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Bob Wills

James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). He was also noted for punctuating his music with his trademark "ah-haa" cal…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
March 6th, 1905
Died
May 13th, 1975
Genres
Labels
Columbia
Mercury Records
Last updated: June 8th, 2022·MusicBrainz

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