Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
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Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys is a studio album by Asleep at the Wheel that honors and revives the Western swing legacy of bandleader Bob Wills and his famed Texas Playboys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13524725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Context triple: [Asleep at the Wheel, notableWork, Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys]
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A.
Bob Wills Is Still the King
"Bob Wills Is Still the King" is a country song written and performed by Waylon Jennings that pays tribute to Western swing legend Bob Wills and became one of Jennings' signature live tracks.
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B.
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 underground Western satire directed by Andy Warhol that parodies Hollywood cowboy films with a campy, subversive twist.
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C.
McKinney's Cotton Pickers
McKinney's Cotton Pickers was an influential late-1920s and early-1930s African American jazz and dance band known for its sophisticated arrangements and key role in the development of big band swing.
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D.
Billy Bob's Texas
Billy Bob's Texas is a famous Fort Worth honky-tonk and entertainment venue known as one of the world's largest country music dance halls.
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E.
The Texas Playboys
The Texas Playboys were Bob Wills’s legendary Western swing band, known for pioneering a lively blend of country, jazz, and dance-hall music in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Target entity description: Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys is a studio album by Asleep at the Wheel that honors and revives the Western swing legacy of bandleader Bob Wills and his famed Texas Playboys.
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A.
Bob Wills Is Still the King
"Bob Wills Is Still the King" is a country song written and performed by Waylon Jennings that pays tribute to Western swing legend Bob Wills and became one of Jennings' signature live tracks.
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B.
Lonesome Cowboys
Lonesome Cowboys is a 1968 underground Western satire directed by Andy Warhol that parodies Hollywood cowboy films with a campy, subversive twist.
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C.
McKinney's Cotton Pickers
McKinney's Cotton Pickers was an influential late-1920s and early-1930s African American jazz and dance band known for its sophisticated arrangements and key role in the development of big band swing.
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D.
Billy Bob's Texas
Billy Bob's Texas is a famous Fort Worth honky-tonk and entertainment venue known as one of the world's largest country music dance halls.
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E.
The Texas Playboys
The Texas Playboys were Bob Wills’s legendary Western swing band, known for pioneering a lively blend of country, jazz, and dance-hall music in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
studio album
ⓘ
tribute album ⓘ |
| artist | Asleep at the Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features | covers of Bob Wills songs ⓘ |
| genre |
Western swing
ⓘ
country ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | Western swing ⓘ |
| hasType | cover album ⓘ |
| honors | Western swing legacy of Bob Wills ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInDiscographyOf | Asleep at the Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bob Wills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Playboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Asleep at the Wheel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ray Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Asleep at the Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Asleep at the Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Liberty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributeTo |
Bob Wills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Playboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys Description of subject: Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys is a studio album by Asleep at the Wheel that honors and revives the Western swing legacy of bandleader Bob Wills and his famed Texas Playboys.
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