Keeping the Texas Swing of Bob Wills alive. mainstreetxing
Now, Bob Wills has been dead and gone for nearly a half a century, passing from pneumonia in 1975 at the age of 70. But his name is so closely associated with the genre of Western Swing and tunes like “New San Antonio Rose,” “Take Me Back to Tulsa,” “Bubbles in My Beer,” “Stay a Little Longer,” “Roly Poly” and “Faded Love” that the music continues to live on with Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys.
Roberts also spent two decades with Western Swing revivalists Asleep at the Wheel. Not only did they include Wills tunes in their regular sets and on tribute albums. Roberts himself was tapped to “play” Wills in the band’s concert/stageplay. What was supposed to be a one-weekend show in 2005 to commemorate his 100th birthday eventually had an eight-year lifespan.theater acting!” Roberts laughs.
Wills helped create the genre of Western Swing by adding blues and jazz influences and arrangements—plus horns and drums—to traditional country music. And it was definitely danceable in the honky tonks. Bob Wills' Texas Playboys: Dave Biller, Larry Reed, Mike Bennett, Steve Ham, Jason Roberts, Shawn Howe, Tony Ramsey, Albert Quaid and Wayne Glasson.“In the golden era of [jazz] swing music with people like Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, Bob would bring just as big a band out there on the road. And by most accounts paid better!” Roberts says. “But the reality of the changing tastes and finances caused him to react and just do whatever he had to keep it going.
In addition to Roberts on lead vocals, fiddle and mandolin, the current lineup of Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys includes Dave Biller , Larry Reed , Mike Bennett , Steve Ham , Shawn Howe , Tony Ramsey , Albert Quaid and Wayne Glasson .
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