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    • Feb 18, 1904
    John Wills marries Emma Lee Foley. The couple has 10 children, four of whom are destined to become western-swing musicians: Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Billy Jack Wills and Luke Wills
    Sep 10, 1920
    Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Luke Wills is born in Hall County, Texas. In addition to fronting his own band, he appears on brother Johnnie Wills' "Milk Cow Blues" and several hits by brother Bob Wills, including "Faded Love"
    Sep 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Jun 12, 1972
    Emma Wills dies in Tulsa. She was something of a maternal figure in western swing, since she raised four of the genre's musicians: Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Billy Jack Wills and Luke Wills
    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"
    Oct 19, 2001
    The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame officially inducts western-swing acts Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Johnnie Lee Wills, Luke Wills and Billy Jack Wills during a ceremony at the Muskogee Civic Center
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