Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

Notes: Bob Wills is known for his "hollers" - spoken interjections during most of his records.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia DAL981 10-in. 4/16/1940 New San Antonio rose Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia H372 10-in. 7/23/1941 Blue Bonnet Lane Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H373 10-in. 7/23/1941 Bob Wills stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia H374 10-in. 7/23/1941 Lil Liza Jane Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H375 10-in. 7/23/1941 Please don't leave me Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H377 10-in. 7/23/1941 Cherokee maiden Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H378 10-in. 7/24/1941 Ride on! (my prairie pinto) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H380 10-in. 7/24/1941 It's all your fault Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H381 10-in. 7/24/1941 Goodnight little sweetheart Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H382 10-in. 7/24/1941 Dusty skies Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H383 10-in. 7/24/1941 My life's been a pleasure Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H834 10-in. 7/14/1942 We might as well forget it Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H837 10-in. 7/14/1942 That hot lick fiddlin' man Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H838 10-in. 7/14/1942 Liberty Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia H839 10-in. 7/14/1942 Miss Molly Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H841 10-in. 7/15/1942 Honeymoon trail Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Columbia H843 10-in. 7/15/1942 You're from Texas Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H844 10-in. 7/15/1942 Goodbye, Liza Jane Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal trio Musical group  
Columbia H845 10-in. 7/16/1942 My confession Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia H846 10-in. 7/16/1942 Ten years Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia H849 10-in. 7/16/1942 Let's ride with Bob (Theme song) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia H851 10-in. 7/16/1942 Whose heart are you breaking now? Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia DAL975 10-in. 4/15/1940 Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1241 10-in. 1/26/1945 Hang your head in shame Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1242 10-in. 1/24/1945 Smoke on the water Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1243 10-in. 1/26/1945 Texas playboy rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia H1245 10-in. 1/26/1945 Roly poly Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1246 10-in. 1/26/1945 You don't care what happens to me Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1247 10-in. 1/26/1945 Stay a little longer Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1250 10-in. 1/28/1945 You should have thought of that before Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1251 10-in. 1/28/1945 I can't go on this way Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1366 10-in. 4/20/1945 Stars and stripes on Iwo Jima Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1367 10-in. 4/20/1945 Silver dew on the blue grass tonight Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1369 10-in. 4/20/1945 New Spanish two step Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1475 10-in. 9/29/1936 She's killing me Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1477 10-in. 9/29/1936 No matter how she done it (she's just a dirty dame) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1479 10-in. 9/29/1936 Steel guitar rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia C1480 10-in. 9/29/1936 Get along home Cindy Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1481 10-in. 9/29/1936 Trouble in mind Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1482 10-in. 9/29/1936 What's the matter with the mill? Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solos Musical group  
Columbia C1483 10-in. 9/29/1936 Sugar blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1484 10-in. 9/29/1936 Basin Street blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1485 10-in. 9/29/1936 Red hot gal of mine Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1487 10-in. 9/29/1936 Too busy! Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Columbia C1493 10-in. 9/30/1936 Fan it Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1495 10-in. 9/30/1936 Mean mama blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1500 10-in. 9/30/1936 Bring it on down to my house Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solos Musical group  
Columbia C1503 10-in. 9/30/1936 Right or wrong Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia C1504 10-in. 9/30/1936 Swing blues no.1 Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1551 10-in. 10/3/1945 Empty chair at the Christmas table Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1552 10-in. 10/3/1945 I'm feelin' bad Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1553 10-in. 10/3/1945 White cross on Okinawa Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia H1554 10-in. 10/3/1945 This is southland Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2004 10-in. 9/4/1946 Cotton eyed Joe Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with string band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2005 10-in. 9/4/1946 Staccato waltz Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Mixed vocal trio, with string band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2006 10-in. 9/4/1946 Punkin' stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2007 10-in. 9/5/1946 Sugar moon Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia HCO2008 10-in. 9/5/1946 Rose of old Pawnee Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with female vocal duet Musical group  
Columbia HCO2009 10-in. 9/4/1946 How can it be wrong Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia HCO2010 10-in. 9/5/1946 Brain cloudy blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia HCO2011 10-in. 9/5/1946 Bob Wills boogie Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2012 10-in. 9/6/1946 There's a big rock in the road Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with string band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2016 10-in. 9/6/1946 I'm gonna be boss from now on Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with string band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2017 10-in. 9/6/1946 Fat boy rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia HCO2018 10-in. 9/6/1946 The kind of love I can't forget Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4858 10-in. 10/15/1947 The devil ain't lazy Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4859 10-in. 10/15/1947 A sweet kind of love Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4860 10-in. 10/15/1947 Hometown stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia CCO4861 10-in. 10/15/1947 Cowboy stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia CCO4862 10-in. 10/15/1947 Misery Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4864 10-in. 10/15/1947 Bob Wills schottische Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Columbia CCO4866 10-in. 10/16/1947 Texarkana baby Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4867 10-in. 10/16/1947 Good time cake-walk Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4868 10-in. 10/16/1947 Can't get enough of Texas Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4869 10-in. 10/16/1947 You're there Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4871 10-in. 10/16/1947 New Texas Playboy rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Columbia CCO4873 10-in. 10/16/1947 Deep water Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL572 10-in. 5/16/1938 Keep knocking (but you can't come in) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL126 10-in. 9/23/1935 Osage stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL127 10-in. 9/23/1935 Get with it Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL129 10-in. 9/23/1935 I can't give you anything but love Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL130 10-in. 9/23/1935 Spanish two step Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL131 10-in. 9/23/1935 Maiden's prayer Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL133 10-in. 9/23/1935 St Louis blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Brunswick DAL134 10-in. 9/23/1935 Good old Oklahoma Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal duet Musical group  
Brunswick DAL136 10-in. 9/23/1935 Mexicali Rose Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL138 10-in. 9/23/1935 Never no more blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL140 10-in. 9/24/1935 Old fashioned love Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL141 10-in. 9/24/1935 Oklahoma rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL142 10-in. 9/24/1935 Black and blue rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL143 10-in. 9/24/1935 Sitting on top of the world Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL144 10-in. 9/24/1935 Four or five times Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL216 10-in. 6/7/1937 Steel guitar stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL229 10-in. 6/8/1937 Never no more hard times blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL230 10-in. 6/7/1937 Sunbonnet Sue Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL235 10-in. 6/9/1937 The new St. Louis blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL239 10-in. 6/9/1937 Oozlin' daddy blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL574 10-in. 5/17/1938 Oh, lady be good Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL577 10-in. 5/17/1938 Oh you beautiful doll Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL578 10-in. 5/17/1938 Moonlight and roses (bring mem'ries of you) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal ensemble Musical group  
Brunswick DAL580 10-in. 5/17/1938 I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL582 10-in. 5/17/1938 Tulsa stomp Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL583 10-in. 5/17/1938 Empty bed blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL585 10-in. 5/17/1938 Little red head Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys ; Joe Ferguson String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL615 10-in. 11/28/1938 San Antonio rose Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL616 10-in. 11/28/1938 Little girl, go ask your mama Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL617 10-in. 11/28/1938 Carolina in the morning Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL618 10-in. 11/28/1938 The convict and the rose Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL619 10-in. 11/28/1938 Silver bells Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL621 10-in. 11/28/1938 Beaumont rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL623 10-in. 11/29/1938 Ida Red Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL626 10-in. 11/28/1938 Whoa babe Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL627 10-in. 11/29/1938 I wonder if you feel the way I do Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL628 10-in. 11/30/1938 That's what I like 'bout the south Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL630 10-in. 11/30/1938 The waltz you saved for me Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL632 10-in. 11/30/1938 Don't let the deal go down Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL633 10-in. 11/29/1938 Drunkard blues Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL634 10-in. 11/30/1938 You're okay Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL635 10-in. 11/29/1938 Liza pull down the shades Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL970 10-in. 4/15/1940 Lone star rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL972 10-in. 4/15/1940 I don't lov'a nobody Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL974 10-in. 4/15/1940 Corrine Corinna Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL976 10-in. 4/15/1940 Blue bonnet rag Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL977 10-in. 4/16/1940 Bob Wills' special Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL978 10-in. 4/15/1940 Time changes everything Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL979 10-in. 4/15/1940 Medley of Spanish waltzes Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys String band, with male vocal solo Musical group  
Brunswick DAL980 10-in. 4/16/1940 Big Beaver Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL1170 10-in. 2/24/1941 New worried mind Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL1173 10-in. 2/24/1941 Oh! you pretty woman Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL1176 10-in. 2/24/1941 I knew the moment I lost you Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with string band Musical group  
Brunswick DAL1180 10-in. 2/26/1941 Take me back to Tulsa Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Male vocal solo, with string band Musical group  
Decca 88703 9/29/1955 Roll your own Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca 88704 9/29/1955 My shoes keep walking back to you Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca 88705 9/29/1955 I wonder if you feel the way Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9556 11/13/1956 Orange blossom special Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9557 11/13/1956 Little star of heaven Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9558 11/13/1956 It's the bottle talking Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9559 11/13/1956 Gotta walk alone Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9560 11/13/1956 Lilly Dale Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9561 11/13/1956 New faded love Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9562 11/13/1956 Toodleumbo Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9563 11/13/1956 Bob's breakdown Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  
Decca NA 9565 11/13/1956 What's the matter with the mill-1 Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Musical group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304832.

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304832.

"Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

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