Cowboy Fiddler

in

Bob Wills' Band
by John R. Erickson

Frankie McWhorter grew up in Bob Wills Country and bought his first fiddle with his cowboy wages in 1950. He played with Clyde Chesser and the Texas Village Boys and the Miller Brothers Band before being asked to join Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. McWhorter tells stories of touring with these bands and of his hours spent listening to Wills tell his stories. He also reveals his adventures and misadventures as a working cowboy.

"If you like cowboys, or if you like country fiddling, you'll enjoy Frankie McWhorter's story. . . . If you like both, you're doubly in luck, for McWhorter is an unusual combination: a working cowboy and a working fiddler. If you like Bob Wills' music--and who doesn't?--you'll find his recollections of Wills compelling, often funny, occasionally sad."