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    • Nov 8, 1939
    Bob Wills' fifth marriage, to teenager Mary Louise Wills, is annulled three months after it was consummated
    Apr 2, 1940
    After a noisy courtroom drama that included Bob Wills shouting at his own attorney, the annulment of his marriage to Mary Lou Wills is set aside. She is less than four months from bearing him a daughter
    Apr 15, 1940
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Lone Star Rag" and "Time Changes Everything" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
    Apr 16, 1940
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "New San Antonio Rose" and "Big Beaver" at the Burrus Mill Studios in Saginaw, Texas
    Jul 25, 1940
    Eight months after an annulment had been granted to a pregnant Mary Louise Wills, she gives Bob Wills a daughter, Rosetta Wills, born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma
    Aug 16, 1940
    OKeh releases Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' "New San Antonio Rose"
    Nov 11, 1940
    Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys make an appearance in the debut of Tex Ritter's "Take Me Back To Oklahoma," performing "Lone Star Rag," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa." Also on screen is Playboy manager O.W. Mayo
    Dec 6, 1940
    OKeh releases Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' "Big Beaver"
    Jan 28, 1941
    Decca releases Bing Crosby's pop version of the Bob Wills-penned "New San Antonio Rose" backed by a remake of Floyd Tillman's "It Makes No Difference Now"
    Feb 24, 1941
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Twin Guitar Special" in Dallas
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