James Robert "Bob" Wills, known as the King of Western Swing, was born on March 6, 1905, in Grosebeck, Texas, the first child of John T. and Emma Foley Wills, and grew up near Turkey, Texas. His brothers and sisters were Ruby, Eloise, Johnny Lee, Olga, Luther J., Helen, Lorene, Billy Jack, and Jessie Wayne. In the early part of his career he originated the Light Crust Doughboys, and later settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he organized The Texas Playboys, which became a leading western swing band. In 1940 he went to Hollywood, and during the next several years he and The Texas Playboys appeared in many motion pictures. Bob served in the infantry during World War II and was stationed at Camp Howze, Gainsville, Texas. Among the many songs he wrote and recorded with The Texas Playboys, several were considered American classics, including San Antonio Rose, Spanish Two Step, Maiden's Prayer, Faded Love, Take Me Back to Tulsa, Time Changes Everything, Misery, Ida Red, Beaumont Rag, Osage Stomp, My Confession, Sally Goodin, Silver Lake Blues, and Big Beaver. During his career, he received many honors, including membership in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1957, induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1968, the International Academy of Country and Western Hall of Fame in 1969, recognition by the Governor and Legislature of Texas in 1969, and the Nashville Song Writers Hall of Fame in 1970. He died on May 13, 1975, in Fort Worth, Texas, and was laid to rest in Tulsa, Oklahoma.