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1. • • About Billy Jack Wills Western Musician. Born in Memphis, Texas, he was a vocalist, songwriter, guitar player, best known for being a member of the western swing band the Texas Playboys. After developing genres of jump blues, R&B and be-bop music as the Billy Jack Band in the 1940s, he with his brothers formed the Texas Playboys in 1950.
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     Billy Jack Wills (1926 - 1991) - Genealogy

2. www.allmusic.com › artist › billy-jack-wills-mnBilly Jack Wills Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &... | AllMusic

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   Mar 2, 1991 · Perhaps the most underrated Western swing bandleader ever was Billy Jack Wills, the youngest brother of Bob, whose Western Swing Band broke new ground for the genre in the early '50s. Born February 26,…. Read Full Biography.

3. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1991/03/06-mnBilly Jack Wills; Led Popular Western Band - Los Angeles Times

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   Mar 6, 1991 · Billy Jack Wills, the youngest of the Wills brothers who helped shape Western music history, died Saturday in a Shawnee, Okla., hospital at age 65 of undisclosed causes. Wills was the third...

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     Sacramento 1952 - 1954 [1982] - Billy Jack Wills And His Western Swing Band Featuring Tiny Moore

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     BILLY JACK WILLS - Tobacco Chewing Boogie (1951)

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     Billy Jack Wills - Hey Lula (1955)

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5. www.westernswingsociety.net › Billy_Jack_WillsBilly Jack Wills - Western Swing Society

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   Mar 3, 1991 · Perhaps the most underrated Western swing bandleader ever was Billy Jack Wills, the youngest brother of Bob, whose Western Swing Band broke new ground for the genre in the early '50s. Born February 26, 1926, in Memphis, Hall County, TX, Billy Jack was exposed at an early age to the music of his famous brother, as well as his father, champion ...

6. oldtimemusic.com › most-popular-billy-jack-wills-songsMost Popular Billy Jack Wills Songs - Old Time Music

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   Sep 26, 2023 · Billy Jack Wills, a renowned American musician, will forever be remembered as one of the pioneers of Western swing music. Born on October 5, 1926, in Hall County, Texas, Billy Jack hailed from a family deeply involved in the country music scene.

7. musicianbio.org › billy-jack-willsBilly Jack Wills Bio, Wiki 2017 - Musician Biographies

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   Sep 7, 2023 · Billy Jack Wills. admin September 7, 2023 Biography Leave a comment. Possibly the most underrated American swing bandleader ever was Billy Jack Wills, the youngest brother of Bob, whose American Swing Music group broke fresh ground for the genre in the first ’50s. Born Feb 26, 1926, in Memphis, Hall State, TX, Billy Jack port was exposed ...

8. www.orlandosentinel.com › 1991/03/06 › billy-jack-willsBILLY JACK WILLS – Orlando Sentinel

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   Mar 6, 1991 · May 4, 2024 at 12:25 am. News. – BILLY JACK WILLS. By. PUBLISHED: March 6, 1991 at 5:00 a.m. | UPDATED: July 26, 2021 at 7:27 a.m. Wills, third in a family of brothers who helped shape...

9. www.countrystandardtime.com › d › cdreviewBilly Jack Wills and His Western Swing Band - Billy Jack ...

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   Though always overshadowed by older brother Bob Wills (for whom Billy Jack had played bass and drums for a number of years), Billy Jack Wills led and drummed with his own Sacramento-based group in the early fifties, serving as the house band atWills Point; a ballroom owned by Bob, as well as touring, recording, and broadcasting a daily radio ...