Cain’s Ballroom will once again echo with Western swing as Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys return for a two night celebration of Bob Wills’ birthday on March 7 and March 8, 2026. The shows honor the legacy ...

Bob Wills was one of the earliest stars of country music in Texas just as radio became popular. Wills was one of the pioneers of western swing and inspired generations of country music artists. James ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – From spoons to fiddles, field songs to swing halls, it’s not uncommon to find entire eras of the High Plains memorialized through music, with epitaphs of tablature ...

By the 1930s, Wills had formed his band, the Texas Playboys, and began building a following across Texas and beyond.

TURKEY, Texas (KCBD) - The 53rd Annual Bob Wills Day Celebration begins April 24 in Turkey, Texas. The events continue through Saturday, April 26. Organizer Carley du Menil joined Kase Wilbanks to ...

But on a sweltering August night — when the Oklahoma heat and humidity gave the air conditioning system of Tulsa’s timeless honky-tonk a battle for the ages — Crockett didn’t get caught up with the ...

On this day (December 30) in 1944, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys made their Grand Ole Opry debut. At the time, the program banned all but traditional acoustic instruments. The band featured ...