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Bob Wills

Bob Wills

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
Lawless Empire
1945 • Bob
Blazing the Western Trail
Blazing the Western Trail
1945 • Bob
Rhythm Round-Up
Rhythm Round-Up
1945 • Bob Wills
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
1944 • Himself
The Last Horseman
The Last Horseman
1944 • Bob
Wyoming Hurricane
Wyoming Hurricane
1944 • Bob
The Vigilantes Ride
The Vigilantes Ride
1943 • Bob
Silver City Raiders
Silver City Raiders
1943 • Sheriff Bob Halliday

Full filmography

Rhythm Round-Up
Rhythm Round-Up
1945 • Bob Wills
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Silver City Raiders
Silver City Raiders
1943 • Sheriff Bob Halliday
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Saddles and Sagebrush
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943 • Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader
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Bob Wills – Biography, Known For & Filmography