Lester "Junior" Barnard
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: electric guitar, guitar, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D7VB-1305 | 10-in. | 7/23/1947 | Shut up and drink your beer | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1307 | 10-in. | 7/23/1947 | High voltage gal | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1308 | 10-in. | 7/23/1947 | (Gotta get to) Oklahoma City | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | Male vocal solo, with vocal trio and string band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1312 | 10-in. | 7/23/1947 | Bob Will two-step | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1314 | 10-in. | 7/23/1947 | Cain's stomp | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | D7VB-1315 | 10-in. | 7/23/1947 | Louisiana blues | Rhythm Busters (Luke Wills) ; Luther Jay "Luke" Wills | String band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Columbia | H1551 | 10-in. | 10/3/1945 | Empty chair at the Christmas table | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | H1552 | 10-in. | 10/3/1945 | I'm feelin' bad | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | H1553 | 10-in. | 10/3/1945 | White cross on Okinawa | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | H1554 | 10-in. | 10/3/1945 | This is southland | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2004 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | Cotton eyed Joe | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2005 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | Staccato waltz | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Mixed vocal trio, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2006 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | Punkin' stomp | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2007 | 10-in. | 9/5/1946 | Sugar moon | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2009 | 10-in. | 9/4/1946 | How can it be wrong | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2010 | 10-in. | 9/5/1946 | Brain cloudy blues | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2011 | 10-in. | 9/5/1946 | Bob Wills boogie | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | composer, instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2012 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | There's a big rock in the road | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2016 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | I'm gonna be boss from now on | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Columbia | HCO2017 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | Fat boy rag | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band | instrumentalist, electric guitar, composer | |
| Columbia | HCO2018 | 10-in. | 9/6/1946 | The kind of love I can't forget | Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, electric guitar | |
| Decca | 93697 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | I wonder what I'm goin' to do | Johnny Lee Wills and his Boys | instrumentalist, electric guitar | ||
| Decca | 93698 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | I'm sorry that we said goodbye | Johnny Lee Wills and his Boys | instrumentalist, electric guitar | ||
| Decca | 93699 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | Do I really deserve it from you | Johnny Lee Wills and his Boys | instrumentalist, electric guitar | ||
| Decca | 93700 | 10-in. | 4/28/1941 | Memories of you dear | Johnny Lee Wills and his Boys | instrumentalist, electric guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barnard, Lester "Junior"," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303119.
Barnard, Lester "Junior". (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303119.
"Barnard, Lester "Junior"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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