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Mr. Gibson, long-time resident of Turkey, discusses Bob Wills life in that town.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Dan Gibson

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'''Date:''' June 3, 1969

'''Location:''' Turkey, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' Dr. Charles Townsend

'''Length:''' 1 hour


==Abstract==

'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Wills Family,
Uncle John-Bob Wills' father,
Johnny Lee-brother,
Country Dances,
Wills Family played,
Wills Family farmed for living,
Admission to dance-$1.00,
Bob Wills' career as barber,
W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniels,
Formation of own band,
Played for cowboys,
6666 and Matador dances,
"Ah-ha" in Wills music,
Wills home-between Big Red and Little Red rivers,
First dance Bob Wills played,
Callous on jaw from playing all night at Country Dance,
Wills farm - river bottom land,
Description of Wills grounds,
Carried $3.00 fiddle in cotton sack,
Attended rural school-Weatherby,
Mr. Gibson's biography,
Other prospective interviews,
Fights at country dances,
Turkey in the 1920s and 30s.
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' No indication of side divisions.
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