Johnny Long

Johnny Long

Johnny Long (September 12, 1914 (disputed) – October 31, 1972) was an American violinist and bandleader, known as "The Man Who's Long on Music". He was raised on a farm in Newell, North Carolina, currently a subdivision of Charlotte. He started practicing with the violin at the age of six, but injured two fingers on his left hand when he was bitten by a pig. He then learned to use his right hand to play the violin, and continued to do so until his death.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1916, Died October 31, 1972

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 110 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Decca	69201	10-in.	5/15/1941	Beau night in Hitchkiss corners-1	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69202	10-in.	5/15/1941	Where you are	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69203	10-in.	5/15/1941	I take to you	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69463	10-in.	7/2/1941	Chattanooga choo choo-1	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69464	10-in.	7/2/1941	Don't take your love from me	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69465	10-in.	7/2/1941	The booglie wooglie piggy	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69535	10-in.	7/21/1941	Roll on, Tulane!-1 (Tulane University)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69536	10-in.	7/21/1941	Alma mater (Texas Christian University)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69537	10-in.	7/21/1941	The Aggie war hymn (Texas A&M College)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69538	10-in.	7/21/1941	Fight, vols, fight! ; Spirit of the hill (University of Tennessee)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69539	10-in.	7/21/1941	Kiss the boys goodbye	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69619	10-in.	8/8/1941	Yea Alabama! ; Song of the Crimson Tide (University of Alabama)	Johnny Long Orchestra	Noneremoved -1	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69620	10-in.	8/8/1941	Oklahoma, hail! (University of Oklahoma)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69621	10-in.	8/8/1941	Cheer for L.S.U. ; The Bengal swing (Louisiana State University)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69622	10-in.	8/8/1941	Ole Miss ; Alma mater (University of Mississippi)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69623	10-in.	8/8/1941	Vanderbilt forever! (Vanderbilt University)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69624	10-in.	8/8/1941	Rice's honor (Rice Institute)	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69778	10-in.	10/3/1941	Shepherd serenade	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69779	10-in.	10/3/1941	The time to sing	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69780	10-in.	10/3/1941	Panic in Panama	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69782	10-in.	10/31/1941	I wish I had a sweetheart	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69783	10-in.	10/31/1941	The anniversary waltz	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70057	10-in.	12/15/1941	Dear Arabella	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70058	10-in.	12/15/1941	The night we called it a day	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin
Decca	70059	10-in.	12/15/1941	He's 1-A in the Army and he's A-1 in my heart	Johnny Long Orchestra		instrumentalist, violin

(Results 26-50 of 110 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Long, Johnny," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327887.

Long, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327887.

"Long, Johnny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.