Onie Wheeler
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, harmonica, songwriter, string bass, composer, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO56014 | 10-in. | 5/5/1956 | Sixteen tons rock and roll | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO56015 | 10-in. | 5/5/1956 | Grandpaw's a cat | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO56016 | 10-in. | 5/5/1956 | Baboon boogie | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO56017 | 10-in. | 5/5/1956 | My gal Dottie | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | RHCO33377 | 10-in. | March 1955 | I'll swear you don't love me | Smiley Maxedon | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| 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 | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO49971 | 10-in. | 9/20/1953 | Run 'em off | Leon McAuliffe and his Western Swing Band | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO50382 | 10-in. | 11/17/1953 | Run 'em off | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO50455 | 10-in. | 11/22/1953 | I tried and I tried | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO50774 | 10-in. | 1/22/1954 | Closing time | "Little" Jimmy Dickens | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO50848 | 10-in. | 2/2/1954 | Love me like you used to do | Carl Story | Male vocal trio, with string band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO51580 | 10-in. | 5/17/1954 | Little mama | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal duet, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO51581 | 10-in. | 5/17/1954 | No, I don't guess I will | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO51582 | 10-in. | 5/17/1954 | My home is not a home at all | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO52672 | 10-in. | 10/28/1954 | Cut it out | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO52673 | 10-in. | 10/28/1954 | I'm satisfied with my dreams | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO52674 | 10-in. | 10/28/1954 | That's what I like | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO52675 | 10-in. | 10/28/1954 | She wiggled and giggled | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, instrumentalist, harmonica, songwriter | |
| Columbia | CO54290 | 10-in. | 11/8/1955 | Here kitty kitty | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO54292 | 10-in. | 11/8/1955 | I'm looking for a mustard patch | Jimmy Murphy | Male vocal solo, with string band | instrumentalist, harmonica | |
| Columbia | CO55835 | 10-in. | 4/1/1956 | I wanna hold my baby | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
| Columbia | CO55836 | 10-in. | 4/1/1956 | Onie's bop | Onie Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO56018 | 10-in. | 5/6/1956 | Joy bells | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO56019 | 10-in. | 5/6/1956 | What's good for you (should be all right for me) | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass | |
| Columbia | CO56020 | 10-in. | 5/6/1956 | No doubt about it | Lester Flatt ; Foggy Mountain Boys ; Earl Scruggs ; Dorris Paul Warren | String band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wheeler, Onie," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/369815.
Wheeler, Onie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/369815.
"Wheeler, Onie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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