Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
This short film provides a brief introduction to Bob Wills and the rise in popularity of his western swing music. Wills and His Texas Playboys perform a handful of songs in various set pieces, including their big hit "San Antonio ...
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"This is one of the newest of the Vitaphone shorts--known as a "Melody Master". However, in a radical departure from earlier shorts, this one has a narrator who gives a tiny bit of background information about Bob Wills. This was to become the norm through most of the rest of the series. "Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys" is a radical departure in another way. It features a country western band--the sort you might expect to hear playing music for a Gene Autry film. It wasn't at all to my taste, but I must admit the band was pretty good (better than the follow year&apos..."
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Vitaphone release #1256A.
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This short film provides a brief introduction to Bob Wills and the rise in popularity of his western swing music. Wills and His Texas Playboys perform a handful of songs in various set pieces, including their big hit "San Antonio ...