Bob Wills Net Worth
Bob Wills Net Worth is
$950,000
Bob Wills Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975), better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he was universally known as the King of Western Swing (after the death of Spade Cooley who used the moniker "King Of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969.)Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin, who played steel guitar and bass. The band played regularly on a Tulsa, Oklahoma radio station and added Leon McAuliffe on steel guitar, pianist Al Stricklin, drummer Smokey Dacus, and a horn section that expanded the band's sound. Wills favored jazz-like arrangements and the band found national popularity into the 1940s with such hits as "Steel Guitar Rag", "New San Antonio Rose", "Smoke On The Water", "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima", and "New Spanish Two Step".Wills and the Texas Playboys recorded with several publishers and companies, including Vocalion, Okeh, Columbia, and MGM, frequently moving. In 1950, he had two Top 10 hits, "Ida Red Likes The Boogie" and "Faded Love", which were his last hits for a decade. Throughout the 1950s, he struggled with poor health and tenuous finances, but continued to perform frequently despite the decline in popularity of his earlier music as rock and roll took over. Wills had a heart attack in 1962 and a second one the next year, which forced him to disband the Playboys although Wills continued to perform solo.The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted Wills in 1968 and the Texas State Legislature honored him for his contribution to American music. In 1972, Wills accepted a citation from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in Nashville. He was recording an album with fan Merle Haggard in 1973 when a stroke left him comatose until his death in 1975. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Wills and the Texas Playboys in 1999. Full Name | Bob Wills |
Date Of Birth | March 6, 1905 |
Died | 1975-05-13 |
Place Of Birth | Small Farm Near Kosse, Limestone County, Texas, USA |
Profession | Soundtrack, Actor |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Betty Anderson, Mary Louise Parker, Mary Helen Brown, Ruth McMaster |
Children | James Robert Wills, Rosetta Wills |
Parents | Emma Lee Foley, John Tompkins Wills |
Siblings | Johnnie Lee Wills, Luke Wills, Lorene Wills |
Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy of Country Music Awards Cliffie Stone Icon Award |
Music Groups | Light Crust Doughboys |
Nominations | Academy of Country Music Award for Album of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Fiddle Player of the Year |
Movies | Take Me Back to Oklahoma, Lawless Empire, The Last Horseman, Go West, Young Lady, Riders of the Northwest Mounted, A Tornado in the Saddle, Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Bob Wills: Still Swingin' |
Star Sign | Pisces |
# | Fact |
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1 | December 3, 1973 had a stroke that put him in a coma. He died 17 months later of pneumonia. |
2 | First of ten children to John and Emma Wills. |
3 | Brother of Lorene Wills, Luther Wills and Johnny Lee Wills. |
4 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Early Influence) in 1999 (as a member of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys). |
5 | Pictured on one of four 29¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, featuring Country & Western music. This set of stamps also honored Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, and The Carter Family. Issued 25 September 1993 in sheet and booklet formats. |
6 | Said to be first artist to use drums on the Grand Ole Opry. |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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I Saw the Light | 2015 | performer: "Right or Wrong" | |
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records | 2015 | Documentary writer: "New San Antonio Rose" | |
Bad Grandpa | 2013 | writer: "Stay All Night Stay a Little Longer" | |
Monte Carlo | 2011 | writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 | 2010 | Video writer: "Texas Playboy Theme / Bob Wills Special / Ida Red / Faded Love / Roly Poly / San Antonio Rose" | |
The Killer Inside Me | 2010 | writer: "Jolie Blond Likes the Boogie" | |
The Queens of Country | 2009 | Video writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Deadwood | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Rosemary Clooney: Singing at Her Best | 2004 | Video short writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Secondhand Lions | 2003 | writer: "Texas Playboy Rag" | |
A Guy Thing | 2003 | performer: "Across The Alley From The Alamo", "Cherokee Maiden" | |
The Horse Whisperer | 1998 | writer: "Texas Two Steps" | |
Frank Lloyd Wright | 1998 | Documentary "Cowboy Stomp" / performer: "Cowboy Stomp" | |
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | 1995 | TV Movie "FADED LOVE" | |
Harvest for the Heart | 1994 | TV Movie writer: "Take Me Back To Tulsa" | |
A Perfect World | 1993 | arranger: "Ida Red" | |
Sweet Dreams | 1985 | writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
The Right Stuff | 1983 | performer: "Southwestern Waltz" | |
Melvin and Howard | 1980 | writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Nashville Girl | 1976 | "Faded Love" | |
Austin City Limits | 1975 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
The Lawrence Welk Show | 1971 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Porter Wagoner Show | 1967-1970 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1957-1960 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Country Style, U.S.A. | 1958 | TV Series short writer - 2 episodes | |
Ranch Party | 1957 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Grand Ole Opry | 1956 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Square Dance Katy | 1950 | writer: "Take Me Back To Tulsa" | |
Under Colorado Skies | 1947 | writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Roaring Rangers | 1946 | writer: "The New Ten-Gallon Hat" | |
Texas Panhandle | 1945 | writer: "Take Me Back to Tulsa" | |
Lawless Empire | 1945 | performer: "Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer", "Home in San Antone", "Farther Along", "Young and Foolish" / writer: "Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer" | |
Community Sing: Cowboy Hit Tunes | 1945 | Short writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Blazing the Western Trail | 1945 | writer: "I Wonder If You feel the Way I Do" | |
Rhythm Round-Up | 1945 | writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | 1944 | Short writer: "San Antonio Rose" - uncredited | |
The Last Horseman | 1944 | writer: "O. K., Oklahoma", "Dreamy-Eyed Waltz" | |
Saddles and Sagebrush | 1943 | performer: "Hubbin' It", "Get Along My Pony":, "Ki Yi Yippe Yea", "Toodleumbo" | |
Riders of the Northwest Mounted | 1943 | performer: "Song of the Rippling Stream", "Bluebonnet Lane", "The Last Goodbye", "When You're a Mountie" | |
A Tornado in the Saddle | 1942 | performer: "You're From Texas", "He's A Barstool Cowboy", "Dusty Skies", "We're Rough And Ready" | |
The Lone Prairie | 1942 | performer: "Fiddlin' Man", "Salt River Valley", "Yo Ho, I'm Riding" / writer: "Fiddlin' Man" | |
Go West, Young Lady | 1941 | arranger: "Ida Red" / lyrics: "Ida Red" | |
San Antonio Rose | 1941 | writer: "San Antonio Rose" | |
Take Me Back to Oklahoma | 1940 | "Good Old Oklahoma", "Take Me Back To Tulsa", "Going Indian", "Lone Star Rag", "Bob Wills Special" |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Frontier Frolic | 1946 | Short | Bob Wills |
Lawless Empire | 1945 | Bob | |
Blazing the Western Trail | 1945 | Bob | |
Rhythm Round-Up | 1945 | Bob Wills | |
The Last Horseman | 1944 | Bob | |
Wyoming Hurricane | 1944 | Bob | |
The Vigilantes Ride | 1943 | Bob | |
Silver City Raiders | 1943 | Sheriff Bob Halliday | |
Saddles and Sagebrush | 1943 | Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader | |
Riders of the Northwest Mounted | 1943 | Mountie Bob Wills (Texas Playboys Band Leader) | |
A Tornado in the Saddle | 1942 | Bob Wilson (Texas Playboys Band Leader) (as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) | |
The Lone Prairie | 1942 | Bob | |
Go West, Young Lady | 1941 | Bob | |
Take Me Back to Oklahoma | 1940 | Bob Wills |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Last Picture Show | 1971 | for their music we thank: courtesy of MGM Records - as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Kraft Music Hall | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
Three Miles South of Cash in Arkansas | 1951 | Short | Himself |
Yodel Mountain | 1951 | Short | Himself |
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | 1944 | Short | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 | 2010 | Video | Themselves |
CMT: Class of 1975 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Asleep at the Wheel: The Making of 'Ride with Bob' | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
Century of Country | 1999 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
America's Music: The Roots of Country | 1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (1996) |
All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |