Bob Wills

Personal Info

Birthday

March 6, 1905

Day of Death

1975-05-13

(70 years old)

Place of Birth

Limestone County, Texas, USA

Also Known As

James Robert Wills

Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

The King of Western Swing

Bob Wills

Biography

Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, was an influential developer of the western swing music style in the late 1930s through the 1940s. He appeared on over a dozen Western films.

Known For

Lawless Empire

A Tornado in the Saddle

Go West, Young Lady

Saddles and Sagebrush

Blazing the Western Trail

The Vigilantes Ride

Silver City Raiders

Rhythm Round-Up

Filmography

1945
Lawless Empire
as Bob
Blazing the Western Trail
as Bob
Rhythm Round-Up
as Bob Wills
1944
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
as Himself
The Last Horseman
as Bob
Wyoming Hurricane
as Bob
1943
The Vigilantes Ride
as Bob
Silver City Raiders
as Sheriff Bob Halliday
Saddles and Sagebrush
as Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
as Mountie Bob Wills
1942
A Tornado in the Saddle
as Bob Wilson
The Lone Prairie
as Bob
1941
Go West, Young Lady
as Bob
1940
Take Me Back to Oklahoma
as Bob Wills