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    • Jan 25, 1984
    MCA releases George Strait's remake of the Bob Wills classic "Right Or Wrong"
    Oct 25, 1984
    Johnnie Lee Wills dies. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he played with the Texas Playboys prior to starting his own band, which earned a 1941 hit with the original version of "Milk Cow Blues"
    Mar 2, 1991
    Billy Jack Wills dies in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bob Wills' brother was the primary vocalist for The Texas Playboys in the late-1940s
    Jul 12, 1992
    Buddy Holly, Bob Wills and Blind Lemon Jefferson are memorialized with bronze statues in Dallas' Texas Music Alley
    Sep 2, 1992
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys land two titles on the chart as Country America magazine lists the Top 100 Country Songs Of All-Time: "San Antonio Rose," #11; and "Faded Love," #24
    Sep 25, 1993
    The Postal Service issues a series of stamps honoring four important country music acts: Hank Williams, The Carter Family, Patsy Cline and Bob Wills
    Oct 25, 1993
    Liberty releases Asleep At The Wheel's "Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys," featuring Garth Brooks, Suzy Bogguss, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Huey Lewis, George Strait and Vince Gill, among others
    Nov 3, 1993
    Liberty Records premieres Asleep At The Wheel's "Tribute To The Music Of Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys" at the historic Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas
    Feb 24, 1998
    The Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love" enters the Grammy Hall of Fame during a New York ceremony, along with Patti Page's "Tennessee Waltz," Bob Wills' "New San Antonio Rose," Bill Justis' "Raunchy" and The Crickets' "That'll Be The Day"
    Nov 10, 1998
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces Bob Wills will become a member in 1999, along with Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Del Shannon, George Martin, Charles Brown, Curtis Mayfield, Dusty Springfield and The Staple Singers
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