Louis Innis
Birth and Death Data: Died August 20, 1982
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, songwriter, harmony vocal, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-5514 | 10-in. | 8/22/1950 | Confusin' | "Sister" Billie Rose Atkins ; Chet Atkins ; Guitar Pickers (Chet Atkins) | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E1VB-0536 | 10-in. | 1/23/1951 | No muss- no fuss- no bother | California Cowhands ; Hank Penny | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | E1VB-0537 | 10-in. | 1/23/1951 | Hold the phone | California Cowhands ; Hank Penny | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO49891 | 10-in. | 8/29/1953 | I'll go stepping too | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49892 | 10-in. | 8/29/1953 | I'd rather be alone | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO49893 | 10-in. | 8/29/1953 | Foggy mountain chimes | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49894 | 10-in. | 8/29/1953 | Someone took my place with you | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49899 | 10-in. | 8/30/1953 | Mother prays loud in her sleep | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | Male vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49902 | 10-in. | 8/30/1953 | Be ready for tomorrow may never come | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | Male vocal quartet, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, harmony vocal | |
| Columbia | CO49907 | 10-in. | 9/1/1953 | Look what followed me home tonight (Mama, can't I keep it) | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49908 | 10-in. | 9/1/1953 | No one knows it better than me | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49909 | 10-in. | 9/1/1953 | Love, love, love | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO49910 | 10-in. | 9/1/1953 | The first time I told you a lie | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50719 | 10-in. | 1/7/1954 | It's been nice | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50720 | 10-in. | 1/7/1954 | Walking shoes | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50721 | 10-in. | 1/7/1954 | I think I'm going to cry | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO50722 | 10-in. | 1/7/1954 | Sweetheart | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51593 | 10-in. | 5/19/1954 | Till the end of the world rolls around | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51594 | 10-in. | 5/19/1954 | You're not a drop in the bucket | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51595 | 10-in. | 5/19/1954 | Don't this road look rough and rocky | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | CO51596 | 10-in. | 5/19/1954 | Foggy Mountain special | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Decca | NA 3232 | 1/14/1954 | Release me | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3233 | 1/14/1954 | After dark | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3234 | 1/14/1954 | (Don't hang around) He's married to me | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3360 | 9/1/1954 | Thou shall not steal | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3361 | 9/1/1954 | Lonely side of town | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3362 | 9/1/1954 | I hope my divorce is never granted | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 3363 | 9/1/1954 | I'm in love with you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9055 | 1/15/1955 | Makin' believe | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9056 | 1/15/1955 | I'd rather stay home | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9103 | 4/8/1955 | I was wrong | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9104 | 4/8/1955 | There's poison in your heart | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9202 | 10/27/1955 | Goodbye Mister Brown | Roy Acuff ; Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9203 | 10/27/1955 | Mother hold me tight | Roy Acuff ; Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9204 | 10/27/1955 | Crazy worried mind | Roy Acuff ; Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9205 | 10/27/1955 | Along the China coast | Roy Acuff | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9713 | 2/28/1957 | A mansion on the hill | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9714 | 2/28/1957 | Your wild life's gonna get you down | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9715 | 2/28/1957 | Right or wrong | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9716 | 2/28/1957 | The winner of your heart | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9717 | 2/28/1957 | Dancing with a stranger | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9718 | 2/28/1957 | Three ways (To love you) | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9719 | 2/28/1957 | She's no angel | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9720 | 2/28/1957 | Broken marriage vows-1 | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9763 | 4/10/1957 | What about you-1 | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9764 | 4/10/1957 | Sweeter than the flowers | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9765 | 4/10/1957 | You can't conceal a broken heart | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9766 | 4/10/1957 | Just when I needed you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9767 | 4/11/1957 | Lonely street | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9768 | 4/11/1957 | That's me without you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9769 | 4/11/1957 | Cheated out of love | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9770 | 4/11/1957 | The waltz of the angels-1 | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9824 | 5/20/1957 | What about you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9825 | 5/20/1957 | May you never be alone | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9826 | 5/20/1957 | If teardrops were pennies | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9827 | 5/20/1957 | Touch and go heart | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9828 | 5/20/1957 | My used to be darling | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9875 | 7/11/1957 | (I' ll always be your) Fraulein | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9876 | 7/11/1957 | Love me to pieces | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 9877 | 7/11/1957 | What I believe dear (is all up to you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10052 | 12/20/1957 | I can't stop loving you | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | NA 10053 | 12/20/1957 | Slowly dying | Kitty Wells | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | CIN 6 | 8/10/1949 | I would send roses (but they cost too much) | Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | CIN 7 | 8/10/1949 | Surrounded by water and bars | Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | CIN 8 | 8/10/1949 | Smokey mountain moon | Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | CIN 9 | 8/10/1949 | Who's been here since I been gone | Tennessee Border Boys, The ; Jimmy Work | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Innis, Louis," accessed January 7, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/322484.
Innis, Louis. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 7, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/322484.
"Innis, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 7 January 2026.
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