Bob Wills
| Bob Wills | |
 Bob Wills, cirka 1946 | |
| Födelsenamn | James Robert Wills |
|---|---|
| Pseudonym(er) | King of Western Swing |
| Född | 6 mars 1905 Utanför Kosse, Limestone County, Texas, USA |
| Död | 13 maj 1975 (70 år) Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Bakgrund |  USA |
| Genre | Western swing |
| Roll | Musiker, sångare, låtskrivare |
| Instrument | Fiol, piano, flöjt, saxofon, basgitarr |
| År som aktiv | 1929 – 1969 |
| Skivbolag | Vocalion, OKeh, Columbia, MGM, Liberty |
| Artistsamarbeten | Clifton Jansky, Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Milton Brown, Marty Robbins, Webb Pierce |
| Relaterade artister | Light Crust Doughboys, Texas Playboys, Tommy Duncan, Fort Worth Doughboys |
Utmärkelser | |
James Robert Wills, känd som Bob Wills, född 6 mars 1905 utanför Kosse i Limestone County i Texas, död 13 maj 1975 i Fort Worth i Texas, var en amerikansk western swing-musiker, låtskrivare och orkesterledare. Han anses ha varit med och utformat western swing-stilen.[1]
1968 valdes han in i Country Music Hall of Fame, och artister som Waylon Jennings och Rolling Stones har till hans ära spelat sången "Bob Wills is Still the King" under sina livekonserter.
Diskografi
- Album
| År | Album | Amerikanska countrylistan | Skivmärke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Together Again (med Tommy Duncan) | Liberty | |
| 1961 | A Living Legend | ||
| 1961 | Mr. Words & Mr. Music (med Tommy Duncan) | ||
| 1963 | Bob Wills Sings and Plays | ||
| 1965 | Bob Wills Keepsake Album No. 1 | Longhorn | |
| 1966 | From the Heart of Texas | 33 | Kapp |
| 1967 | King of Western Swing | 43 | |
| 1968 | Here's That Man Again | 24 | |
| 1974 | For the Last Time | 28 | United Artists |
| 1975 | The Best of Bob Wills Vol. II | 36 | MCA |
| 1976 | Remembering...The Greatest Hits of Bob Wills | 46 | Columbia |
| Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Concert | 44 | Capitol | |
| 1977 | 24 Great Hits by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | 39 | MGM |
- Singlar
| År | Singel | Amerikanska countrylistan | Skivmärke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | "Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle)" | Vocalion 03096 | |
| "Good Old Oklahoma" | Vocalion 3086 | ||
| "Spanish Two Step" | Vocalion 03230 | ||
| "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" | Vocalion 3139 | ||
| 1936 | "Wang Wang Blues" | Vocalion 03173 | |
| "Steel Guitar Rag" | Vocalion 03394 | ||
| "Right or Wrong" | Vocalion 03451 | ||
| 1937 | "Playboy Stomp" | Vocalion 03763 | |
| "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas" | Vocalion 03659 | ||
| 1938 | "Maiden's Prayer" | Vocalion 03924 | |
| "Ida Red" | Vocalion 05079 | ||
| "San Antonio Rose" | Vocalion 04755 | ||
| "Beaumont Rag" | Vocalion 04999 | ||
| 1940 | "Corrine, Corrina" | OKeh 06530 | |
| "New San Antonio Rose" | OKeh 6894 | ||
| "Time Changes Everything" | OKeh 05753 | ||
| 1941 | "Maiden's Prayer" | OKeh 06205 | |
| "Take Me Back to Tulsa" | OKeh 06101 | ||
| "My Life's Been a Pleasure" | OKeh 06676 | ||
| "Cherokee Maiden" | OKeh 06568 | ||
| "Dusty Skies" | OKeh 06598 | ||
| 1942 | "If You're from Texas" | OKeh 6722 | |
| "Let's Ride with Bob" | OKeh 6692 | ||
| 1943 | "Home In San Antone" | OKeh 6710 | |
| 1944 | "New San Antonio Rose" | 3 | OKeh 5694 |
| "We Might as Well Forget It" | 2 | OKeh 6722 | |
| "You're from Texas" | 2 | ||
| 1945 | "Smoke on the Water" | 1 | OKeh 6736 |
| "Hang Your Head in Shame" | 3 | ||
| "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" | 1 | OKeh 6742 | |
| "You Don't Care What Happens to Me" | 5 | ||
| "Texas Playboy Rag" | 2 | Columbia 36841 | |
| "Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight" | 1 | ||
| 1946 | "White Cross on Okinawa" | 1 | Columbia 36881 |
| "New Spanish Two Step" | 1 | Columbia 16966 | |
| "Roly Poly" | 3 | ||
| "Stay a Little Longer" | 2 | Columbia 37097 | |
| "I Can't Go on This Way" | 4 | ||
| 1947 | "I'm Gonna Be Boss from Now On" | 5 | Columbia 37205 |
| "Sugar Moon" | 1 | Columbia 37313 | |
| "Bob Wills Boogie" | 4 | Columbia 37357 | |
| 1948 | "Bubbles in My Beer" | 4 | MGM 10116 |
| "Keeper of My Heart" | 8 | MGM 10175 | |
| "Texarkana Baby" | 15 | Columbia 38179 | |
| "Thorn in My Heart" | 10 | MGM 10236 | |
| 1950 | "Ida Red Likes the Boogie" | 10 | MGM K10570 |
| "Faded Love" | 8 | MGM K10786 | |
| 1960 | "Heart to Heart Talk" (med Tommy Duncan) | 5 | Liberty 55260 |
| 1961 | "The Image of Me" (med Tommy Duncan) | 26 | Liberty 55264 |
| 1976 | "Ida Red" (återutgåva) | 99 | Vocalion 05079 |
Källor
- ^ Mazor, Barry (MUSICFEBRUARY 11, 2009). ”The Tiffany Transcriptions, Back and Better”. The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123430049028669793.html. Läst 13 januari 2010.
- Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, 16 maj 2013.
Externa länkar
Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Bob Wills.- Webbplats om Bob Wills
- Bob Willls på allmusic.com
- Diskografi på Discogs
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Media som används på denna webbplats
Bob Wills Texas Playboys Publicity Photo - Cropped.jpg
Publicity Photo of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
Publicity Photo of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys
Bob Wills photograph - Cropped.jpg
Publicity portrait Western Swing musician Bob Wills
Publicity portrait Western Swing musician Bob Wills
Steel Guitar Rag.jpg
Released on Okeh Records in 1937
Released on Okeh Records in 1937