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    • Jan 18, 1970
    Months after he suffered a stroke, Bob Wills is celebrated with a star-studded benefit concert in Tulsa. The lineup includes Tex Ritter, Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, Hank Thompson, Stonewall Jackson, actor Chill Wills and Texas Playboy Eldon Shamblin
    Apr 13, 1970
    Bob Wills receives the Pioneer Award during the fifth annual Academy Of Country & Western Music awards, hosted by actor Buddy Ebsen at the Hollywood Palladium
    Oct 12, 1970
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts its first 20 members. The inaugural list includes Ted Daffan, Johnny Bond, Floyd Tillman, Stuart Hamblen, Cindy Walker, Merle Travis, Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, Bob Wills, Fred Rose, Hank Williams, A.P. Carter and Jimmie Rodgers
    Nov 16, 1970
    Capitol releases the Merle Haggard album "A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World (Or, My Salute To Bob Wills)"
    Sep 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Oct 22, 1971
    The Jeff Bridges movie "The Last Picture Show" debuts in theaters. The soundtrack features a load of Hank Williams songs, plus Webb Pierce's "Back Street Affair" and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys' "Faded Love"
    Mar 6, 1972
    Bob Wills Day is celebrated in Fort Worth, where the western swing pioneer is honored at the Blackstone Hotel. Tompall & The Glaser Brothers sing "Faded Love" to Wills, accompanied by numerous members of The Texas Playboys
    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
    Apr 28, 1973
    Turkey, Texas, declares Bob Wills Day and unveils a new memorial recognizing the town's former resident
    Dec 3, 1973
    Bob Wills holds what proves to be his final recording session at the Sumet-Burnet Studio in Dallas. He suffers a stroke during the night, and The Texas Playboys record the next day without him
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