Johnny Long

Johnny Long

Johnny Long (September 12, 1914 (disputed) – October 31, 1972) was an American violinist and bandleader, known as "The Man Who's Long on Music". He was raised on a farm in Newell, North Carolina, currently a subdivision of Charlotte. He started practicing with the violin at the age of six, but injured two fingers on his left hand when he was bitten by a pig. He then learned to use his right hand to play the violin, and continued to do so until his death.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1916, Died October 31, 1972

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 110 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	70060	10-in.	12/15/1941	Russian rose	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70120	10-in.	12/31/1941	Pretty little busy-body	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70121	10-in.	12/31/1941	We're the couple in the castle	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70122	10-in.	12/31/1941	Chances are	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70123	10-in.	12/31/1941	Boy, oh boy!	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70211	10-in.	1/23/1942	Cocoanut grove	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70212	10-in.	1/23/1942	Papa Niccolini (The happy cobbler)	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70213	10-in.	1/23/1942	Blue shadows and white gardenias	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70214	10-in.	1/23/1942	As we walk into the sunset	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70275	10-in.	2/3/1942	Wherever you are	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70276	10-in.	2/3/1942	Hoe down	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70277	10-in.	2/3/1942	I'm breathless	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70278	10-in.	2/3/1942	Sing me a song of the islands	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70622	10-in.	4/3/1942	Back the red, white and blue with gold	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70623	10-in.	4/3/1942	Do you miss your sweetheart?	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70624	10-in.	4/3/1942	After taps	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70625	10-in.	4/3/1942	For the flag, for the home, for the family	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70985	10-in.	7/1/1942	I heard it on the hit parade	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70986	10-in.	7/1/1942	Conchita, Marquita, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70987	10-in.	7/1/1942	Just like that	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70988	10-in.	7/1/1942	The white star of Sigma Nu	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71085	10-in.	7/15/1942	Can't get out of this mood	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71086	10-in.	7/15/1942	Constantly	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71087	10-in.	7/15/1942	Moonlight becomes you	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71092	10-in.	7/15/1942	Soft hearted	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 51-75 of 110 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Long, Johnny," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327887.

Long, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327887.

"Long, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.