But Bentley had the last laugh, getting inducted in 2005 and going on to be one of the Opry's best modern members. West, Elliot. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He lingered for five months and died of pneumonia at the age of 70. [41], Wills and His Texas Playboys began their first cross-country tour in November 1944, and appeared at the Grand Ole Opry on December 30, 1944. Turning the club over to managers later revealed to be dishonest, left him in desperate financial straits with heavy debts to the Internal Revenue Service for back taxes that caused him to sell many of his assets. The former England skipper played for his country in 90 Test matches over a thirteen year period and was a popular broadcaster with Sky Sports later in his career. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. The relationships between performers and fans. [25] His 1935 version of "St. Louis Blues" replicates Al Bernard's patter from the 1928 version of the song. In 1950, Wills had two top 10 hits, "Ida Red likes the Boogie" and "Faded Love", which were his last hits for a decade. Verify and try again. For other inquiries, Contact Us. 1930s-1960s. A Lone Star State of Mind: Remembering Nanci Griffith. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. He attended barber school and moved first to Roy, New Mexico, then returned to Turkey, Texas to work as a barber. Hey was Take it away Leon referring to Leon McAuliffe? The song became a standard for steel guitar. Even in the 50s people were saying that newfangled music ain't real country. His first single for the label, "Bubbles in My Beer," was a Top Ten hit early in 1948, as was its follow-up, "Keeper of My Heart." In the late 1930s the Playboys were such a big operation that they had an airplane of their own to fly to distant dates and Leon had learned to fly it and spent WWII in Oklahoma training pilots for the Navy. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Their popularity grew and he added a trumpeter and saxophone player to the group. Born in Sunderland in May 1949, he grew up in Surrey and broke into county cricket at the age of just 19. A fiddle player from the Southwest, he developed, over 40 years, a recognizable style, an amalgam of country music, blues, jazz licks and plain: sentimentality. His other film credits include "The Lone Prairie" (1942), "Riders Of The Northwest Mounted" (1943), "Saddles And Sagebrush" (1943), "The Vigilantes Ride" (1943), "The Last Horseman" (1944), "Rhythm Round-Up" (1945), "Blazing The Western Trail" (1945), and "Lawless Empire" (1945). Wills never regained consciousness and died on May 15, 1975 in a nursing home. "One Star Rag", "Rat Cheese Under the Hill", "Take Me Back to Tulsa", "Basin Street Blues", "Steel Guitar Rag", and "Trouble in Mind" were some of the songs in the extensive repertory played by Wills and the Playboys. Brown added twin fiddles, tenor banjo and slap bass, pointing the music in the direction of swing, which they played on local radio and at dancehalls. Sign up for daily stories delivered to your inbox. 3:15 pm. In 1929, he moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he played in minstrel and medicine shows, and continued to work as a barber. Make sure that the file is a photo. The pair have one daughter, Katie, who was born in 1984. I got to hang out with Herb Remmington years ago at a steel guitar show, what a great guy and had so many cool touring stories from the mid forties. Bill "100%" Wood Johnnie Lee recorded a couple of albums around 1962-63 with Rausch doing most of the vocal work. Wills' band at the time consisted of two fiddlers, two bass fiddles, two electric guitars, electric steel guitar, and a trumpet. Police arrested 11 of the 200 members when customers at the nearby mall complained of harassment. at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Ft. Worth, Texas, on November 16th, 1986. Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin who played steel guitar and bass. Again, the Texas Playboys were drawing sizable crowds and selling a respectable amount of records. He opened a second club, the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas. He opened a second club, the Bob Wills Ranch House in Dallas, Texas. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. That's right. Dave Wills Death And Obituary Talking about Dave Wills death, According to a release, David Wills, a longtime radio broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Rays, passed away on Sunday at 58. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Anybody familiar with summer festivals knows that outdoor daytime sets and exposed bras go hand in hand, but the Opry banned Case. The Texas Playboys finished the album without him. The addition of steel guitar whiz Leon McAuliffe in March 1935 added not only a formidable instrumentalist but a second engaging vocalist. That was all out the window in a few minutes, when Lewis said, "Let me tell you something about Jerry Lee Lewis, ladies and gentlemen: I am a rock and rollin', country-and-western, rhythm and blues-singin'mother******!" Try again later. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Died. I think you mean that he replaced Tommy Duncan. Wills and Duncan relocated to Waco, Texas and formed the Playboys, which featured Wills on fiddle, Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin, who played steel guitar and bass. In fact, most people saw a reenactment of the moment that got Cash kicked out of the Opry in the Oscar-winning biopicWalk The Line. Tommy is the other guy many people think of when it comes to Bob Wills singers. Another great cowboy music artist we've not mentioned is Hank Williams. Mr. Williams wrote some incredible songs. He favored jazz-like arrangements and the band found national popularity into the 1940s with such hits as "Steel Guitar Rag", "New San Antonio Rose" (which sold over a million records and became the band's signature song), "Smoke on The Water", "Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima", and "New Spanish Two Step". "[50] The use of amplified guitars accentuates Wills's claim; some Bob Wills recordings from the 1930s and 1940s sound similar to rock and roll records of the 1950s.[51]. By late summer 1933, Wills, aggravated by a series of fights with O'Daniel, left the Light Crust Doughboys, and Duncan left with him. Where Rausch really shines is in the reunion records the surviving Texas Playboys made after Bob Wills died in 1974. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. They also played regularly at the Mission Beach Ballroom in San Diego. Tommy took half the band with him when that happened. Try again later. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Renegade who popularized Western swing in the '40s, changed its rules, erased genre boundaries, and left a legacy of immeasurable influence. Recorded extensively for Columbia, Decca, He had a couple different singers before Tommy came back in 1945. By 1971, Wills recovered sufficiently to travel occasionally and appear at tribute concerts. 2008. In 2003, he was ranked number 27 in Country Music Television's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music. May 14, 2019 @ By 1971 he recovered sufficiently to travel occasionally and appear at tribute concerts and in December 1973 he participated in a final 2-day reunion session with members of some the Texas Playboys to record an album. Like with many developing news stories, I try to get something up as soon as I can, and then tend to add to the story later. From his father and grandfather, he learned how to play mandolin, guitar, and eventually fiddle, and he regularly played local dances in his teens. Fats Domino once remarked that he patterned his 1960 rhythm section after that of Bob Wills. In 1973, he participated in a final reunion session with members of some the Texas Playboys from the 1930s to the 1960s. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. But if youre listening to the music of Bob Wills, its often Leon Rausch you hear singing. Guy Logsdon He eventually returned to even host TV specials from the historic stage beginning in 1969. However, their popularity was quickly derailed by the arrival of World War II. This is how Facebook/Twitter threads influence thought. Released as the B-side of a single that was a double-sided hit, it went to number one on the country charts. Wills' style influenced performers Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and The Strangers and helped to spawn a style of music now known as the Bakersfield Sound. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Early A system error has occurred. Wills ranked #27 in CMT's 40 Greatest Men in Country Music in 2003. Tiffany's plan was to syndicate the transcriptions throughout the Southwest, but their goal was never fulfilled. They held dance attendance records at Jantzen Beach in Portland, Oregon; Santa Monica, California; Klamath Falls, Oregon; and at California's Oakland Auditorium, where they drew 19,000 people over two nights. Im pretty sure that Leon Rausch was also the recipient of some Take It Away Leons in his day too. I had never heard of Glynn singing for the Playboys. [7] Biography [ edit] Early years [ edit] A revival of interest in his music, spurred by Merle Haggard's 1970 album A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World, led to a 1973 reunion album, teaming Wills, who spoke with difficulty, with key members of the early band, as well as Haggard. Born on a cotton farm in Kosse, Texas, his father raised cotton and was a Texas champion fiddle player. He lives in Bend Oregon. "Maury was very impactful to me personally, professionally. [58], During the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007, Carrie Underwood performed his song "San Antonio Rose". Under the leadership of Leon Rausch, the Texas Playboys helped keep the legacy of Western Swing alive, continuing to record albums and perform, including a famous appearance on Austin City Limits. Hendrix almost surely referred to Nashville guitarists. It was also some of the most popular music of its era. [36] In 1947, he opened the Wills Point nightclub in Sacramento, California, and continued touring the Southwest and Pacific Northwest from Texas to Washington State. His health deteriorated over the last two months after a scan revealed the cancer had advanced. Weve updated the security on the site. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Bob Wills (1479)? Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Wiki User. In the sweltering July heat, Case repeatedly asked for water or to take a break to offset her fear of impending heatstroke. Although labeled "country and western", he did not fit into the popular Nashville country and western stations and while he frequently played pop music, he was not accepted in the pop music world. "Roly Poly" was first recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in 1946, staying on the charts for 18 weeks and reaching number three. Built in 1924 as a garage for Tulsa businessman Tate Brady, the downtown building was transformed into a ballroom in 1930 and dubbed Cain's . It was a 1956 appearance on The Louisiana Hayride that is given credit for launching Leon Rauschs career in earnest, and on St. Patricks Day 1958, he officially joined Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys as the lead vocalist, replacing Glynn Duncan, who had replaced his brother Tommy Duncan. The Grand Ole Opry used to come on, and I used to watch that. Though the Tiffany transcriptions would turn out to be important historical items, the recordings that kept Wills and His Texas Playboys in the charts were their singles for Columbia, which were consistently reaching the Top Five between 1945 and 1948; in the summer of 1946, they had their biggest hit, "New Spanish Two Step," which spent 16 weeks at number one. Tony Thomas MFA The following year he moved to Fresno, California and opened the Wills Point nightclub in Sacramento and continued touring the Southwest and Pacific Northwest from Texas to Washington State. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Hit recordings included "San Antonio Rose, " "Faded Love, " and "Steel Guitar Rag." He was among: the first to make use of drums; in country music. Recorded extensively for Columbia, Decca, MGM and others. Duncan was discharged around the same time, and the pair moved to California by the end of 1943. Performers this year include Bob Wills' Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Roberts, Jody Nix and the Texas Cowboys, and Riders in the Sky. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Western swing was beginning to fall out of public favor, and Wills' recordings weren't as consistently successful as they had been before; he had no hits at all in 1949. Rausch performed throughout high school until he joined the military like many of his generation. FYI. 1985. Leon Rausch is survived by his wife of 69 years, Vonda. Yes. Willss first Kapp LP in 1966 was recorded using the Playboys with Rausch doing most of the vocals. [42], In 1945, Wills' dances were drawing larger crowds than dances put on by Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. late 1930s through the 1940s. 0 cemeteries found in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Wills, James Robert (1905-1975). By 1932, the band were stars in Texas but there was some trouble behind the scenes; O'Daniel wasn't allowing the band to play anything but the radio show. Aside from his own family, he knew few other white children until he was seven or eight years old. Over the next 11 years Wills used a number of vocalists, sometimes with a singer fronting the band or, at other times, utilizing various band members to sing. Leon Rausch played in the Texas Playboys throughout the 60s until briefly joining the band of Johnnie Lee Wills, and then forming his own group called the New Texas Playboys based out of Ft. Worth. Bob Wills was, first and foremost, a fiddler. ", "Back Home Again in Indiana" / "Swing Blues No. Add to your scrapbook. 8:36 pm, JerseyBoy Fiddler, bandleader, songwriter. Well before my time. May 14, 2019 @ Thanks for your help! The first session was held on December 3, 1973, with Wills leading the band from his wheelchair. Cary Ginell. [2] He recorded and toured with bandleader Bob Wills on and off into the early 1960s. For the next year, the Playboys moved through a number of radio stations, as O'Daniel tried to force them off the air. Audiences at dance halls plummeted with the advent of television and rock & roll. I didn't ask our manager, but they've arrested 15 people just for telling people that Jesus loves them. Willie Nelson recorded it . You Pretty Woman" / "I Knew the Moment I Lost You", "Please Don't Leave Me" / "My Life's Been a Pleasure", "This Little Rosary" / "When It's Honey Suckle Time in the Valley" (Unreleased), "Ten Years" / "Let's Ride with Bob (Theme Song)", "My Confession" / "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now? I think he was the last of the Playboys. Even after the Texas Playboys, Rausch was a regular at Western Swing shows and gatherings, performing and telling stories of his time in the influential outfit. Although friendly aboriginals occasionally gave them food, Burke and Wills both died of starvation. Don't miss a story! Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway Cover White Rabbit, Sierra Ferrell The Sea (Alternate Version), Charley Crockett The Man From Waco (Redux), New Ashley McBryde Song The Devil I Know, New Kylie Frey Song Red Dirt Cinderella, Rodney Crowell Loving You Is the Only Way to Fly [Video], Foggy Morning Breaking Alison Brown (feat. Before his passing, Wills had spent 18 years working for the Rays and was well-known for his love of the game. Nevertheless, the Texas Playboys made a number of transcriptions in 1946 and 1947, and these are the only recordings of the band playing extended jams. The decision to bring a new act into the Opry fold is a two-pronged one, based on a combination of career accomplishment and commitment.". This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Wills by then was comatose. [18] In 1940, "New San Antonio Rose" sold a million records and became the signature song of The Texas Playboys. In 1946, the Texas Playboys began recording a series of transcriptions for Oakland, California's Tiffany Music Corporation. This situation led to the departure of Brown; Wills eventually replaced Brown with Tommy Duncan, whom he would work with for the next 16 years. Even a 1958 return to KVOO, where his younger brother Johnnie Lee Wills had maintained the family's presence, did not produce the success he hoped. That scene where he drunkenly bashed out the stage lights with a microphone stand? May 14, 2019 @ Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? 26 Comments. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Hathaway . Bob Wells, a vlogger and author who writes about life lived in his refurbished van, is the most famous of the actual nomads to appear in Nomadland. At ARC, they were produced by Uncle Art Satherley, who would wind up as Wills' producer for the next 12 years. This page was last edited on 1 April 2023, at 19:58. You are not alone, and I wouldnt feel weird about that. How old was Bob Wills when he died? Oklahoma guitar player Eldon Shamblin joined the band in 1937 bringing jazzy influence and arrangements. Ok, it's not quite what it seems. The "front line" of Wills' orchestra consisted of either fiddles or guitars after 1944. In 1930 Milton Brown joined the group as lead vocalist and brought a sense of innovation and experimentation to the band, which became known as the Aladdin Laddies and then soon renamed itself the Light Crust Doughboys because of radio sponsorship by the makers of Light Crust Flour. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. It ended when he fired Duncan in the fall of 1948. He did, however, recover sufficiently to appear in a wheelchair at various Wills tributes held in the early 1970s. John King, the sole survivor, was rescued by an expedition in September. Their music expanded and erased boundaries between genres. "[49], On Wills' return to Tulsa late in 1957, Jim Downing of the Tulsa Tribune wrote an article headlined "Wills Brothers Together Again: Bob Back with Heavy Beat". He was the first of ten children of John and Emmaline (Foley) Wills. Mr. Wills, composer of San Antonio Rose, starred in 26 movies and was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. [17] At the age of 16, Wills left the family and hopped a freight train, travelling under the name Jim Rob. The Johnson-owned Playboys disbanded around 1968. If you've spent more than three beers in a honky-tonk, you've surely heard Waylon . Country Music Records A Discography, 19211942. This account has been disabled. Stover, thinking he had been hired as a trumpeter, began playing with the band, and Wills never stopped him. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Although Wills initially disapproved of it, young saxophonist Zeb McNally was eventually hired. 4:12 pm. He grew up in a musical family and learned to play the fiddle and mandolin at an early age and the family often held country dances in their home. Wills added an 18-year-old electric steel guitarist called Leon McAuliffe, pianist Al Stricklin, drummer Smokey Dacus, and a horn section to the band's lineup. Legends of American Music series, featuring Country & Western music. Hundreds of guests and hopeful prospective members play the venue every year. [7], He was born on a cotton farm in Kosse, Texas,[8] to Emma Lee Foley and John Tompkins Wills. In 1964 Bob Wills sold The Texas Playboys to a Texas businessman named Carl Johnson. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. ENGLISH cricket has been rocked by the passing of legendary fast bowler Bob Willis. Thomas Elmer Duncan (January 11, 1911 - July 25, 1967), [1] was an American Western swing vocalist and songwriter who gained fame in the 1930s as a founding member of The Texas Playboys. Every now and then for the next 3 decades artists, like Jerry Reed, broke the rules without ruffling too many feathers. After 1950, radio stations began to increasingly specialize in one form or another of commercially popular music. 2011-08-10 20:14:35. Entertainment habits had changed. The following year moved back to Oklahoma City and went back on the road to maintain his payroll and his dance club Wills Point. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. We sure not tryin' to take credit for swingin' it. Willis' family have released a statement: "We are heartbroken to lose our beloved Bob, who was an incredible husband, father, brother and grandfather. We didn't call it rock and roll back when we introduced it as our style back in 1928, and we don't call it rock and roll the way we play it now. GREAT NEWS! Bob Wills was born on March 6, 1905 and died on May 13, 1975. And, perhaps most importantly, the relationship between each artist and the ideal of the Grand Ole Opry." You can always change this later in your Account settings. In 1968 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Early Influence category along with the Texas Playboys in 1999, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Merle Haggard was invited to play at this reunion. He recorded an album with fan Merle Haggard in 1973. "[21], Since there was already a Jim on the show, the manager began calling him Bob. Over the years its been accepted as fact that Rausch was Bob Willss vocalist for many years and was the vocalist on many of his hit records, which is simply incorrect. The article quotes Wills as saying "Rock and roll? In early 1931, the band landed their own radio show, which was sponsored by the Burris Mill and Elevator Company, the manufacturers of Light Crust Flour. Rausch also co-authored a book with Dr. John E. Perkins Jr. called Leon RauschThe Voice of the Texas Playboys about his time with Wills. Overall, Rausch was not a significant figure in the history of The Texas Playboys when they were Bob Willss band. There is a problem with your email/password. p. 43; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World, A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills), Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies, "The Tiffany Transcriptions, Back and Better", Walden, Steve. Wills and the Texas Playboys did their first recordings on September 2325, 1935, in Dallas. There was an error deleting this problem. This browser does not support getting your location. It's the same, whether you just follow a drum beat like in Africa or surround it with a lot of instruments. In 1973, Lewis experienced a bit of a career revival, thanks in part to new country-leaning tunes. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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There could be plenty of reasons to not allow drums. Nelson. He continued to perform frequently despite a decline in the popularity of his earlier hit songs, and the growing popularity of rock and roll. Late in 1942, McAuliffe and Shamblin both left the group. First of ten children to John and Emma Wills. "For a very long time, I would wake up every morning, and I would ask myself: 'How can I be alive in a world where my son was dead?'" Wells said. Pictured on one of four 29 US commemorative postage stamps in the His first single for OKeh was a new version of "New San Antonio Rose" and it became a Top Ten hit early in 1944, crossing over into the Top 20 on the pop charts. In 2011, Proper Records released an album by Hot Club of Cowtown titled What Makes Bob Holler: A Tribute to Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys and the Texas Legislature adopted a resolution designating western swing as the official State Music of Texas. I attended Leons funeral service today and it was beautiful! By 1935, he had added horn and reed players, a piano player, a steel guitarist, as well as drums to the Playboys. Willis was renowned as one of the toughest players in an era when that was the norm - he had operations on both knees at the age of just 26 and barely bowled a delivery afterwards without pain. His health. Leon McAuliffe was the steel guitar player. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing,[1][2][3] he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969). BOB married his first wife Juliet in 1980. The album, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys: For the Last Time, won a Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center this year. This answer is: Ya. In 1972, Wills was well enough to accept a citation from ASCAP in Nashville as well as appear at several Texas Playboy reunions, which were all very popular. And, seeing as it's a live radio show, to not curse. 7:45 pm, No Tommy Duncan quit Bob Wills in 1948, he got fired by Wills when Wills overheard Tommy complaining to other band members about Wills drinking problem, which meant Wills not showing up for gigs where people payed to see Bob Wills, or Wills showing up too drunk to play. 3:05 pm. But though earlier recordings of most of these classic tunes are at least marginally sharper, it certainly captures the relaxed, playful, eclectic Western swing groove that Wills invited in the '30s."[56]. The rhythm's what's important. In 1959, Wills signed with Liberty Records, where he was produced by Tommy Allsup, a former Playboy. Wells appears opposite Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in Zhao's neo-Western based on Jessica Bruder's book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. Trigger Duncan's departure couldn't have come at a worse time. His "New San Antonio Rose" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998. "There was nothing 'punk rock' about being kicked off the Opry," Case told Rolling Stone in 2015. Dee Ann Arnold and Cindy James; a son, James Robert Wills 2d, three brothers and four sisters. He wore blackface makeup to appear in comedy routines, something that was common at the time. Willis didn't take long to make an impression and just two years later was involved in the England setup, where he would stay until the mid-80s. The day after he appeared in both houses of the Texas state government, Wills suffered a massive stroke that paralyzed his right side. Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, was an influential developer of the western swing music style in the late 1930s through the 1940s. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Bob Wills was honored in Episode 2 of Ken Burn's 2019 series on PBS called Country Music. I always just assumed it was Bob that handled the singing. Hit recordings included "San Antonio Rose, " "Faded by Betty Casey. When Bob Wills died in 1975, Leon Rausch took over as the leader of the legendary Texas Playboys. Wills and the Texas Playboys recorded with several publishers and companies, including Vocalion, Okeh, Columbia, and MGM. 30 because of Wills. University of Texas Press. "He made a huge impact on everybody he knew and we will miss him terribly. Wills did sing a tune now and then and often chimed in rap comments and his famous holler. Mike Honcho Wills suffered two strokes that left him partially paralyzed, and unable to communicate. Duncan enlisted in the Army after Pearl Harbor, and Stricklin became a defense plant worker. In 1962, Wills had a heart attack that temporarily debilitated him, but by 1963 he was making an album for Kapp Records. Willis is survived his wife Lauren, daughter Katie, brother David and sister Ann and died surrounded by his family. 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