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    • Sep 2, 1912
    Johnnie Lee Wills is born in Jewett, Texas. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he forms his own band, recording the first version of the classic "Milk Cow Blues"
    Sep 21, 1912
    Keyboard player Mancel Tierney is born in Macomb, Oklahoma. He plays piano as a member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys during the 1950 recording session for the western-swing classic "Faded Love"
    Nov 13, 1912
    Drummer Monte Mountjoy is born in Roundup, Montana. As a member of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, he becomes the first drummer to play in front of the curtain on the Grand Ole Opry. He also takes part in sessions for the western-swing titles "New Spanish Two-Step, "Roly-Poly" and "Stay A Little Longer"
    Apr 22, 1914
    Bass player Joe Ferguson is born in Fort Worth, Texas. As a member of the Texas Playboys from 1936-1940, he appears on such Bob Wills standards as "Right Or Wrong," "Ida Red" and "New San Antonio Rose"
    Feb 22, 1915
    Fiddler Jesse Ashlock is born in Walker County, Texas. He becomes an original member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, staying with the band from 1935-1946. During that time, he plays on "Maiden's Prayer," "Cherokee Maiden" and "San Antonio Rose"
    Mar 9, 1915
    Trumpet player Jamie MacIntosh is born. During a brief membership with Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys, he plays on the 1941 classic "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
    Apr 24, 1916
    Texas Playboy guitarist Eldon Shamblin is born in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Handling the arrangements for Bob Wills' band from 1938-1954, he plays on "San Antonio Rose," "Ida Red" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa," among others
    Jan 3, 1917
    Leon McAuliffe is born in Houston. He plays steel guitar for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1942, then earns an instrumental hit on his own in 1949 with "Panhandle Rag." His Wills credits include "Right Or Wrong" and "Cherokee Maiden"
    Nov 14, 1917
    Steel guitarist Noel Boggs is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He becomes a major figure in western swing, recording with Bob Wills, Spade Cooley, Merle Travis and The Sons Of The Pioneers, among others
    Feb 7, 1919
    Western-swing guitarist Cameron Hill is born in Rusk, Texas. As a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he plays on "Roly-Poly," "Stay A Little Longer" and "Texas Playboy Rag," among others
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