 During this period T-Bone Walker and Buddy Tate worked for Towles.In the 1930s Towles transformed his band into The Nat Towles Dance Orchestra, signed with the National Orchestra Service, and focused on swing music through the 1930s and 1940s.In 1934 Towles took up residence in North Omaha, Nebraska, where his band was stationed for the next 25 years.