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Aug 6, 1989
Steel guitarist Billy Bowman, formerly of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, dies of cancer in Columbia, South Carolina. He played on the classic "Faded Love" during his Playboys tenure, 1950-1957
Aug 7, 1989
T.C. "Son" Lansford dies in Fort Worth, Texas. He played bass for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1941, appearing on such titles as "Take Me Back To Tulsa," "Ida Red," "San Antonio Rose" and "Maiden's Prayer"
Nov 1, 1990
Western-swing fiddler Andrew "Cactus" Soldi dies. He played on several hits by Spade Cooley and Tex Williams, including the million-selling 1947 single "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"
Mar 2, 1991
Billy Jack Wills dies in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bob Wills' brother was the primary vocalist for The Texas Playboys in the late-1940s
Nov 28, 1991
Bass player Wanna Coffman dies from pneumonia at a nursing home in Whitney, Texas. Coffman was the last surviving member of Milton Brown's influential western swing band, The Musical Brownies
Apr 17, 1992
Western swing performer Hank Penny dies of heart failure in Camarillo, California, while raking leaves. He founded Los Angeles' Palomino Club in 1949
May 2, 1992
Marking the 66th anniversary of Route 66, Asleep At The Wheel begins a 10-concert tour along the highway that starts in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles
Oct 25, 1993
Liberty releases Asleep At The Wheel's "Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys," featuring Garth Brooks, Suzy Bogguss, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Huey Lewis, George Strait and Vince Gill, among others
Nov 3, 1993
Liberty Records premieres Asleep At The Wheel's "Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys" at the historic Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas
Nov 23, 1993
Western-swing musician Eugene "Smokey" Rogers dies in San Diego. He had a hit in 1949 after recording "A Little Bird Told Me." He also wrote Ferlin Husky's "Gone" and Spade Cooley's "Shame On You," and played on hits by Cooley and Tex Williams
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