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    • Apr 29, 1999
    Tracy Byrd joins Asleep At The Wheel at the Bismeaux Studio in Austin, Texas, to record "You're From Texas," the last song added to the Bob Wills tribute "Ride With Bob," which goes on to a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album
    Jun 9, 1999
    The Time Jumpers play their first western-swing show at Nashville's Station Inn, where they remain a popular Monday-night attraction for 13 years
    Jul 28, 1999
    Accordion player Larry "Pedro" DePaul dies in Washington. He contributed to hits by Spade Cooley, Merle Travis and Tex Williams
    Aug 10, 1999
    DreamWorks releases Asleep At The Wheel's second Bob Wills tribute album, "Ride With Bob." It features guest appearances by Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Lee Ann Womack, among others
    Aug 30, 1999
    Sax player Pat "Taco" Ryan is killed when he's hit by a car after dark on Admiral Boulevard in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was a member of Asleep At The Wheel when the group recorded its Grammy-nominated 1977 album "The Wheel"
    Oct 25, 1999
    Steel guitar player Earl "Joaquin" Murphey dies of cancer in Los Angeles. The West Coast swing musician contributed to hits by Merle Travis, Spade Cooley, Tex Williams and The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Aug 19, 2000
    Dale Evans, Bob Wills and Charlie Walker are made new members of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage
    Aug 25, 2000
    Swing fiddler Cliff Bruner dies at his Houston home. Bruner was briefly one of Milton Brown's Musical Brownies before forming his own band, which served as a springboard for keyboard player Moon Mullican and steel legend Bob Dunn
    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"
    Feb 14, 2001
    Western-swing bass player Joe Ferguson dies in Fort Worth, Texas. He appeared with both The Light Crust Doughboys and Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, participating in Wills' hits "Right Or Wrong," "Ida Red" and "New San Antonio Rose"



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