Talk:Bob Wills

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[edit] Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt was the biggest influence on Western Swing and Bon Wills

[edit] Guitarist??

I dunno if I would classify Bob Wills as a guitarist in WikiProjectGuitarists, but he did hire and fire some of the best in the business. Oh, and yeah, he originated the phrase "Take it away, Leon!" which intro'ed some very adept steel guitar work by Leon Mc Auliffe. Whoa! Now there's a guitarist without a Wikipedia entry. Jim, K7JEB.

Banner has been removed; thank you for calling my mistake to my attention and giving me the chance to correct it. Badbilltucker 13:09, 21 August 2006 (UTC),
FWIW, Bob Wills played the fiddle. Jim, K7JEB

[edit] Yes, during the war

See January 16, 2006 edits. WWII offered many opportunities in defense related activities in the Los Angeles Basin. The migration that started in the 30s during the Dust Bowl and Depression continued. Wills moved there after getting out of the military in 1943 knowing that there were aready lots of his fans in the area. The war continued until 1945. If you need specific references, I can get them for you, but you should be able to find them in the links. Steve Pastor 15:45, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] An appropriate infobox needs to be added to this article...

The current infobox was added by the server when section headings were added. But, you know, Bob Wills was the kind of guy who just didn't fit the mold. Even now his music is lumped under the "country" umbrella, when most people who write about him write that his music was jazz and swing, and not country. But the jazz and swing people don't seem to know he exists. Maybe it's appropriate that his biobox doesn't fit the mold. Steve Pastor 22:51, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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