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Johnnie Lee Wills

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Johnnie Lee Wills

Birth
Turkey, Hall County, Texas, USA
Death
25 Oct 1984 (aged 72)
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot
Section 15, Lot 560, Space 4
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Radio Personality. A brother of Bob Wills and was one of the original "Texas Playboys" on tenor banjo. When Bob left for California in 1942, he took over the radio program, and renamed his group "Johnnie Wills and All the Boys". His show ran nonstop from 1942 to 1958, becoming the longest running show on radio.
Radio Personality. A brother of Bob Wills and was one of the original "Texas Playboys" on tenor banjo. When Bob left for California in 1942, he took over the radio program, and renamed his group "Johnnie Wills and All the Boys". His show ran nonstop from 1942 to 1958, becoming the longest running show on radio.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Leonard L. Brown
  • Added: Sep 16, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6782182/johnnie_lee-wills: accessed ), memorial page for Johnnie Lee Wills (2 Sep 1912–25 Oct 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6782182, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.