 1950, Wills had two top 10 hits, "Ida Red likes the Boogie" and "Faded Love", which were his last hits for a decade. Throughout the 1950s, he struggled with poor health and tenuous finances. He continued to perform frequently despite a decline in the popularity of his earlier hit songs, and the growing popularity of rock and roll. Wills had a heart attack in 1962, and a second one the next year, which forced him to disband the Texas Playboys. Wills continued to perform solo.
The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted Wills in 1968 and the Texas State Legislature honored him for his contribution to American music. In 1972, Wills accepted a citation from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in Nashville. He recorded an album with fan Merle Haggard in 1973. Wills suffered two strokes that left him partially paralyzed, and unable to communicate. He was comatose the last two months of his life, and died in a Fort Worth nursing home in 1975.[5] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Wills and the Texas Playboys in 1999.
Rare Presto Transcriptions
Label: Cattle Records – LP 20 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono Country: Germany Released: 1981 Genre: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Country Blues, Country, Swing A1 Tennessee Saturday Night 2:36 A2 Dragging The Bow 2:28 A3 Twin Guitar Special 2:28 A4 Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone 1:50 A5 Bob Wills Boogie 2:16 A6 No Wonder 2:13 A7 Tierney's Boogie 2:00 A8 Sittin' On Top Of The World Vocals – Bob Wills 5:02 B1 C-Jam Blues 2:20 B2 San Antonio Rose 3:11 B3 There'll Be Some Changes Made Vocals – Eldon Shamblin 2:27 B4 C Schottische 1:58 B5 Judy 2:51 B6 Tumbling Tumbleweeds 2:59 B7 Sally Johnson 1:45 B8 Blues For Dixie 2:29 B9 Blue Flame 1:38 Drums – Billy Jack Wills Electric Guitar – Eldon Shamblin Fiddle – Bob Wills, Jesse Ashlock Fiddle [Bass] – Luke Wills Mandolin – Tiny Moore Piano – Mancel Tierney Rhythm Guitar – Bill Choates* Trumpet – Alex Brashear Vocals – Bob Wills, Carl Luper, Eldon Shamblin, Jesse Ashlock Recorded between January and March 1949 for the Crosley Automobile Company.
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Label: Cattle Records – LP 28 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono, Compilation Country: Germany Released: 1982 Genre: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Western Swing A1 Bob Wills, Allen Franklin*– Talk Track 0:32 A2 Bob Wills*– In The Mood 3:04 A3 Bob Wills*– Sugar Moon 2:14 A4 Bob Wills*– Elmer's Time 3:00 A5 Bob Wills*– My Life's Been A Pleasure Vocals – Jesse Ashlock 2:42 A6 Bob Wills*– Texas Home 2:12 A7 Bob Wills*– Dipsy Doodle 3:06 A8 Bob Wills*– Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Way) 2:41 A9 Bob Wills*– Sunrise Serenade 2:07 B1 Bob Wills*– Cherokee Maiden 3:00 B2 Bob Wills*– Osage Stomp 3:13 B3 Bob Wills*– You're The Sweetest Rose In Texas 2:18 B4 Bob Wills*– Don't Let Your Deal Go Down 1:59 B5 Bob Wills*– Molly Darling 4:05 B6 Bob Wills*– Yearning (Just For You) 2:01 B7 Bob Wills*– Those Gone And Left Me Blues 2:28 B8 Bob Wills*– Little Star Of Heaven Vocals – Luke Wills 2:39 Drums – Billy Jack Wills Electric Guitar – Eldon Shamblin Fiddle – Bob Wills, Jesse Ashlock Fiddle [Bass] – Luke Wills Mandolin – Tiny Moore Piano – Mancel Tierney Rhythm Guitar – Bill Choates* Trumpet – Alex Brashear Vocals – Bob Wills, Carl Luper, Eldon Shamblin, Jesse Ashlock Recorded between January and March 1949 for the Crosley Automobile Company.
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Label: Cattle Records – LP 33 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Germany Released: 1982 Genre: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Country Blues, Country, Swing A1 Take The "A" Train 3:01 A2 Bouquet Of Roses 3:40 A3 You Can't Break The Chains Of Love 3:35 A4 Till The Longest Day I live 2:51 A5 Baby Won't You Please Come Home 2:19 A6 Mama Inez 2:25 A7 On A Slow Boat To China 2:01 A8 Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes 2:24 B1 Jessie Polka 2:17 B2 Teardrops In My Heart 2:59 B3 Home In San Antone 2:16 B4 Thorn In My Heart 2:31 B5 Cotton Eyed Joe 1:53 B6 Ida Red 1:55 B7 I'll Be True To The One I Love 3:16 B8 My Happiness 2:39 B9 Arkansas Traveler
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Label: Cattle Records – LP 70 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Germany Released: 1984 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Western Swing A1 Ida (Sweet As Apple Cider) A2 Silver Bells A3 Beaumont Rag A4 Gray Eagle A5 This Is Southland A6 The Waltz You Saved For Me A7 Liberty A8 Playboy Chimes A9 Tuxedo Junction A10 Just Friends B1 By An Old Watermill By A Waterfall B2 Lonesome Hearted Blues B3 Talking 'Bout You B4 A Heart Full Of Love (For A Handful Of Kisses) B5 Spanisch Fandango B6 Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now B7 Rosetta B8 Rubber Dolly B9 Mexicali Rose B10 Rainbow
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Label: Cattle Records – LP 71 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Germany Released: 1984 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Western Swing A1 San Antonio Rose (Opening Theme) [Instrumental] A2 Old Shep A3 Josephine (Instrumental) A4 Sugar Blues A5 Cotton Patch Blues A6 Still Water Runs The Deepest A7 Milkcow Blues A8 Dream Train (Instrumental) A9 There's A Big Rock In The World A10 I Love You So Much It Hurts Me B1 Please Don't Leave Me B2 Dreamy Eyes Waltz (Instrumental) B3 I'm A Fool To Care B4 La Golondrina (Instrumental) B5 The Last Letter B6 I Care No More B7 Corrine Corrina B8 Stay A Little Longer B9 Pay Off (Instrumental) B10 San Antonio Rose (Closing Theme) [Instrumental]