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    • Feb 26, 1941
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "Take Me Back To Tulsa" in Dallas
    May 15, 1941
    As he prepares for his KVOO broadcast at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Bob Wills is served with papers requesting separate maintenance by representatives of his wife, Mary Lou Wills
    May 19, 1941
    At a Bob Wills concert at Tulsa's Cain's Academy, Betty Anderson requests "You Are My Sunshine" at the bandstand. It's their first meeting, and it becomes "their song" by the time they marry the following year
    Jun 3, 1941
    Bob Wills is divorced for the fifth time, from teenage Mary Louise Wills, who charges him with mental cruelty and being "non-communicative, sullen, and irritable"
    Jun 20, 1941
    "San Antonio Rose," a Robert Paige movie built around the Bob Wills song, makes its debut in theaters
    Jul 24, 1941
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record four Cindy Walker songs, including "Cherokee Maiden" and "Dusty Skies," in Hollywood
    Nov 27, 1941
    "Go West, Young Lady" debuts in theaters with Glenn Ford and Ann Miller starring. The movie also features Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
    May 9, 1942
    With World War II raging, Tommy Duncan, lead singer for Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, tells Tulsa's KVOO listeners goodbye and joins the Army. Wills subsequently replaces Duncan with Leon Huff
    Jul 14, 1942
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record "We Might As Well Forget It" and "Home In San Antone" during a seven-song Hollywood session
    Jul 15, 1942
    Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys record six songs during a Hollywood session, including "You're From Texas" and "Ten Years"
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