(2-CD Set) Bob Wills was not the sole creator of the genre which became known as Western Swing but he and his Texas Playboys did play the most significant role in inventing this imaginative hybrid, introducing a bold range of instrumentation which made the music hugely successful and instantly recognizable. Frequently characterized by the leader's enthusiastic calls to "Take it away, Leon!" addressed to his dazzling steel guitarist Leon McAuliffe, Wills' outfit was basically a dance band with a country string section which played popular songs in a jazzy ragtime style.