Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys - Faded Love

Bob Wills was the driving force behind Western Swing, a form of country & western that was broader in scope than the parent genre. A master at synthesizing styles, Wills brought jazz, hillbilly, boogie, blues, big-band swing, rhumba, mariachi, jitterbug music and more under his ecumenical umbrella. He has been called "the King of Western Swing" and "the first great amalgamator of American music." Wills grew up in a part of Texas where diverse cultures and forms of music overlapped. His enthusiasm and mastery were such that he assimilated disperate genres into what might best be termed American music. (Wills called it "Texas fiddle music.")

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[justlookin11]

Waylon said it best:

"It don't matter who's in Austin, Bob Willis is still The King."

[PressPlay2Go]

Bob Wills Is Still The King.

[catgirl6717]

@MrBill5696 OMG! I'm soo jealous! I guess u know that his pic of that gig is on the wall there. Been to Cain's to see many bands..

[texsaltwell1]

My father (r.i.p.) played this song like noone I have ever heard. i keep searching for one close but still no luck. When he played this song everyone stopped what they were doing and was silent! I love you dad!!!!!!!

[colindominy]

This here is classic Texas Style Fiddlin ...

[tammarasmith78]

My Grandpa played wit Bob Wills.... he wuz one of the Tx playboys named Penny!!

[MrBill5696]

I agree that Bob Wills hired good people! I was about 4 or 5 and have only vague memories, but my mother took my sister and I to Cains Ballroom and we were got to see the Texas Playboys working on new music before the night time performance. Tommie Duncan saw my sister and I sitting there and in a break in the performance called us over, held me on his knee and chatted with me. When he had to go back to work, he gave my sister and I a silver dollar and sent us back. I still have that dollar.

[Featureman]

I saw Bob with Tommy Duncan in 1962 many times at The Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas. He was a marvelous entertainer. He and Tommy worked so well together.

[MyFreeHomeSearches]

Good friend helped put on Bob Wills days every year in Turkey Texas. Just great music.

[tabooman]

8 people listen to Rascal Flatts

[Avaalonn]

Of course Bob wills is great, but check out John England and the western swingers!

[hamhock76]

@justlookin11 you can say that again Hoss.