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    • Sep 29, 1910
    Bill Boyd is born in Fannin County, Texas. He forms the Cowboy Ramblers, one of the pre-eminent early western swing bands, in Dallas, Texas, during the early-1930s
    Aug 7, 1934
    Bill Boyd holds his first recording session for RCA Victor, in San Antonio, Texas
    Jan 27, 1935
    Bill Boyd records "Under The Double Eagle" at the Texas Hotel in San Antonio
    Jan 2, 1942
    "Texas Manhunt" appears in movie theaters, with Bill Boyd acting and singing in the World War II-era cowboy pic
    Feb 20, 1942
    Bill Boyd stars as a singing undercover marshal in the new movie "Raiders Of The West." Among the bad guys is singer/songwriter Eddie Dean
    Apr 24, 1942
    "Rolling Down The Great Divide" opens in movie houses, with Bill Boyd as the singing star in a picture centered around cattle rustling
    Jul 10, 1942
    Bill Boyd stars in his third movie of the year, "Tumbleweed Trail," pursuing frontier outlaws and singing the title song
    Sep 4, 1942
    The western "Prairie Pals" debuts in theaters, with deputy marshal Bill Boyd acting as a spy--and singing, too
    Oct 10, 1942
    The spaghetti western "Along The Sundown Trail" debuts. Bill Boyd is a singing deputy protecting a mine owner's investment
    Dec 7, 1977
    Bill Boyd dies in Dallas, Texas. His Midnight Ramblers were one of the strongest acts in western swing during the 1930s and '40s behind such titles as "Under The Double Eagle" and "Lone Star Rag"
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