- Born
- March 6, 1905
- Died
- May 13, 1975 (aged 70)
- Place of birth
- Limestone County, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- James Robert Wills, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, The King of Western Swing
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.