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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – If you’re someone who ...

The Longhorn Ballroom began its life as Bob Wills’ Ranch House, where the eponymous king of Western swing would sometimes ride his horse, Punkin, out on the dance floor before his Texas Playboys began ...

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 ...

The Bob Wills Birthday Celebration returns to Cain's Ballroom on March 4 with a performance from Bob Wills' Texas Playboys. The legendary western swing bandleader and the historic venue in the Tulsa ...

“Sunbonnet Sue,” the first track on the new four-CD boxed set, “Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys: Legends of Country Music,” pretty much gives the whole game away. “Sunbonnet Sue” is played by the ...

To music historians and fans, the late Bob Wills was the “King of Western Swing,” one of America’s greatest music pioneers. To Nick Forster — a Colorado music legend and the founder and host of the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The series on Texas musicians continues. Bob Wills had reached the climax of both his creativity and popularity in the late 1930s and the World War II years, but in the decades ...

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