Spotify Release Info
Track: Bubbles In My Beer
Artist: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Album: Boot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
Artist Bio
Name: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Spotify Genres: traditional country, classic country, honky tonk
Followers: 47,875
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Biography
Western swing band founded in 1934 by [a=Bob Wills] after leaving [a=The Light Crust Doughboys], active until 1965, reuniting for a final recording session with an ailing Wills in 1973. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968, and into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame (as "Early Influence") in 1999. More than 600 artists played with the Texas Playboys during their lifetime, and several spin-off groups achieved significant success on their own, including [a=Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys] and [a=Billy Jack Wills And His Western Swing Band]. See also [a=Bob Wills & Tommy Duncan], [a=The Texas Playboys]. After the initial breakup in 1965, the band continued performing briefly as [b]The Texas Playboys[/b], led by [a=Leon Rausch]. They would reunite again as [a=The Original Texas Playboys Under The Direction Of Leon McAuliffe] from 1973-1986, until the death of pianist [a=Al Stricklin]. At that point, [a=Leon Rausch] and [a=Tommy Allsup] purchased the rights to use the name [b]Bob Wills' Texas Playboys[/b] from Betty Wills and continued touring. [b]Original Lineup:[/b] [i]Founded in Waco, Texas, 1933[/i] Fiddle - [a=Bob Wills] Piano, Vocals - [a=Tommy Duncan] Steel Guitar - [a=Kermit Whalen] Tenor Banjo - [a=Johnnie Lee Wills] Bass/Rhythm Guitar - [a=June Whalin] [b]Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Lineup:[/b] Fiddle/Mandolin/Vocals - [a=Bob Wills] Vocals - [a=Tommy Duncan] Fiddle - [a=Joe Holley] Fiddle/Electric Mandolin - [a=Johnny Gimble], [a=Tiny Moore] Steel Guitar - [a=Leon McAuliffe], [a=Herb Remington] Guitar - [a=Eldon Shamblin] Piano - [a=Al Stricklin] [b]Final Lineup:[/b] [i](Selected by Wills for the 1973 reunion [Link])[/i] Leader - [a=Bob Wills] Fiddle – [a=Hoyle Nix], [a=Keith Coleman], [a=Merle Haggard] Fiddle/Mandolin - [a=Johnny Gimble] Steel Guitar – [a=Leon McAuliffe] Electric Guitar – [a=Eldon Shamblin] Piano – [a=Al Stricklin] Bass – [a=Leon Rausch] Drums – [a=Jody Nix], [a=Smokey Dacus]
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.Bubbles In My BeerBoot Heel Drag: The MGM Years
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2.Steel Guitar RagThe Essential Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
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3.South of The BorderGreatest Hits
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4.Stay a Little LongerTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 2
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5.Faded LoveFor The Last Time
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6.Roly-PolyClassic Western Swing
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7.New San Antonio RoseThe Essential Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
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8.Cotton Eyed Joe - Single VersionColumbia Historic Edition
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9.San Anotnio RoseTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 2
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10.Hawaiian War ChantTiffany Transcriptions, Vol. 10
Discogs Release Info
Release: Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys* - Spanish Fandango / Bubbles In My Beer
Year: 1948
Genres: Jazz, Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country Blues, Country, Swing