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Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) -- Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.
Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) -- Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.

Overview

Date of Birth:
6 March 1905, Small Farm Near Kosse, Limestone County, Texas, USA more
Date of Death:
13 May 1975, Fort Worth, Texas, USA more
Mini Biography:
Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys,... more
Trivia:
First of ten children to John and Emma Wills. more
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Legendary Band Asleep At The Wheel To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
 (From iCelebz. 14 July 2009, 1:47 AM, PDT)
GetBack!, Colin Hay & More At The Lyric Theater March/April
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 March 2009, 10:40 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Filmography

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Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Surf's Up (2007) (performer: "Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)") 2007 $145M 7.0 (18,539)
- 2. Secondhand Lions (2003) (writer: "Texas Playboy Rag") 2003 - 7.5 (17,253)
- 3. "Keen Eddie" (2003)   (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 8.7 (917)
1 TV episode:
- 4. A Guy Thing (2003) (performer: "Across The Alley From The Alamo", "Cherokee Maiden") 2003 - 5.5 (7,504)
- 5. Frank Lloyd Wright (1998) (performer: "Cowboy Stomp") ("Cowboy Stomp") 1998 - 8.1 (221)
- 6. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) (performer: "Time Changes Everything") 1996 - 7.4 (1,913)
- 7. Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995) (TV)   ("FADED LOVE") 1995 - 6.9 (118)
AKAs:
  • Love Can Build a Bridge
- 8. Harvest for the Heart (1994) (TV)   (writer: "Take Me Back To Tulsa") 1994 - 5.3 (29)
AKAs:
  • Harvest for the Heart (Australia)
  • Jacob's Harvest
- 9. A Perfect World (1993) (performer: "Ida Red", "South") (arranger: "Ida Red") 1993 $135M 7.3 (22,234)
- 10. The Right Stuff (1983) (performer: "Southwestern Waltz") 1983 - 7.9 (22,954)
- 11. Nashville Girl (1976)   ("Faded Love") 1976 - 6.5 (44)
AKAs:
  • Country Music Daughter
  • New Girl in Town
- 12. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)   (2 episodes, 1957-1960) 1960 - 4.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • The Ford Show
2 TV episodes:
- 13. Square Dance Katy (1950) (writer: "Take Me Back To Tulsa") 1950 - -
- 14. Roaring Rangers (1946)   (writer: "The New Ten-Gallon Hat") 1946 - -
AKAs:
  • False Hero
- 15. Texas Panhandle (1945) (writer: "Take Me Back to Tulsa") 1945 - 7.7 (7)
- 16. Lawless Empire (1945)   (writer: "Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer") (performer: "Stay All Night, Stay a Little Longer", "Home in San Antone", "Farther Along", "Young and Foolish") 1945 - 5.8 (37)
AKAs:
  • Power of Possession (UK)
- 17. Community Sing: Cowboy Hit Tunes (1945) (writer: "San Antonio Rose") 1945 - -
- 18. Blazing the Western Trail (1945)   (performer: "Time Changes Everything", "Ida Red", "Goodbye, Liza Jane") 1945 - 6.7 (55)
AKAs:
  • Who Killed Waring? (UK)
- 19. Rhythm Round-Up (1945)   (writer: "San Antonio Rose") (performer: "Corrine, Corrina", "San Antonio Rose") 1945 - -
AKAs:
  • Honest John (UK)
- 20. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1944) (writer: "San Antonio Rose") 1944 - 5.5 (13)
- 21. The Last Horseman (1944) (writer: "O. K., Oklahoma") (performer: "O. K., Oklahoma", "The Idaho Plains", "Trouble on the Range", "Ridin' On Down", "Dreamy-Eyed Waltz", "Camptown Races") 1944 - 5.5 (17)
- 22. The Vigilantes Ride (1943)   (performer: "There's An Arizona Moon", "Westward Bound", "At the Old Ranger Post", "My Tucson Gal") 1943 - -
AKAs:
  • Hunted (UK)
- 23. Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)   (performer: "Hubbin' It", "Get Along My Pony":, "Ki Yi Yippe Yea", "Toodleumbo") 1943 - 5.3 (16)
AKAs:
  • The Pay Off (UK)
- 24. Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943) (performer: "Song of the Rippling Stream", "Bluebonnet Lane", "The Last Goodbye", "When You're a Mountie") 1943 - 5.6 (10)
- 25. A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)   (performer: "You're From Texas", "He's A Barstool Cowboy", "Dusty Skies", "We're Rough And Ready") 1942 - 4.7 (9)
AKAs:
  • Ambushed (UK)
- 26. The Lone Prairie (1942)   (writer: "Fiddlin' Man") (performer: "Fiddlin' Man", "Salt River Valley", "Yo Ho, I'm Riding") 1942 - 5.5 (9)
AKAs:
  • Inside Information (UK)
- 27. Go West, Young Lady (1941) ("Ida Red") 1941 - 6.2 (76)
- 28. San Antonio Rose (1941) (writer: "San Antonio Rose") 1941 - 7.3 (15)
- 29. Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) ("Good Old Oklahoma", "Take Me Back To Tulsa", "Going Indian", "Lone Star Rag", "Bob Wills Special") 1940 - 5.1 (17)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Lawless Empire (1945)   (as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) Bob 1945 - 5.8 (37)
AKAs:
  • Power of Possession (UK)
- 2. Blazing the Western Trail (1945)   (as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) Bob 1945 - 6.7 (55)
AKAs:
  • Who Killed Waring? (UK)
- 3. Rhythm Round-Up (1945)   Bob Wills, Texas Playboys Band Leader 1945 - -
AKAs:
  • Honest John (UK)
- 4. The Last Horseman (1944) (as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) Bob 1944 - 5.5 (17)
- 5. Wyoming Hurricane (1944)   Bob 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Proved Guilty (UK)
- 6. The Vigilantes Ride (1943)   Bob 1943 - -
AKAs:
  • Hunted (UK)
- 7. Silver City Raiders (1943)   Sheriff Bob Halliday 1943 - -
AKAs:
  • Legal Larceny (UK)
- 8. Saddles and Sagebrush (1943)   Bob Merritt (Texas Playboys Band Leader) 1943 - 5.3 (16)
AKAs:
  • The Pay Off (UK)
- 9. Riders of the Northwest Mounted (1943) Mountie Bob Wills (Texas Playboys Band Leader) 1943 - 5.6 (10)
- 10. A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)   (as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) Bob Wilson (Texas Playboys Band Leader) 1942 - 4.7 (9)
AKAs:
  • Ambushed (UK)
- 11. The Lone Prairie (1942)   (as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) Bob 1942 - 5.5 (9)
AKAs:
  • Inside Information (UK)
- 12. Go West, Young Lady (1941) Bandleader - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys 1941 - 6.2 (76)
Composer
 Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Under Colorado Skies (1947) 1947 - -
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Three Miles South of Cash in Arkansas (1951) Himself 1951 - -
- 2. Yodel Mountain (1951) Himself 1951 - -
- 3. Frontier Frolic (1946) Himself 1946 - -
- 4. Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (1944) Himself 1944 - 5.5 (13)
- 5. Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) Himself, leader Texas Playboys 1940 - 5.1 (17)
Archive Footage
- 1. CMT: Class of 1975 (2005) (TV) Himself
- 2. Asleep at the Wheel: The Making of 'Ride with Bob' (1999) (TV) Himself
- 3. "Century of Country" (1999) Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
CD (with Asleep at the Wheel): "Back to Back" (SSP) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Portrayal | 3 Print Biographies more
Genres:
Western | Music | Drama | Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
Singer | Song | B Movie | Low Budget Film more

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