He accepted the Lord at … Watching him share the spotlight night after night with every musician on the band provided a rare opportunity for me to observe the things which in my opinion made him not only successful, but unique. While playing with Bob Wills for a good while, I found him to be a good man, businessman, breakdown fiddle player, and a very giving individual. Western swing musician with the Texas Playboys band who inspired generations of country musicians. Years before Sam Phillips envisioned a new frontier in the sound of Elvis Presley’s voice, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were out there cutting the path that would run through Memphis, merge with other musical byways in the mid-1950s and lead ultimately to rock & roll. Bob Wills Net Worth, Salary, Biography, Age, Career, Wiki. Bob Wills was born in Kosse, TX on March 6, 1905. Bob also got a chance to work in BBC TV Cricket for 2 years and he worked in the show as summariser. Bob Wills estimated Net Worth, Income, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below. He was a former employee of Enka Corp., TRW (Parker Hanifin) and farmed along side of his father. Mr. Wills attended Lord's Tabernacle Church. He appeared in several shows after that. James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975), better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader of Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.Considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western swing, he … Robert D. Bob Wills, Jr., 55, of Powell Street, Greeneville, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at his home. Biography. Later in 1991, Bob got an offer from SKY Sports and it was beginning of a new phase in his life.