Bob Wills

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Bob_Wills_and_His_Texas_Playboys
gptkbp:award gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1905-03-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kosse,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:pneumonia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Betty_Wills
gptkb:Billy_Jack_Wills
gptkb:Bobbie_Nell_Wills
gptkb:Carolyn_Wills
gptkb:James_Robert_Wills_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1975-05-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fort_Worth,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:Cherokee
English
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Robert_Wills
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Country
gptkb:Western_swing
jazz
gptkbp:hallOfFame gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bob Wills
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Willie_Nelson
gptkb:Asleep_at_the_Wheel
Merle Haggard
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Milton_Brown
African American blues musicians
gptkbp:instrument vocals
fiddle
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
1942–1943
gptkbp:nickname King of Western Swing
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:New_San_Antonio_Rose
gptkb:San_Antonio_Rose
gptkb:Take_Me_Back_to_Tulsa
gptkb:Faded_Love
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
bandleader
songwriter
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Emma_Lee_Foley_Wills
gptkb:John_Tompkins_Wills
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Memorial_Park_Cemetery,_Tulsa,_Oklahoma
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Anderson
gptkb:Mary_Helen_Brown
gptkb:Mary_Louise_Parker
gptkb:Norma_K._Wills
gptkb:Ruth_McMaster
gptkb:Tessie_Jo_"Tessie"_Smith
gptkbp:yearsActive 1929–1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Lyle_Lovett
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5