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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys is known for The Killer Inside Me (2010), A Perfect World (1993) and The Last Picture Show (1971).
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    Known for

    Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson in The Killer Inside Me (2010)
    The Killer Inside Me
    6.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2010
    Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)
    A Perfect World
    7.5
    • Soundtrack
    • 1993
    Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
    The Last Picture Show
    8.0
    • Music Department
    • 1971
    Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
    Surf's Up
    6.7
    • Soundtrack
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Sittin' on the Top of the World
      TV Movie
      • 1951
    • Frontier Frolic
      Short
      • Western Band
      • 1946
    • Noel Boggs, John Calvert, Tommy Duncan, Joe Holley, Millard Kelso, Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, Jimmy Wyble, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and Al Stricklin in Lawless Empire (1945)
      Lawless Empire
      6.2
      • Band
      • 1945
    • Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Blazing the Western Trail (1945)
      Blazing the Western Trail
      5.9
      • Stageline Employees
      • Band Members (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1945
    • Ken Curtis, Raymond Hatton, Victor Potel, Gil Taylor, Paul Trietsch, Ken Trietsch, Cheryl Walker, Charles Ward, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, The Hoosier Hotshots, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Rhythm Round-Up (1945)
      Rhythm Round-Up
      • The Texas PLayboys Band (as Texas Playboys Band)
      • 1945
    • Russell Hayden in The Last Horseman (1944)
      The Last Horseman
      6.0
      • Musicians, Cowhands
      • 1944
    • Tristram Coffin and Russell Hayden in Wyoming Hurricane (1944)
      Wyoming Hurricane
      • Cowhands
      • Musicians (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1944
    • Russell Hayden in The Vigilantes Ride (1943)
      The Vigilantes Ride
      5.6
      • Cowhands
      • Musicians (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1943
    • Russell Hayden in Silver City Raiders (1943)
      Silver City Raiders
      • Cowhands, Musicians (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1943
    • Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)
      Saddles and Sagebrush
      5.9
      • Cowhands - Musicians (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1943
    • Russell Hayden, Joe Holley, Harley Huggins, Millard Kelso, Leon McAuliffe, Bob Wills, Luther Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943)
      Riders of the Northwest Mounted
      5.8
      • Mounties - Musicians (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1943
    • Russell Hayden, Bob Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)
      A Tornado in the Saddle
      5.0
      • Musicians
      • Cowhands
      • 1942
    • Russell Hayden, Lucille Lambert, Bob Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in The Lone Prairie (1942)
      The Lone Prairie
      5.6
      • Cowhands - Musicians (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1942
    • Go West, Young Lady (1941)
      Go West, Young Lady
      6.4
      • Bob Wills' Band (as The Texas Playboys)
      • 1941

    Music Department

    • Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)
      The Last Picture Show
      8.0
      • composer: archive footage
      • 1971

    Soundtrack

    • Tom Hanks, Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Hope Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Park, Aristou Meehan, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Jake Ryan, Ethan Josh Lee, and Sophia Lillis in Asteroid City (2023)
      Asteroid City
      6.4
      • performer: "Ida Red"
      • 2023
    • All Things Must Pass (2015)
      All Things Must Pass
      7.3
      • performer: "San Antonio Rose"
      • 2015
    • Manhattan (2014)
      Manhattan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Time Changes Everything" (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn in Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (2010)
      Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
      8.4
      Video
      • performer: "Texas Playboy Theme / Bob Wills Special / Ida Red / Faded Love / Roly Poly / San Antonio Rose"
      • 2010
    • Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson in The Killer Inside Me (2010)
      The Killer Inside Me
      6.1
      • performer: "Jolie Blond Likes the Boogie"
      • 2010
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Soundtrack ("Steel Guitar Rag")
      • 2007
    • Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
      Surf's Up
      6.7
      • performer: "Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)"
      • 2007
    • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
      Deadwood
      8.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Stay a Little Longer" (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Colin Salmon and Mark Valley in Keen Eddie (2003)
      Keen Eddie
      8.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Hawaiian War Chant"
      • 2003
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Santa's On His Way" (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jena Malone in Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
      Bastard Out of Carolina
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Time Changes Everything"
      • 1996
    • Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, and T.J. Lowther in A Perfect World (1993)
      A Perfect World
      7.5
      • performer: "Ida Red", "South"
      • 1993
    • Melvin and Howard (1980)
      Melvin and Howard
      6.8
      • performer: "San Antonio Rose"
      • 1980
    • All You Need Is Love (1977)
      All You Need Is Love
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "San Antonio Rose" (uncredited)
      • 1977
    • Noel Boggs, John Calvert, Tommy Duncan, Joe Holley, Millard Kelso, Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, Jimmy Wyble, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and Al Stricklin in Lawless Empire (1945)
      Lawless Empire
      6.2
      • performer: "Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer", "Home in San Antone", "Farther Along", "Young and Foolish"
      • 1945

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Texas Playboys Band
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      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Members inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999: Tommy Duncan (vocals), Leon McAuliffe (vocals, steel guitar), Johnny Gimble (fiddle, electric mandolin), Joe "Jody" Holley (fiddle), Tiny Moore (fiddle, electric mandolin), Herb Remington (steel guitar), Eldon Shamblin (guitar), Al Stricklin.

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