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James Robert „Bob“ Wills war ein US-amerikanischer Country-Musiker, Bandleader, Geiger und Begründer des Western Swing.
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).
25. Jan. 2007 · Als die Beliebtheit des Western Swing sank, sank auch Wills Beliebtheit, doch sein Einfluss ist unermesslich. Von den ersten Honky Tonkern bis zu den Erweckern des Western Swing stehen Generationen von Countrykünstlern ebenso wie einige Rock- und Jazzmusiker tief in seiner Schuld.
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2. Sept. 2017 · 18K views 6 years ago. Here’s another Western Swing 6 pak Bob Wills music 1942-1946 1. We Might As Well Forget It…vocal by Leon Huff 1942..check out the Dixieland ending. ...more. Here’s ...
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9. Mai 2024 · Bob Wills (born March 6, 1905, near Kosse, Texas, U.S.—died May 13, 1975, Fort Worth, Texas) was an American bandleader, fiddler, singer, and songwriter whose Texas Playboys popularized western swing music in the 1930s and ’40s.
Bob Wills often dressed in double-breasted suits and custom-made boots. His Texas Playboys wore western suits or trousers, white shirts and neckties. On their way to becoming America’s famous Western Swing band, the image of ‘western chic’ had dawned.
A bandleader, fiddler, singer, and songwriter, Bob Wills is the most famous exponent of the popular musical amalgam now known as western swing, which synthesized ragtime, traditional fiddle tunes, New Orleans jazz, blues, Mexican songs, and big band swing.
