Bob Wills

Bob Wills

  • Birthday: 1905-03-06
  • Deathday: 1975-05-13
  • Place of birth: Limestone County, Texas, USA
  • Also know as: James Robert 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.

Filmography

Take Me Back to Oklahoma

1940

As Bob Wills

Riders of the Northwest Mounted

1943

As Mountie Bob Wills

Lawless Empire

1945

As Bob

Silver City Raiders

1943

As Sheriff Bob Halliday

The Lone Prairie

1942

As Bob

A Tornado in the Saddle

1942

As Bob Wilson

Saddles and Sagebrush

1943

As Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader

Wyoming Hurricane

1944

As Bob

The Last Horseman

1944

As Bob

Rhythm Round-Up

1945

As Bob Wills

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