Johnnie Wright

Johnnie Wright

Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. (May 13, 1914 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country music star Kitty Wells.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 13, 1914 (Mt. Juliet), Died September 27, 2011 (Madison)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, leader, songwriter, string bass

Notes: Sometimes listed as Johnny Wright.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 182 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D9VB-0805	10-in.	1/31/1949	Buried alive	Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal harmony	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0806	10-in.	1/31/1949	I heard my savior call	Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal harmony	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-0807	10-in.	1/31/1949	Pray together and we'll stay together	Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal harmony	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, leader
Victor	D9VB-0808	10-in.	1/31/1949	Death at the bar	Tennessee Mountain Boys ; Kitty Wells	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0809	10-in.	1/31/1949	Love or hate	Tennessee Mountain Boys ; Kitty Wells	Female vocal solo, with string band and male vocal duet	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0810	10-in.	1/31/1949	Gathering flowers for the master's bouquet	Tennessee Mountain Boys ; Kitty Wells	Female vocal solo, with string band and male vocal harmony	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D9VB-0811	10-in.	1/31/1949	Don't wait the last minute to pray	Tennessee Mountain Boys ; Kitty Wells	Female vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, guitar
Victor	D9VB-0817	10-in.	1/31/1949	Paper boy	Blue Sky Boys	Male vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D9VB-0848	10-in.	2/2/1949	My darling's home at last	Carter Sisters ; Maybelle Carter	Female vocal solo, with vocal harmonies and string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO40679	10-in.	4/8/1949	What's the matter with this world	Clinch Mountain Clan ; Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	String band, with mixed vocal duet	songwriter
Columbia	CO43281	10-in.	5/10/1950	Just when I needed you	Little Jimmy Dickens	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO45523	10-in.	3/1/1951	What about you	Little Jimmy Dickens	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Decca	117671		1970 or 1971	South in New Orleans	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright		vocalist
Decca	118778		3/28/1967	Why	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright		vocalist
Decca	NA 2717		5/3/1952	It wasn't God who made honky tonk angels	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	NA 2718		5/3/1952	I don't want your money, I want your time	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	NA 2719		5/3/1952	Searching for a soldier's grave	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	NA 2720		5/3/1952	I'm too lonely to smile	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	NA 3146		10/1/1953	You're not so easy to forget	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3147		10/1/1953	Satisfied, so satisfied	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 3148		10/1/1953	One by one-1	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9260		12/17/1955	Searching (for someone like you)	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9261		12/17/1955	How far is heaven	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9262		12/17/1955	Dust on the Bible	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9512		9/11/1956	Beside you	Kitty Wells		instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 26-50 of 182 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wright, Johnnie," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110911.

Wright, Johnnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110911.

"Wright, Johnnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.