Leon Rausch

Artist Bio:

Western swing bassist, singer and “the voice” of the legendary Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (“Sugar Moon,” Country #4, 1947) for over 60 years, fronted the band following Wills‘ death in 1975 and purchased the rights to use Wills name in 1986, continued to appear at festivals and sang at the annual Bob Wills Day in Turkey, Texas, until a few years before his death from unspecified causes on 5/14/2019, age 91.

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https://texashighways.com/culture/art-music/death-of-singer-leon-rausch-marks-the-end-of-an-era-in-western-swing/