Merle Haggard And The Texas Playboys Tribute Bob Wills

the sound we call Western Swing is the legacy of one man the late Bob wheels and tonight Bob's former Texas Playboys have come from Tulsa Houston Sacramento Chicago Fresno and Los Angeles joined together with Merle Haggard from Bakersfield to preserve the legend of the king of Western Swing Bob Wills the Texas Playboys are on the air listen everybody from near and far if you wanna know who we are we'll Texas Playboys the Lone Star State [Music] [Applause] yes that Bob Wills spindle was heard around the world for over 40 years and in the early 30s Bob organized his Texas Playboys and he felt like he just knew him personally because he called out their names when they played and all these guys on a stage where once with that ban at one time or another and we're especially honored to have with us one of the original members John Lee Will's you know Bob could take an old fiddle tune and just to make it swing like what do you wanted to dance so before there's too much been said let's all dance this old tune called a Durant lighter part of fire in the green park on when's it it's hit late in the winter snow white Sunday 9:00 [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] five had a way of taking his simple melody by adding his own touch gave it life forever tunes like Maiden's prayer the one you hear it in the background now pops granddaddy's old tune faded love [Applause] the Texas Playboys can take a novelty tune make it swing like through jazz now hit it boys here we go [Music] [Music] [Music] bowling daddy's little fatty I made every letter of the day Roley poley to all of us if he likes everything okay they can need an amplifier never even better they remain single day Oh daddy's little fatty then he's gonna be ransom [Applause] [Music] someday thank and now the Bob Wills tune that really needs no introduction the great San Antonio Road the stars [Music] once again so give me words I know still live in my heart alone ooh yeah those Santa tall legend tradition continuity you [Music]

Channel: When The Cowboy Sings

Views: 1,266,580

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Id: eHJPHjb6WN4

Length: 8min 18sec (498 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 10 2017

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[u/trshippy]

I know this isn't really the place for this, but it needs to be heard.