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    • Jun 22, 1962
    Guitarist Cameron Hill dies in Houston. A former member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he contributed to such classics as "Roly-Poly," "Hang Your Head In Shame" and "Stay A Little Longer," plus records by Moon Mullican, Tommy Duncan and Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan
    Jul 4, 1963
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys are the first country act to perform at Fort Worth's Panther Hall. The venue later becomes the recording site for live albums by Jerry Lee Lewis and Charley Pride
    Sep 27, 1963
    Drummer Monte Mountjoy marries Jo Corey in Decatur, Illinios. He spent a chunk of the 1940s in Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, playing on such western-swing titles as "Roly-Poly," "New Spanish Two-Step" and "Stay A Little Longer"
    Jul 24, 1967
    Tommy Duncan dies in San Diego from a heart attack. The former vocalist for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys delivered such milestone recordings as "Right Or Wrong," "New San Antonio Rose" and "Roly Poly"
    Mar 12, 1968
    Piano player Millard Kelso dies in Santa Clara, California. An important member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he appeared on such recordings as "Roly-Poly," "Stay A Little Longer" and "Bubbles In My Beer"
    Jan 18, 1970
    Months after he suffered a stroke, Bob Wills is celebrated with a star-studded benefit concert in Tulsa. The lineup includes Tex Ritter, Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, Hank Thompson, Stonewall Jackson, actor Chill Wills and Texas Playboy Eldon Shamblin
    Sep 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Mar 6, 1972
    Bob Wills Day is celebrated in Fort Worth, where the western swing pioneer is honored at the Blackstone Hotel. Tompall & The Glaser Brothers sing "Faded Love" to Wills, accompanied by numerous members of The Texas Playboys
    Nov 27, 1973
    Hank Snow's guitar player, Jimmy Widener, is robbed and shot to death in Nashville. Widener also played banjo for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1945-1950, appearing on "Faded Love," among other recordings
    Aug 30, 1974
    Steel guitar player Noel Boggs dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He earned acclaim for his work on recordings by Bob Wills, Merle Travis, Jimmy Wakely and The Sons Of The Pioneers
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