Johnnie Lee Wills

Johnnie Lee Wills (September 2, 1912 – October 25, 1984) was an American Western swing fiddler popular in the 1930s and 1940s.

Biography Wills was born in Jewett, Texas, United States, and was the younger brother of Bob Wills.

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."

Discography At the Tulsa Stampede (Sims 108, 1963) The Best of Johnnie Lee Wills (Crown CST-565, 1968) Reunion (Flying Fish FF-069, 1978) Tulsa Swing (Rounder 1027, 1978) The Band's A-Rockin' (1941–1951) (Krazy Kat KK CD-18, 1996)