Johnnie Lee Wills

Johnnie Lee Wills (September 2, 1912 – October 25, 1984) was an American Western swing fiddler popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1912, Died October 25, 1984

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor banjo, banjo, guitar, songwriter, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 70 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3312	10-in.	1/16/1950	Rag mop	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	DAL975	10-in.	4/15/1940	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL981	10-in.	4/16/1940	New San Antonio rose	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	C1475	10-in.	9/29/1936	She's killing me	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1477	10-in.	9/29/1936	No matter how she done it (she's just a dirty dame)	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1479	10-in.	9/29/1936	Steel guitar rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1480	10-in.	9/29/1936	Get along home Cindy	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1481	10-in.	9/29/1936	Trouble in mind	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1482	10-in.	9/29/1936	What's the matter with the mill?	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solos	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1483	10-in.	9/29/1936	Sugar blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1484	10-in.	9/29/1936	Basin Street blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1485	10-in.	9/29/1936	Red hot gal of mine	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1487	10-in.	9/29/1936	Too busy!	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1493	10-in.	9/30/1936	Fan it	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist
Columbia	C1495	10-in.	9/30/1936	Mean mama blues	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1500	10-in.	9/30/1936	Bring it on down to my house	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solos	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1503	10-in.	9/30/1936	Right or wrong	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1504	10-in.	9/30/1936	Swing blues no.1	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	CO42637	10-in.	January 1950	Rag mop	Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	DAL970	10-in.	4/15/1940	Lone star rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	DAL972	10-in.	4/15/1940	I don't lov'a nobody	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	DAL974	10-in.	4/15/1940	Corrine Corinna	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL976	10-in.	4/15/1940	Blue bonnet rag	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL977	10-in.	4/16/1940	Bob Wills' special	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL978	10-in.	4/15/1940	Time changes everything	Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo

(Results 1-25 of 70 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wills, Johnnie Lee," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351121.

Wills, Johnnie Lee. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/351121.

"Wills, Johnnie Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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