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Johnnie Lee Wills was born on 2 September, 1912, is an American singer-songwriter. Discover Johnnie Lee Wills's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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1912

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, United States, and was the younger brother of Bob Wills.

1934

He played banjo with Bob as a member of the Texas Playboys starting in 1934, the year the ensemble began playing on KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1939

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.

1940

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 1940, both brothers appeared the film, Take Me Back to Oklahoma, starring Tex Ritter.

1941

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".

1952

In 1952, he signed with RCA Victor, where he was less successful, though he was still a popular draw in Oklahoma, and he remained a fixture on KVOO until 1958.

1960

He continued to record through the early 1960s, but his ensemble dissolved in 1964, after which he was only intermittently active in music.

1970

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.

1984

Wills died from heart failure on October 25, 1984 in Tulsa.

1996

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."