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    • Apr 15, 1940
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Lone Star Rag" and "Time Changes Everything" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
    Apr 16, 1940
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "New San Antonio Rose" and "Big Beaver" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
    Aug 16, 1940
    OKeh releases Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' "New San Antonio Rose"
    Nov 11, 1940
    Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys make an appearance in the debut of Tex Ritter's "Take Me Back To Oklahoma," performing "Lone Star Rag," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa." Also on screen is Playboy manager O.W. Mayo
    Dec 6, 1940
    OKeh releases Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' "Big Beaver"
    Feb 26, 1941
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Take Me Back To Tulsa" in Dallas
    Jun 23, 1941
    Trumpet player Walter "Tubby" Lewis dies of pneumonia at age 24. As a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he appeared on such records as "Time Changes Everything," "New San Antonio Rose" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa"
    Jul 24, 1941
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record four Cindy Walker songs, including "Cherokee Maiden" and "Dusty Skies," in Hollywood
    Nov 27, 1941
    "Go West, Young Lady" debuts in theaters with Glenn Ford and Ann Miller starring. The movie also features Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
    Dec 8, 1941
    The day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tommy Duncan announces he's leaving Bob Wills' Texas Playboys to join the war
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