Bob Wills was born in Texas, grew up in the cotton fields and ranch lands of the Lone Star State and fronted the band now famously known as the Texas Playboys. But the "King of Western Swing" likely ...

It is Bob Wills Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. The “King of Western Swing” passed away nearly 50 years ago, but bands today keep his sound alive. Over the weekend the Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys led ...

Emmy-nominated actor Lou Diamond Phillips, "King of Western Swing" Bob Wills and cowboy poet Red Steagall will be among the honorees at the 62nd Western Heritage Awards in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma ...

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OKLAHOMA CITY — It’s not every day that dancing breaks out at the Oklahoma Capitol, but Monday was special. Years ago, Bob Wills’ song “Faded Love” was designated as Oklahoma’s official country and ...

TURKEY, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - For 50 years, the official music of Texas, Western Swing, has been filling the air in Turkey, Texas on the last Saturday in April in honor of the King of Western Swing, ...

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Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, led by Jason Roberts, will return to Cain’s Ballroom Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 to keep alive a tradition of celebrating the late Wills’ birthday. Tickets are $32 ...

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