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: Died October 25, 1984

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1950

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

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 72 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-3039	10-in.	1/4/1950	Rag mop	Bradford and Romano	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quintet	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-3068	10-in.	1/12/1950	Rag mop	Ralph Flanagan Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal refrain	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-3312	10-in.	1/16/1950	Rag mop	Golden West Cowboys ; Pee Wee King	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	DAL970	10-in.	4/15/1940	Lone star rag	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	DAL972	10-in.	4/15/1940	I don't lov'a nobody	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	DAL974	10-in.	4/15/1940	Corrine Corinna	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL975	10-in.	4/15/1940	Let me call you sweetheart (I'm in love with you)	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL976	10-in.	4/15/1940	Blue bonnet rag	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL977	10-in.	4/16/1940	Bob Wills' special	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL978	10-in.	4/15/1940	Time changes everything	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL979	10-in.	4/15/1940	Medley of Spanish waltzes	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	DAL981	10-in.	4/16/1940	New San Antonio Rose	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	C1475	10-in.	9/29/1936	She's killing me	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	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)	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1479	10-in.	9/29/1936	Steel guitar rag	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1480	10-in.	9/29/1936	Get along home Cindy	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1481	10-in.	9/29/1936	Trouble in mind	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1482	10-in.	9/29/1936	What's the matter with the mill?	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solos	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1483	10-in.	9/29/1936	Sugar blues	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1484	10-in.	9/29/1936	Basin Street blues	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1485	10-in.	9/29/1936	Red hot gal of mine	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1487	10-in.	9/29/1936	Too busy!	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1493	10-in.	9/30/1936	Fan it	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo, vocalist
Columbia	C1495	10-in.	9/30/1936	Mean mama blues	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, tenor banjo
Columbia	C1500	10-in.	9/30/1936	Bring it on down to my house	Texas Playboys ; Bob Wills	String band, with male vocal solos	instrumentalist, tenor banjo

(Results 1-25 of 72 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wills, Johnnie Lee," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351121.

Wills, Johnnie Lee. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/351121.

"Wills, Johnnie Lee." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1480188 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1480188

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