This two-time Grammy winner and his band were hand-picked by the Wills estate. He portrayed Bob Wills in the touring musical-theatre production, “A Ride With Bob.”

When Jason Roberts steps onto the stage with his fiddle, and utters his first “ah-ha” of the evening, Western Swing fans know they're experiencing the living embodiment of the Bob Wills tradition. Roberts’ vocals, instrumentals and stage presence are as close as you can get.

Bob Wills Texas Playboys Starring Jason Roberts

The Barnhill Center

When Texas Playboys frontman Jason Roberts steps onto a stage with his fiddle and utters his first “AH-ha” of the evening, western-swing fans know they’re seeing and hearing nothing less than the living embodiment of a tradition that stretches all the way back to 1933. As Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, they became one of the most popular touring and recording acts in the nation, offering audiences the highly danceable musical mixture that came to be known as Western swing. Together, Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys forge on through the 21st Century, bringing a nostalgic glow to longtime Wills fans and the joy of discovery to those who might not have even been born when Bob died. Once again, the baton has been passed, and the hands that grasped it are crafting some of the finest examples of Bob Wills-style western swing anyone could ever want to hear.

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