Bob Wills
American musician (1905-1975) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 70
James Robert Wills was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing. He was also noted for punctuating his music with his trademark "ah-haa" calls.
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Ed Earl Repp Wrote The Lone Prairie and Saddles and Sagebrush
Russell Hayden Also in A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)
Woody Herman Duets: Across the Alley from the Alamo
Stan Kenton Duets: Across the Alley from the Alamo
Ann Savage Also in Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)- Bo Carter Duets: Corrine, Corrina (1928)
Albert Herman Directed Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)- Dick James Duets: Across the Alley from the Alamo
- Papa Charlie McCoy Duets: Corrine, Corrina (1928)
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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1975 · aged 70
