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.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 159 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | H372 | 10-in. | 7/23/1941 | Blue Bonnet Lane | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H373 | 10-in. | 7/23/1941 | Bob Wills stomp | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H374 | 10-in. | 7/23/1941 | Lil Liza Jane | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H375 | 10-in. | 7/23/1941 | Please don't leave me | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H377 | 10-in. | 7/23/1941 | Cherokee maiden | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H378 | 10-in. | 7/24/1941 | Ride on! (my prairie pinto) | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H379 | 10-in. | 7/24/1941 | Got a letter from my kid today | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal with string band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H380 | 10-in. | 7/24/1941 | It's all your fault | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H381 | 10-in. | 7/24/1941 | Goodnight little sweetheart | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H382 | 10-in. | 7/24/1941 | Dusty skies | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H383 | 10-in. | 7/24/1941 | My life's been a pleasure | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H834 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | We might as well forget it | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H837 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | That hot lick fiddlin' man | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H838 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | Liberty | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H839 | 10-in. | 7/14/1942 | Miss Molly | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H841 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | Honeymoon trail | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H843 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | You're from Texas | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H844 | 10-in. | 7/15/1942 | Goodbye, Liza Jane | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal trio | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H845 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | My confession | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H846 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | Ten years | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H849 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | Let's ride with Bob (Theme song) | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | H851 | 10-in. | 7/16/1942 | Whose heart are you breaking now? | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | DAL970 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | Lone star rag | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | DAL972 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | I don't lov'a nobody | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | DAL973 | 10-in. | 4/15/1940 | That brownskin gal | Texas Playboys | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Texas Playboys," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304832.
Texas Playboys. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/304832.
"Texas Playboys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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