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Feb 18, 1904John Wills marries Emma Lee Foley. The couple has 10 children, four of whom are destined to become western-swing musicians: Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Billy Jack Wills and Luke WillsFeb 26, 1926Bob Wills' brother, Billy Jack Wills, is born in Hall County, Texas. He serves as principal vocalist of The Texas Playboys in the late-1940s, and writes the lyrics to the western-swing classic "Faded Love"Jun 12, 1972Emma Wills dies in Tulsa. She was something of a maternal figure in western swing, since she raised four of the genre's musicians: Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Billy Jack Wills and Luke WillsMar 2, 1991Billy Jack Wills dies in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bob Wills' brother was the primary vocalist for The Texas Playboys in the late-1940sOct 19, 2001The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame officially inducts western-swing acts Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Johnnie Lee Wills, Luke Wills and Billy Jack Wills during a ceremony at the Muskogee Civic Center
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