Papers, 1936-1939.

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Papers, 1936-1939.

Consists of a scrapbook containing newsclippings, snapshots, and other memorabilia on Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys and personal material on Ferguson.

1 microfilm reel (20 ft.) : negative.

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Ferguson III, Joe Frank, 1914-2001

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Member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys during the 1930s. From the description of Papers, 1936-1939. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 26067247 ...

Wills, Bob, 1905-1975

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James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). He was also noted for punctuating his music with his trademark "ah-haa" calls. Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he forme...

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys

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