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    • Aug 29, 1935
    Bob Wills sends a letter to piano player Al Stricklin, of The Hi Flyers, offering him $30 weekly to become a member of The Texas Playboys. Stricklin is in the studio with Wills the following month
    Sep 23, 1935
    Bob Wills holds his first recording session with The Texas Playboys, cutting 13 songs in Dallas, Texas. Among the selections: "Maiden's Prayer" and "Spanish Two Step"
    Jan 11, 1936
    After working the final five months of 1935 on a temporary union card, Texas Playboys guitarist Herman Arnspiger is issued permanent membership in the Musicians Union in Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Sep 29, 1936
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Steel Guitar Rag" and "Trouble In Mind" among 18 songs during a session at the Furniture Mart Building in Chicago, with drummer Smokey Dacus playing in the bathroom
    Sep 30, 1936
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Right Or Wrong" in Chicago
    May 22, 1937
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys perform on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time
    Nov 8, 1937
    Guitarist Eldon Shamblin joins Bob Wills' Texas Playboys
    May 29, 1938
    Bobby McBay is born. He plays both bass and drums during his career, which includes a stint with Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1964-1965
    Nov 28, 1938
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "San Antonio Rose" and "Whoa Babe" in Dallas
    Nov 29, 1938
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Ida Red" and "Liza Pull Down The Shades" in Dallas, Texas. In addition to becoming a western swing classic, "Ida Red" inspires Chuck Berry to write "Maybellene"
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