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    • Oct 20, 2000
    Following his second stroke, Luke Wills dies in Las Vegas, Nevada. A younger brother of Bob Wills, he played on The Texas Playboys' "Ida Red Likes The Boogie," "Heart To Heart Talk" and "Faded Love," plus Johnnie Lee Wills' "Milk Cow Blues"
    Mar 7, 2001
    The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts cite 365 titles as Songs of the Century, including Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' western swing classic "New San Antonio Rose"
    Oct 9, 2001
    Drummer William "Smokey" Dacus dies at the Kellmark Nursing Center in Rogers, Arkansas. A member of Bob Wills' original Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, he played on "San Antonio Rose" and "Maiden's Prayer," among others
    Oct 19, 2001
    The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame officially inducts western-swing acts Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Johnnie Lee Wills, Luke Wills and Billy Jack Wills during a ceremony at the Muskogee Civic Center
    Nov 30, 2001
    Former Texas Playboys Leon Rausch and Herb Remington sit in with Asleep At The Wheel during a concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame's John Ford Theater
    Apr 6, 2002
    Bass player Nathan "Ted" Adams dies in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys in 1944 and '45, appearing on "Roly-Poly," "Stay A Little Longer" and "Texas Playboy Rag"
    Jun 7, 2003
    Drummer Tommy Perkins, of the Texas Playboys, dies in Lawton, Oklahoma, from head injuries suffered in a car accident on his way home from a concert in Wichita Falls, Texas. Perkins appeared on the Bob Wills classic "Faded Love"
    Mar 19, 2004
    The Library of Congress adds 50 titles to its National Recording Registry. The new additions include "Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison," Patsy Cline's "Crazy" and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' "New San Antonio Rose," plus music by Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and Carole King
    Mar 3, 2005
    The musical production "A Ride With Bob: From Austin To Tulsa" debuts in Austin. Written by Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson, the Bob Wills tribute runs through March 6, the 100th anniversary of Wills' birth. It features Texas Playboy Jody Nix
    Mar 27, 2006
    Country Music Hall of Famer Cindy Walker is remembered with a funeral at the First Presbyterian Church in Mexia, Texas. Attending are Lee Ann Womack and Leon Rausch, formerly of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
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