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    • Mar 31, 1917
    Fiddler Joe Holley is born in Lone Camp, Texas. A prominent member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he plays on such western-swing classics as "Stay A Little Longer," "Smoke On The Water" and "White Cross On Okinawa"
    Oct 11, 1948
    Tommy Duncan, former vocalist for The Texas Playboys, debuts his new band, The All-Stars, at Los Angeles' 97th Street Corral. The group includes ex-Playboys Noel Boggs, Joe Holley, Ocie Stockard, Millard Kelso, Jimmy Wyble and Cameron Hill
    Sep 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Jul 25, 1987
    Left-handed fiddler Joe Holley dies of pneumonia in Fresno, California. During his tenure in Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, he appeared on such recordings as "Stay A Little Longer," "Smoke On The Water" and "Heart To Heart Talk"
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