Bob Wills - Lone Star Rag
In this clip, from a 1940's B Western, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, on stage to entertain the locals, are introduced by Tex Ritter. The King of Western Swing then launches into a rendition of his classic 'Lone Star Rag.'"They're good, aren't they?"
Tex Ritter responds, "Best in the West."
Too right, too right.
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Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 6, 2006 at 12:21 am
Author: weirdovideos
Length: 00:01:42
Rating: 4.79
Views: 50761
Tags: Texas Star King 1940's Playboys of Tex Lone Bob Music Ritter Western All Oklahoma Wills Swing Rag
Video Comments:
edslittleworld (November 21, 2008 at 6:39 am)
You gotta give these guys a lot of credit by making music without ANY electronics. Pure music, I tell ya!!
mkerwin1 (October 30, 2008 at 9:21 pm)
Sure as shit...about 1:35 listen close. You hear "Marijuana!"
Kind of odd for this time period, but some were tokin' it up back then.
Kind of odd for this time period, but some were tokin' it up back then.
GetIntuit (October 19, 2008 at 2:39 pm)
omfg lol that's so funny!!! s
jteeeeeton (August 16, 2008 at 11:16 am)
I never know how to take Bob wills -these old clips are great they give another dimension to my music collection. One minute you think hes a serious musician next moment he's doing his silly jig and always with that inane grin on his face- too bad he missed out on playing the Joker in Batman!.Thanks for the post. Jim.
Yehudi (May 26, 2008 at 1:18 am)
Bob Wills could make you laugh; cry, or dance...all within 5 minutes of ea. other! I saw some of the Playboys, incl. Johnny Gimble, as the house band for "Best Lil' Whorehouse in Texas", around '79. The band was as good as the play.
blind4hog (March 9, 2008 at 8:34 pm)
no disrespect to Bob Wills here, but at the very end of the clip it sure sounds like that bearded guy is hollering "Marijuana"
Ladymech62 (February 28, 2008 at 8:49 pm)
sitting, with the steel in his lap
robertsmetek (February 19, 2008 at 6:06 pm)
Aint that the truth.
SlowwHand (February 7, 2008 at 4:54 am)
"Bob Wills is still the King."
rhpositive2002 (January 19, 2008 at 1:42 am)
Which one is Leon Mcauliffe?
carnspi (January 12, 2008 at 1:18 pm)
I mean left! Sorry!
carnspi (January 12, 2008 at 2:39 am)
That's my great uncle on the right! He played with Bob Wills when they were the ArnspigerWills band and The Doughboys. It's so exciting to see this clip!!! I have to show my dad!
laslos37 (December 24, 2007 at 2:30 pm)
HA! I never thought of it like that...lol
tangerine1490 (December 4, 2007 at 3:00 am)
wow, awesome! my grandfather loved these guys, and it's nice to remember him when i hear this music. btw, bob wills deserves major kudos for being the first to bring drums onstage at the grand ole opry. they told him "no", and he pretty much said he wouldn't go on without his drummer. bad-ass!
xeasternxz (October 12, 2007 at 11:37 am)
"Best in the west"...who can doubt it.
habdon (July 21, 2007 at 12:29 am)
i think michael jackson stole his moon walk from old bob.
personnosrep (July 1, 2007 at 6:50 am)
it's the same tune, just called lone star in Texas.
resopicker (June 16, 2007 at 12:26 am)
Watching Leon McAuliffe on that little 6 string Hawaiian guitar.....awesome!
BatesLine (May 29, 2007 at 4:58 am)
Says who? Johnny Gimble didn't join the Texas Playboys until 1949, and Keith Coleman was an even later addition (c. 1953). This film was made in 1940, when Leon McAuliffe was still with the band, and yes, that is Bob Wills playing the Lone Star Rag.
xms32 (May 24, 2007 at 11:43 am)
great post. that wasn't bob playing by the way. I believe it to be either keith coleman or johnny gimble. considering the date, most likely the former.
sdave101 (April 13, 2007 at 6:00 am)
Just ask Waylon, or Willie, and they will be the first to say that Bob Wills is still the King of Texas Swing!
DeafJake (February 27, 2007 at 2:14 pm)
this is just like a bluegrass standard called Stones Rag...that cool!!
Postie1 (February 21, 2007 at 4:38 pm)
Hey, did I see him almost do a moon walk ?
Cadmium77 (January 31, 2007 at 10:04 am)
That is great! Thanks a lot.
Robkat3751 (January 1, 2007 at 8:04 pm)
Oh my god, that was Tex Ritter who made the comment "That they are the best in the west". For some of the youngsters, Tex was John Ritter's (three's company) Father.