Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

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Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

Jesse Ashlock Johnnie Lee Wills Millard Kelso Joe Holley Junior Barnard Luke Wills Harley Huggins Cotton Thompson Leon Rausch Don Harlan Son Lansford Glen Rhees Clarence Cagle Gene Pooler Bobby Collins Autry Rutledge Harvey Grossman Chuck Adams Wayne Johnson

American Western Swing Ensemble formed in 1940 when Bob Wills split his group, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys into two groups, and named Johnnie Lee Wills head of one of them. Bob led his group to California, and Johnnie Lee's group stayed based out of Oklahoma, taking over the Bob's spot on KVOO radio which they held until 1958. The group dissolved in 1964.

ALBUMS

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

Dance All Night

Johnnie Lee Wills And All The Boys*

Where There's A Wills There's A Way

1962, LP, Album, Sims Records, Sims Records,

Country/Western Swing

Johnnie Lee Wills And Boys*

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Honey In The Horn / A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E

1953, 10", Promo, RCA Victor,

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

Let Me Be / Bees In My Bonnet

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Sold Out Doc / Two Step Side Step

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Two Timing / Blackberry Boogie

1952, 7", Single, RCA Victor

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Two Timing / Blackberry Boogie

1952, 10", Promo, RCA Victor

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

She Took! / The Thingamajig

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

There Are Just Two I's In Dixie / Hot Check Baby

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Careless Me / Big Chief Wamp-Pa-Setti

1951, Shellac, 10", Bullet (2)

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

Oklahoma That's For Me / I Needed You

1951, Shellac, 10", Single, Bullet (2)

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

The Band Is a Rockin' / I'm Not Sorry (That I Cried Over You)

1951, Shellac, 10", Bullet (2)

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

A Bad Deal All Around / Tom Cat Boogie

1950, Shellac, 10", Bullet (2)

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

I Like You Best Of All

1950, Shellac, 10", Bullet (2)

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Coyote Blues / Boogie Woogie Highball

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Rag Mop / Near Me

1949, Shellac, 10", Bullet (2),

Country/Honky Tonk

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Peter Cotton Tail / Shattered Dreams

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

Lazy John / Texas Sandman

1947, Shellac, 10", Decca,

Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys*

Square Dance Boogie / Late Evening Blues

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

I Never Knew How Much I Love You / Who's Gonna Love Me

Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys*

Milk Cow Blues / I'm Sorry That We Said Goodbye

1946, Shellac, 10", Decca

Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys*

Do I Really Deserve It From You / Devil's Blues

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca

Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys*

Memories Of You Dear / Milk Cow Blues

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

I Wonder What I'm Goin' To Do / Too Long

1941, Shellac, 10", Decca

Johnnie Lee Wills And His Boys*

Blackberry Boogie / Two Timing

Shellac, 10", RCA Victor

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

The Queen Of San Joaquin / Green Grow The Lilacs

Porter Wagoner, Rosalie Allen, Monte Hale, Jimmie Allen, Smokey Rogers, Pee Wee King & His Band, Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

Vinyl, 16", Transcription, Armed Forces Radio & Television Service Station Library

Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys

This Room Is So Crowded / Si’ Te Amo (Yes I Love You)

Shellac, 10", Bullet (2)

APPEARANCES +

America's Greatest Hits 1950 (Expanded Edition)

2020, 4xCD, Comp, Acrobat,

2011, 2xCD, Comp, Metro Select, Union Square Music

2008, 2x CD Book,

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Folk/Country/Country Blues

Music Inspired By Oh! Brother, Where Art Thou?

Victrola Favorites: Artifacts From Bygone Days

2007, 2x CD White,

Chanson/Spoken Word/Country Blues/Field Recording/Novelty/Texas Blues/Swing/Delta Blues/Comedy/Folk

Perfect For Parties

2006, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records

2005 Southern Music CD

2005, CD, Album, Comp, Car, Oxford American,

The Songs That Made Elvis The King

2005, 3xCD, Comp + Box, White Puma Records, FonoTeam

Rock 'N' Roll Roots - The Country Influence

2005, CD, Comp, Smith & Co Sound & Vision

The Black and White Roots of Rock and Roll

2004, 2xCD, Comp, Indigo Recordings,

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues

The Best Of Western Swing

2004, CD, Comp, Castle Pulse

Elvis Inspiration

2004, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Secret Records Limited

Songs For Elvis

2004, CD, Comp, Dig, Magic Records (2),

Country/Gospel/Country Blues/Rock & Roll

Songs That Made Elvis Famous

2002, CD, Comp, Disky,

Country/Gospel/Rhythm & Blues/Vocal

The Collection Of American Folk Music

2001, CD, Comp, EMI Plus

A Shot In The Dark - Tennessee Jive

2000, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Bear Family Records,

Country/Honky Tonk/Hillbilly/Boogie Woogie

Hillbilly Blues, 25 Country Classics (1929-1947)

2000, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era,

American Roots - A History Of American Folk Music

1999, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky

The Roots Of Rock 'N' Roll (26 Original Recordings That Inspired Elvis)

Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Western Swing/Jump Blues

Johnnie Lee Wills

Where There's A Wills....There's A Way

1998, 2xCD, Comp, S/Edition, Sims Records,

Hillbilly/Western Swing

Jive And Smile: Kings Of The Western Swing

1997, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Charly Records

Hillbilly Fever! Sampler

1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rhino Records (2),

Western Swing, Honky Tonk & Blues Highlights

1995, CD, Comp, Mono, Bronco Buster,

Country/Western Swing

Ultra Rare Western Swing Volume 1

1995, CD, Comp, Chief Records (9),

Hillbilly Fever: Vol. 1: Legends Of Western Swing

From The Vaults: Decca Country Classics 1934 - 1973

Boppin' Hillbilly Vol. 21

1991, LP, Comp, White Label Records (7),

Rockabilly/Country/Honky Tonk/Bluegrass/Hillbilly

More Ballroom Kings

The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time Volumes 93 & 94 - Western Swing, Vol. III

The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time - Hits Of The 1950's And 1960's

1984, 2xLP, Comp, Red, The Franklin Mint Record Society,

Western Swing, Blues, Boogie And Honky Tonk (Volume 6 - The 1940’s & ’50’s )

Country/Honky Tonk/Western Swing/Polka

Operators' Specials

1979, LP, Comp, Mono, String Records (2),

Country Blues/Country

Rollin' Along: An Anthology of Western Swing

1976, LP, Comp, Tishomingo Records,

Livin' In Western Style

Country/Western Swing

California Country

4xCass, Comp + Box, The Franklin Mint Record Society

Doughboys, Playboys, And Cowboys (The Golden Years Of Western Swing)

Country Blues/Country/Western Swing