Bob Wills(1905-1975)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
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. Recorded extensively for Columbia, Decca,
MGM and others. Hit recordings included "San Antonio Rose, " "Faded
Love, " and "Steel Guitar Rag." He was inducted into Country Music Hall
of Fame in 1968. Many country music artists cite him as a major
influence, including Merle Haggard, George Strait, and Willie
Nelson.
