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Johnnie Lee Wills (September 2, 1912–October 25, 1984) was an American Western swing fiddler popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
Wills was born in Jewett, Texas, and was the younger brother of Bob Wills. He played banjo with Bob as a member of the Texas Playboys starting in 1934, the year the ensemble began playing on KVOO-AM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1939 he founded his own group, the 
Rhythmairs, but returned to the Playboys in 1940 when Bob split the ensemble into two groups and named Johnnie Lee leader of one of them. Following Bob's move to California in 1940, Johnnie Lee renamed his group Johnnie Lee Wills & All The Boys, remaining in Oklahoma. Johnnie Lee switched from banjo to fiddle in this group.
In 1941 he signed with Decca Records, and recorded again with Bullet Records in 1949, where he saw his greatest success with songs such as "Rag Mop" and "Peter Cotton Tail". In 1952 he signed with RCA Victor, where he was less successful, though he was still a popular draw in Oklahoma and remained a fixture on KVOO until 1958.
He continued to record through the early 1960s, but his ensemble dissolved in 1964, after which he was only intermittently active in music. He opened a clothing store in Tulsa, and recorded for Flying Fish Records and Delta Records in the 1970s after Bear Family Records and Rounder Records reissued some of his old material.
Wills died from heart complications on October 25, 1984 in Tulsa.
On September 14, 1996, Tulsa honored Wills with a street named after him. Johnnie Lee Wills Lane is directly in front of the Expo Square Pavilion at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds. At the official dedication in 1996, his son John T. Wills said, "...although Dad was born a Texan, when you think about it, he lived and died a Tulsan."
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Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 001.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 002.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 003.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 004.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 005.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 006.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 007.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 008.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 009.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 010.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 011.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 012.mp3
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Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 014.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 015.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 016.mp3
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Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 018.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 019.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 020.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 021.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 022.mp3
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Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 025.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 026.mp3
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Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 028.mp3
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Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 030.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 031.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 032.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 033.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 034.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 035.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 036.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 5xxxxx - Program 037.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills All His Boys - BlackberryBoogie.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills All His Boys - Coyote Blues.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills All His Boys - Hot Check Baby 1952.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills All His Boys - Never Alone.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills All His Boys - Square Dance Boogie.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills All His Boys - This Room Is So Crowded.mp3
Johnnie Lee Wills His Western Swing Band - Cowboys Dream.mp3
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