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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 183 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	NA 14227	8/31/1966	Can the circle be unbroken	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14229	9/1/1966	Think of me	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14230	9/1/1966	Open up your heart	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14231	9/1/1966	Swinging doors	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14232	9/1/1966	The shoe goes on the other foot	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14233	9/2/1966	Immune to love	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14234	9/2/1966	Making ends meet	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14235	9/2/1966	Crying heart blues	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14565	3/28/1967	Old honky tonk	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14566	3/28/1967	Where the heartaches hang around	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14669	6/8/1967	Music to cry by	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14670	6/8/1967	American power	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14671	6/8/1967	Settle back down to earth	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14672	6/8/1967	Cheaters can't win	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14868	11/29/1967	Go get it	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14869	11/29/1967	Atlanta, Georgia baby	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 14870	11/29/1967	Something to come home to	Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15127	4/29/1968	Holding on to nothing	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15128	4/29/1968	You and me	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15129	4/29/1968	We must have been out of our minds	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15130	4/29/1968	Ashes of love	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15131	4/29/1968	I can't stop loving you	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15139	5/1/1968	My elusive dreams	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15140	5/1/1968	Happiness means you	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist
Decca	NA 15141	5/1/1968	One by one-1	Kitty Wells ; Johnnie (Johnny) Wright	vocalist

(Results 126-150 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.