Ponder Points

The King of Western Swing

  • Ponder Points
    Ponder Points
  • Bob Wills Courtesy Photos
    Bob Wills Courtesy Photos
  • Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
    Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
  • Leon McAuliffe on the steel guitar.
    Leon McAuliffe on the steel guitar.
    About 50 miles southwest of Wellington, at the intersection of State Highways 70 and 86, marks the town ofTurkey in Hall County,Texas. The community was first called Turkey Roost, named for the wild turkey roosts found on nearby Turkey Creek. The town name was changed to Turkey in 1893, when a post office was established in the dugout of Alfred P.Hall,the first postmaster. By 1927,the town had ...

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