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Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
« 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!

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« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2005, 04:50:50 PM »
When you play in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king.
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« Reply #2 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...

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« Reply #3 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

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« Reply #4 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

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Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
« Reply #5 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.

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« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2005, 03:14:18 PM »
Thats why I listen to 650 WSM.
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Bob Wills' Texas Playboys still alive and kickin'!
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2005, 06:39:32 PM »
Ah haaaaa!