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Billy Jack Wills And His Western Swing Band

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Billy Jack Wills And His Western Swing Band

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Western swing band led by Billy Jack Wills & Tiny Moore based out of Bob Wills' Wills Point Ballroom in Sacramento, active from 1949 or 50 to 1954, when the band was folded into Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.

Known for incorporating influences and songs from jump blues, R&B and be-bop music, and regarded as early rockabilly/ rock 'n roll pioneers. The band made some commercial recordings in the early ’50s for 4 Star Records and later for 4 Star Records, and a series of radio transcriptions at Radio Station KFBK in Sacramento, California between 1952-1954.

Original steel guitarist Tommy Varner was drafted into the U.S. Army for the Korean War, replaced by Vance Terry early in the band's career. Charlie Moore was the original drummer in the group, from 1950 to 1953, and was replaced by Tommy Perkins.

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Lilly Dale

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Sugar Blues

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Out of Gas

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Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind)

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Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues

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Tobacco Chewing Boogie

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Cadillac In Model 'A'

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Slow Drive

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Hey Lula (Hey Lu-La)

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I Don't Know

Billy Jack Wills and His Western Swing Band

Releases

7 releases · data from Discogs

Crazy Man Crazy

1982

I Loved And Lost / Hey, Mr. Mailman

1957

When A New Love Is Born (An Old Love Dies) / All She Wants To Do Is Rock

1956

Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone / My Shoes Keep Walkin Back To You

1956

Hey Lula (Hey Lu-La) / Four Beers And Forty Tears

1955

Red Mittens / There's Good Rocking Tonight

1955

For The Children's Sake / Teardrops On A Diary

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Billy Jack Wills And His Western Swing Band has released 7+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Crazy Man Crazy, I Loved And Lost / Hey, Mr. Mailman, When A New Love Is Born (An Old Love Dies) / All She Wants To Do Is Rock. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Some of Billy Jack Wills And His Western Swing Band's most popular tracks include Lilly Dale, Sugar Blues, Out of Gas, Troubles (Those Lonesome Kind), Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

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