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    • Sep 27, 1974
    Waylon Jennings records "Bob Wills Is Still The King"--namechecking Tommy Duncan, The Texas Playboys and Willie Nelson--and "Good Hearted Woman" during a concert in Austin's Western Place. Nelson's voice is later added to "Good Hearted Woman" to create a duet for the album "Wanted: The Outlaws"
    May 13, 1975
    Bob Wills dies of heart complications, caused by a stroke, in Fort Worth, Texas. The bandleader was the best-known western-swing performer, with recordings such as "Faded Love" and "San Antonio Rose" landing him in the Country Music Hall of Fame
    Jun 30, 1975
    Asleep At The Wheel records the Bob Wills-penned instrumental "Fat Boy Rag" at the KAFM Studio in Dallas in the final session for the album "Texas Gold." Both the track and the album will be nominated for Grammy awards
    Nov 12, 1975
    Merle Haggard records the Bob Wills hit "Cherokee Maiden" in an evening at Nashville's Jack Clement Studios with a band that features former Texas Playboys Tiny Moore, Eldon Shamblin and Johnny Gimble
    Nov 6, 1976
    Merle Haggard goes to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart with a cover of the Bob Wills western-swing classic "Cherokee Maiden"
    May 3, 1977
    The Oak Ridge Boys record "Y'all Come Back Saloon," referencing Bob Wills' "Faded Love" in the process, at Woodland Sound Studio in Nashville. The session marks their first in a new contract with ABC/Dot
    Dec 12, 1979
    Moe Bandy records "Yesterday Once More." It honors Red Foley's "Peace In The Valley," Tex Ritter's "High Noon" and "Rye Whiskey," Johnny Horton's "North To Alaska," Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' "San Antonio Rose" and Patsy Cline's "Crazy," among others
    Sep 19, 1980
    "Melvin And Howard" opens in theaters. Heard during the film are Eddy Arnold's "Tennessee Stud," Bob Wills' "San Antonio Rose," Faron Young's "Hello Walls" and The Amazing Rhythm Aces' "Amazing Grace (Used To Be Her Favorite Song)"
    Dec 2, 1982
    The movie "Honkytonk Man" premieres in Nashville, with appearances by Ray Price, David Frizzell & Shelly West, Porter Wagoner, Gordon Terry, Tommy Allsup, Merle Travis and fiddler Johnny Gimble, who portrays his former Texas Playboy boss, Bob Wills
    Oct 21, 1983
    The astronaut movie "The Right Stuff" debuts in theaters. Featured music includes Patti Page's "The Tennessee Waltz," Bob Wills' "Southwestern Waltz" and The Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie," plus Margaret Whiting, Kay Starr and Little Richard
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