Bill Boyd (1910 - 1977)

Bill Boyd was born on the family's cattle ranch at Ladonia, Texas. Bill first learned to play the harmonica.

When he was 19, Bill got himself an offer from a radio station. Along the way, Bill Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers were formed around 1930. They began recording on the Victor and Bluebird record labels and were one of the more popular acts then.

While performing, Bill also managed to open and run a school of music in Dallas, Texas which ran for at least ten years

Around 1939, they were being heard over WRR on a one hour daily program in Dallas that was part of the Texas state network.

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