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AMG All Music Guide: Bob Wills
Biography, labels on which Wills recorded, discography.
Bob Wills Day
Held in Turkey, Texas, on the last Saturday in April. Parade, barbecue, dances, concert. Includes schedule.
Bob Wills Information
Short essay on Wills at the crossroads between oldtime and modern country music.
Bob Wills Museum
Established by the Wills family, and dedicated to the King of Western Swing. Photographs, family mementos, awards, fiddles and clothing. In Turkey, Texas.
Country Music Hall of Fame: Bob Wills
Biographical essay.
IMDb: Bob Wills
Film and television credits for Bob Wills as an actor. Includes very short biography.
Jim Lowe: Western Swing
A cyberspace tribute to Western Swing music, Bob Wills, Milton Brown and all that wonderful stuff. Recommended books and CDs.
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame: Bob Wills
Career milestones, plus a list of some of his best songs and other artists who have recorded them.
NPR : Bob Wills, the Fiddler of Western Swing
Bob Wills would have been 100 years old in 2005. NPR's John Burnett takes a look at the life of the man who with his band, the Texas Playboys, combined jazz and country music to create Western Swing. [11:19 streaming audio broadcast]
OLGA: Bob Wills
Guitar tablature for "Faded Love," chords for more than a dozen other Bob Wills songs. With lyrics.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Bob Wills and His Texa
Essay points out how Wills' style influenced rock musicians.
RollingStone.com: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Biography and recordings.
Roughstock: Western Swing
About Bob Wills, from Roughstock's History of Country Music. Includes photo, sound clip (.au) of "Liza, Pull Down the Shade." Guitar tablature and lyrics for "Faded Love," chords and lyrics for "San Antonio Rose" and "Take Me Back to Tulsa."
Southern Music Network: Bob Wills
Wills created a new art form called western swing, and for over four decades influenced American popular music in general, and country and western music in particular.