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 1-25 of 110 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67532	10-in.	4/11/1940	When I take my sugar to tea-2	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	67533	10-in.	4/11/1940	Louise-2	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	67534	10-in.	4/11/1940	Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses-1, 3	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	67535	10-in.	4/11/1940	Moonlight on the Ganges	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68083	10-in.	9/12/1940	In a shanty in old shanty town-2	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68084	10-in.	9/12/1940	You've got your mother's big blue eyes	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68085	10-in.	9/12/1940	Stars over the campus	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68086	10-in.	9/12/1940	Swing me Bach-1	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68270	10-in.	10/18/1940	I want to live	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68271	10-in.	10/18/1940	The same old story	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68272	10-in.	10/18/1940	Don't let it get you down	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68273	10-in.	10/18/1940	I give you my word	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68413	10-in.	11/29/1940	Yes, my darling daughter	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68414	10-in.	11/29/1940	When I grow too old to dream	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68415	10-in.	11/29/1940	Shadows on the sand	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68416	10-in.	11/29/1940	Johnny peddler	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68720	10-in.	2/26/1941	Walkin' by the river	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68721	10-in.	2/26/1941	Accidently on purpose	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68722	10-in.	2/26/1941	Boogie man-1	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	68723	10-in.	2/26/1941	The moon won't talk	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69119	10-in.	5/2/1941	Miss Johnson 'phoned again today	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69120	10-in.	5/2/1941	(Back home again in) Indiana	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69121	10-in.	5/2/1941	That's what I like about the South	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69122	10-in.	5/2/1941	Take it Jackson	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin
Decca	69200	10-in.	5/15/1941	Blue skies-1	Johnny Long Orchestra	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 1-25 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.