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Uploaded by on Oct 19, 2006

When my cousin Skeeter Elkin, piano player for Bob Wills, gave me this video he told me that when it aired it pre-empted the traditional national TV sunday night programming of The Wonderful World of Walt Disney. Only Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys ever had power to bump the mouse!

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  • is that guy just playing a 3/4 size guitar

  • @theicedman that is a Mandolin.

  • wow chicken in the bread pan pickin out dough. so is that were charlie daniels got the line from or what? its at like 2:30 or something.

  • @MelvinWren

    totally! but it's not like Bob Wills didnt get it from someone else too. Point is, charlie daniels sure didnt come up with it, nothing is original.

  • Actually the piano player (Skeeter) is a friend of mine

  • @tperkin52 me too-tell him I say hay-

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  • They DO make music like this today! Just come down in Texas on a Saturday night. Bandleaders like Jody Nix (named for Joe Holly,fiddler on right) will give you all you want and then some! This was a GREAT crew of musicians! THANKS for posting!

  • Great video. Thanks for sharing. There will never be another Bob Wills.

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  • San Antonio Rose starts at 6:00.....Love dat song!!

  • AMAZING

    

  • My grandpa played for Bob Wills for like 5 years. He also played with Gary Van, and The Starlighters. He passed away about 7 years back..I can't find any evidence of him online anymore...all I have left of him is his guitar pick...

  • @saucerblock probably back when they didn't have glass windows and the chickens got in the house

  • That's tiny moore play a five string Mosrite Jazz Mandolin! That's as good as it gets!!!

  • Well, gotta get mine in too.  Johnny Gimble is my uncle.

  • Fab fab just FABULOUS! "That's my boy Jodee!" "Well that IS Skeeter Elkins...well ter it down but don't you ruin it!" tiny Moore on the "biggest little instrument in the world!" "Little herbie!" Thanks what a great great video and the best music int he world!

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