The Texas Playboys

The Texas Playboys

The Texas Playboys were a Western Swing band, long led by Bob Wills, and considered by many to be the definitive progenitor of that musical genre.

Band Members

There were about 600 Texas Playboys over the years. Below is a partial listing:

Curly Lewis
Hack Allard
Joe Andrews
Jesse Ashlock
Junior Barnard
Noel Boggs

George Clayburn
Smokey Dacus
Casey Dickens
Tommy Duncan
Skeeter Elkin
Johnny Gimble
Cameron Hill
Joe Holley
Millard Kelso
Tagg Lambert
Tubby Lewis
Leon McAuliffe
Tiny Moore
Punkin
Leon Rausch
Herb Remington
Glenn Rhees
Eldon Shamblin
Al Stricklin
Billy Jack Wills
Johnnie Lee Wills
Luke Wills
Uncle John Wills
Jimmy Young

External links

* [http://www.texasplayboys.net/ Texas Playboys website]


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