Armed Polite Society

Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Brad Johnson on December 19, 2005, 12:34:51 PM

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 19, 2005, 12:34:51 PM

Over the weekend a little town in my old stompin' ground hosted their annual 'Cowboy Christmas Ball'. The feature band was none other than the Texas Playboys! Four surviving original members of Bob Wills band were on hand to put on a heck of a show. And yours truly was running sound!

Brad

In case the labels are a little hard to read...

From left to right - Tommy Allsup, Leon Rausch, Jimmy Young, Bobby Boatright.

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: The Rabbi on December 19, 2005, 04:50:50 PM

When you play in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: Art Eatman on December 20, 2005, 12:47:05 PM

Dang!  They're even older'n me!

I grew up on them and the Lightcrust Doughboys.  And Acuff, Williams and a bunch of others of the late 30s and the 40s/50s...

, Art

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: Guest on December 20, 2005, 01:09:27 PM

You can hear the grand ol' opery, in nashville tennesee

Its the home of country music, on that we all agree

but when ya cross that ol' red river hoss'  that just don't mean a thing

once you're down in texas, Bob Wills' is still the king

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: The Rabbi on December 20, 2005, 02:12:15 PM

Quote from: baus44

You can hear the grand ol' opery, in nashville tennesee

Its the home of country music, on that we all agree

but when ya cross that ol' red river hoss'  that just don't mean a thing

once you're down in texas, Bob Wills' is still the king

Thanks, I knew my memory was failing me.

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: Guest on December 21, 2005, 12:40:27 PM

good ol' waylon jennings was singin that tune when i read the post.

i think country music has been going to hell since he and cash passed, and the bottom just fell out when big&rich moved into town.

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: The Rabbi on December 21, 2005, 03:14:18 PM

Thats why I listen to 650 WSM.

Title: Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
Post by: duck hunt on December 24, 2005, 06:39:32 PM

Ah haaaaa!