Bob Wills

Born: 1905-03-06

Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, was an influential developer of the western swing music style in the late 1930s through the 1940s. He appeared on over a dozen Western films.


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A Tornado in the Saddle

as Bob Wilson
Released: 1942-12-15

A Tornado in the Saddle starred Russell Hayden as the new sheriff of Crestview. Hot on the trail...

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Take Me Back to Oklahoma

as Bob Wills
Released: 1940-11-11

Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired...

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Blazing the Western Trail

as Bob
Released: 1945-09-08

Stage line owner Brent has his men robbing Halliday stages and when his manager Waring learns of...

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Go West, Young Lady

as Bob
Released: 1941-11-27

A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of...

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The Lone Prairie

as Bob
Released: 1942-10-15

Hayden enters the lawless prairie in which criminals have had free reign to manipulate the...

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Riders of the Northwest Mounted

as Mountie Bob Wills
Released: 1943-02-15

Fur thieves, who murder trappers when they refuse to give up their pelts at a low price, occupy...

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The Last Horseman

as Bob
Released: 1944-06-22

Former Hopalong Cassidy sidekick Russell Hayden retains his nickname of Lucky in this average...

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Lawless Empire

as Bob
Released: 1945-11-15

In the lawless town of Dusty Gulch, the Durango Kid comes to the aid of Reverend Harding in his...

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The Vigilantes Ride

as Bob
Released: 1943-12-23

When Rangers Lucky and his brother chase outlaws, the brother is killed. To find the killer...

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Rhythm Round-Up

as Bob Wills
Released: 1945-09-06

Arriving in Arizona, the band members discover that the hotel is haunted and that it properly...

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Saddles and Sagebrush

as Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader
Released: 1943-04-26

Krag Sabine has aroused the wrath of all the ranchers by stealing their land with the aid of his...

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Silver City Raiders

as Sheriff Bob Halliday
Released: 1943-11-04

With Silver City Raiders, perennial western sidekick Russell Hayden launched his own starring...

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Wyoming Hurricane

as Bob
Released: 1944-04-20

Trailing outlaws, Lucky runs into a trap and loses his horse. The outlaws then use his horse to...

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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

as Himself
Released: 1944-09-02

In this short, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys perform popular western musical numbers.

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Austin City Limits

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-01

Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music...

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This Is Pop

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2021-03-06

Unknown histories take center stage as the hitmakers themselves - from ABBA to T-Pain - explore...

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