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Apr 17, 1968
Bob Wills records "Southwestern Waltz" at the Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville. The song is eventually used in the 1983 movie "The Right Stuff"
Oct 18, 1968
Bob Wills is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame during the second annual Country Music Association awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
Dec 20, 1968
Bob Wills is inducted into the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame in Oklahoma City
May 11, 1969
Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel dies at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. The former Texas governor and senator founded The Light Crust Doughboys to advertise the Burrus Mill in the 1930s, when he was a sales manager for the firm. It proved a seminal act in the growth of western swing
May 30, 1969
The State of Texas honors Bob Wills and Tex Ritter with a special resolution, celebrating them as outstanding Texans. It's Wills' last public appearance before suffering a stroke
May 31, 1969
Bob Wills is paralyzed by a stroke at his home in Fort Worth, Texas
Nov 14, 1969
Apollo 12 launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Astronaut Pete Conrad brings a tape featuring Charley Pride, Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Don Gibson, Buck Owens, Faron Young and Bob Wills' "New San Antonio Rose"
Nov 23, 1969
Singer/songwriter Spade Cooley dies of a heart attack after a benefit concert for the Alameda County Sheriff's Association. His three-song set included "San Antonio Rose." After serving eight years in prison for killing his wife, he was set for parole on February 22, 1970
Nov 27, 1969
Dean Martin and musical guest Bobbi Martin perform the western-swing title "Detour" during "The Dean Martin Show" on NBC-TV. The episode also features Bing Crosby and Susan Cowsill
Jan 12, 1970
Tulsa mayor J.M. Hewgley proclaims Bob Wills Week in the city
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