Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Johnnie Lee Wills

The OHS entry says Wills moved to Tulsa in 1934, reorganized his band there, operated in the Tulsa radio and dance-hall circuit, and represented Oklahoma at the Smithsonian in 1982.

Musical work

tenor banjo player; fiddler; bandleader. Instruments recorded in the collection: tenor banjo; fiddle; guitar. Genres: western swing; folk.

Evidence and identity

high: direct OHS biography gives the Tulsa residence/career connection, dates, and instruments.

Johnnie Lee Wills

Johnnie Lee Wills dates, 1934 move to Tulsa, Tulsa band/radio work, instruments, and Smithsonian Oklahoma representation.

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Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry

Related source accounts

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