Pat O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys was a radio show airing during the depression era. The 15-minute daily program was sponsored by the O'Daniel Flour Company, Fort Worth, Texas, and featured a mix of home-baked goodness, politics, and hillbilly music. Listeners could expect rare, vintage Western recordings as well as laid-back banter and colorful bursts of enthusiasm from the band members.

Initially, W. Lee O'Daniel, who also went by "Pappy," was the band head and manager. His son, Pat O'Daniel, later took over the band and continued to lead the show. W. Lee O'Daniel was a successful politician who used the popularity of the show to propel him to the Texas governorship and later won a Senate seat against Lyndon Johnson. The band played in a Western Swing style and featured notable musicians like Kitty "Texas Rose" Williamson, the first woman to sing on a Western Swing recording.

Apart from his political success, W. Lee O'daniel played a significant role in popularizing the innovative music of the Light Crust Doughboys, a band he previously sponsored and where he was the announcer. He made the world aware of the distinctive Texas sound and its importance in helping a flour salesman reach the highest office in the state.