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

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 110 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	71183	10-in.	7/24/1942	Why don't you fall in love with me?	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71184	10-in.	7/24/1942	Massachusetts	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71185	10-in.	7/24/1942	Romance a la mode	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71186	10-in.	7/24/1942	Then you'll know you're in the Carolines	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71483	10-in.	11/4/1943	You better give me lots of lovin', honey	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71484	10-in.	11/4/1943	In a friendly little harbor	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71485	10-in.	11/4/1943	No love, no nothin'	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71486	10-in.	11/4/1943	Southbound track	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71487	10-in.	11/4/1943	I've had this feeling before	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	71793	10-in.	2/16/1944	San Fernando Valley	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72483	10-in.	11/6/1944	And her tears flowed like wine	Ella Fitzgerald ; Johnny Long Orchestra ; The Song Spinners	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72484	10-in.	11/6/1944	I'm confessin' (that I love you)	Ella Fitzgerald ; Johnny Long Orchestra ; The Song Spinners	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72611	10-in.	12/10/1944	Angelina (The waitress at the pizzeria)	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72612	10-in.	12/10/1944	Gonna build a big fence around Texas	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72737	10-in.	2/20/1945	Candy	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	72738	10-in.	2/20/1945	My dreams are getting better all the time	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	73123	10-in.	11/6/1945	Between the desert and me	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	73124	10-in.	11/6/1945	I want to go to Texas when I die	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	73341		2/4/1946	In a shanty in old shanty town	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	73342		2/4/1946	Blue skies	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	73379		2/18/1946	When I grow too old to dream	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	73380		2/18/1946	It's a sin to tell a lie	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	N 1725	10-in.	2/16/1944	Time waits for no one	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	N 1726	10-in.	2/16/1944	Some day I'll meet you again	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	N 1727	10-in.	2/16/1944	Featherhead	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 76-100 of 110 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Long, Johnny," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327887.

Long, Johnny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327887.

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