Johnnie Wright

Johnnie Wright

Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. (May 13, 1914 – September 27, 2011) was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the husband of country music star Kitty Wells.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 13, 1914 (Mt. Juliet), Died September 27, 2011 (Madison)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1972

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, leader, songwriter, string bass

Notes: Sometimes listed as Johnny Wright.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 183 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 9512	9/11/1956	Beside you	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9513	9/11/1956	I'm counting on you	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9514	9/11/1956	They can't take your love	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9515	9/11/1956	I'm tired of pretending	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9516	9/12/1956	Oh! so many years	Webb Pierce ; Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9517	9/12/1956	One week later	Webb Pierce ; Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9518	9/12/1956	When I'm with you	Webb Pierce ; Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9519	9/12/1956	Can you find it in your heart	Webb Pierce ; Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9520	9/13/1956	Repenting	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9521	9/13/1956	I guess I'll go on dreaming	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9522	9/13/1956	Each day	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 9523	9/13/1956	The pace that kills	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10429	10/27/1958	Mommy for a day	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10430	10/27/1958	The hands you're holding now	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10431	10/27/1958	Let me help you forget	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10432	10/27/1958	All the time	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10433	10/27/1958	Dust on the Bible	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10436	10/28/1958	(I've got my) One way ticket to the sky-1	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10437	10/28/1958	I heard my savior call	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10438	10/28/1958	I dreamed I searched heaven for you	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10447	10/30/1958	The great speckled bird	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10448	10/30/1958	Matthew Twenty-Four	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10449	10/30/1958	I need the prayers	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10450	10/30/1958	My loved ones are waiting for me	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	NA 10451	10/30/1958	Lord, I'm coming home	Kitty Wells	instrumentalist, guitar

(Results 51-75 of 183 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wright, Johnnie," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110911.

Wright, Johnnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110911.

"Wright, Johnnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.