Today, we look at Texas swing legend Bob Wills. The little cries—of joy, of exclamation, of something that can't be contained—usually come after a line or a verse.

The Wills family moved from East Texas to a farm outside of Turkey in 1913, when Bob was eight. Both his father and grandfather were champion fiddle players, and Bob grew up steeped in traditional ...

Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, under the direction of Jason Roberts, will perform Saturday, March 2 at Cain's Ballroom. An on-site radio show will be a nod to the past.

Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys featuring three horns, two fiddles, one pedal steel, one piano, a bass, and drums will headline the Feb. 3 show, which will be opened by the Longhorn Players, a house ...