Billy Jack Wills

Birth and Death Data: Died March 2, 1991

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia H1551 10-in. 10/3/1945 Empty chair at the Christmas table Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia H1552 10-in. 10/3/1945 I'm feelin' bad Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia H1553 10-in. 10/3/1945 White cross on Okinawa Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia H1554 10-in. 10/3/1945 This is southland Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2004 10-in. 9/4/1946 Cotton eyed Joe Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2005 10-in. 9/4/1946 Staccato waltz Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills Mixed vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2006 10-in. 9/4/1946 Punkin' stomp Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2007 10-in. 9/5/1946 Sugar moon Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2008 10-in. 9/5/1946 Rose of old Pawnee Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with female vocal duet instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2009 10-in. 9/4/1946 How can it be wrong Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2010 10-in. 9/5/1946 Brain cloudy blues Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2011 10-in. 9/5/1946 Bob Wills boogie Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2012 10-in. 9/6/1946 There's a big rock in the road Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2016 10-in. 9/6/1946 I'm gonna be boss from now on Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2017 10-in. 9/6/1946 Fat boy rag Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia HCO2018 10-in. 9/6/1946 The kind of love I can't forget Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4858 10-in. 10/15/1947 The devil ain't lazy Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4859 10-in. 10/15/1947 A sweet kind of love Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4860 10-in. 10/15/1947 Hometown stomp Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4861 10-in. 10/15/1947 Cowboy stomp Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4862 10-in. 10/15/1947 Misery Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4864 10-in. 10/15/1947 Bob Wills schottische Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4866 10-in. 10/16/1947 Texarkana baby Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4867 10-in. 10/16/1947 Good time cake-walk Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
Columbia CCO4868 10-in. 10/16/1947 Can't get enough of Texas Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, string bass  
(Results 1-25 of 29 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wills, Billy Jack," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371732.

Wills, Billy Jack. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371732.

"Wills, Billy Jack." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/371732

External Sources

Discogs: Billy Jack Wills

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Wills, Billy Jack - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008156745

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q112660606

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/19505950

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