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    • Jul 24, 1911
    Drummer Smokey Dacus is born in Quinton, Oklahoma. He becomes a member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, playing on such classics as "San Antonio Rose," "Ida Red" and "Right Or Wrong"
    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 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Oct 9, 2001
    Drummer William "Smokey" Dacus dies at the Kellmark Nursing Center in Rogers, Arkansas. A member of Bob Wills' original Texas Playboys from 1935-1940, he played on "San Antonio Rose" and "Maiden's Prayer," among others
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