As the leader of The Texas Playboys, Wills fused jazz, blues, fiddle music and big-band swing into a distinctly Texas sound that would influence generations of country artists. Music historians still widely credit him as a co-founder of Western swing, and his fingerprints remain all over outlaw country, honky-tonk and modern Texas country music.
But even as Wills faded from public life, Jennings was making sure his name stayed alive.
"You can hear the Grand Ole Opry / In Nashville, Tennessee," Jennings sang.
The song became a longtime staple of Jennings’ live performances for decades afterward and introduced younger audiences to Wills long after his death.
Instead, Jennings explained the song was inspired partly by his experiences playing Texas dance halls built for giant Western swing orchestras.
The song also carried a playful jab at friend Willie Nelson during the height of the outlaw-country era. In his memoir It's a Long Story: My Life, Nelson recalled Jennings performing the song with "a devilish look in his eye" after hearing people refer to Willie as the "King of Austin."
"Truth be told, I really did like the song," Nelson wrote. "And besides, he’d sung the gospel truth: as far as I was concerned, Bob Wills was still the king."
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