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    • Jun 9, 1981
    Former Texas Playboys vocalist Eugene "Tagg" Lambert dies of a self-inflicted gunshot in Turkey, Texas. He appeared on the 1968 recording "Southwestern Waltz," which makes it into the 1983 movie "The Right Stuff"
    Feb 21, 1984
    Guitarist Herman Arnspiger dies in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, nursing home. During his tenure with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he took part in recording "Maiden's Prayer," "Right Or Wrong" and "New San Antonio Rose," among others
    Oct 25, 1984
    Johnnie Lee Wills dies at Tulsa's St. John Medical Center. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he played with the Texas Playboys prior to starting his own band, which earned a 1941 hit with the original version of "Milk Cow Blues"
    Apr 21, 1986
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers, B.J. Thomas, Roy Head, Jerry Jeff Walker and The Texas Playboys perform in the closing day of the official two-day Texas 150 Celebration at San Jacinto State Park
    Oct 15, 1986
    Pianist Al Stricklin dies of cancer at a Cleburne, Texas, nursing home. A member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, he played on "San Antonio Rose," "Right Or Wrong," "Cherokee Maiden" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa," among others
    Nov 16, 1986
    Bob Wills' Texas Playboys give their final performance at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas
    Jul 25, 1987
    Left-handed fiddler Joe Holley dies of pneumonia in Fresno, California. During his tenure in Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he appeared on such recordings as "Stay A Little Longer," "Smoke On The Water" and "Heart To Heart Talk"
    Dec 15, 1987
    Tiny Moore dies from a heart attack suffered on stage in Jackpot, Nevada. Moore played fiddle and mandolin for Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys and for Merle Haggard, appearing on "Bubbles In My Beer," "Mama Tried" and "Big City"
    Apr 23, 1988
    Ocie Stockard, a former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, dies in a Fort Worth, Texas, nursing home. He played banjo on such recordings as "Keeper Of My Heart," "Bubbles In My Beer" and "Texarkana Baby" during his tenure from 1945-1952
    Aug 20, 1988
    Leon McAuliffe dies at Tulsa's St. Francis Hospital. The steel guitarist made his mark as a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, with his 1936 recording of "Steel Guitar Rag" recognized as a touchstone in the instrument's development
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