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    • Feb 18, 1904
    John 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 Wills
    Sep 2, 1912
    Johnnie Lee Wills is born in Jewett, Texas. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he forms his own band, recording the first version of the classic "Milk Cow Blues"
    Apr 28, 1941
    Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys record "Milk Cow Blues" in Dallas, Texas
    Sep 15, 1941
    Decca releases Johnnie Lee Wills' "Milk Cow Blues"
    Dec 5, 1949
    The Ames Brothers record Johnnie Lee Wills' song "Rag Mop," bringing the western swing figure a pop hit
    Sep 27, 1971
    Merle Haggard arranges a reunion of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys at Haggard's home in Bakersfield, California
    Jun 12, 1972
    Emma 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 Wills
    Oct 25, 1984
    Johnnie Lee Wills dies at Tulsa's St. John Medical Center. The younger brother of Bob Wills, he played with the Texas Playboys prior to starting his own band, which earned a 1941 hit with the original version of "Milk Cow Blues"
    Sep 14, 1996
    Johnnie Lee Wills Lane is dedicated at the edge of the Tulsa State Fairgrounds in honor of the western swing artist who lent his name repeatedly to a rodeo at that very site: the Johnnie Lee Wills Tulsa Stampede
    Oct 19, 2001
    The 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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