Johnny Tyler
Johnny Tyler (born February 6, 1918 in Arkansas as Lehman Monroe Tyler , † September 25, 1961 in Missouri ) was an American country musician . His most famous title is Okie Boogie . Stylistically, Tyler was a country boogie .
Life
Career in the 1940s
Tyler started his career around 1945 at Stanchel Records with the band Original Hillbillies . In 1947 he signed a recording deal with RCA Victor , where he had his greatest successes during his career. His best-known track is the Okie Boogie , a hillbilly boogie song that made it onto the Billboard charts . The song was recorded on January 29, 1947 and released that same year. In addition to other singles such as Old McDonald's Boogie , I Never See My Girl Alone or Jealous Blues , Tyler also made eight records with Luke Wills . Tyler was also a member of Wills' band, the Rhythm Busters , for a while . All this time Tyler lived and worked in Hollywood , California . Tyler's band consisted of different people. Constant companions were among others George Chumura ( guitar ) and Richard A. Hamilton (guitar).
Career in the 1950s and Death
In 1953, he began performing on the WGST radio station in Atlanta , Georgia . He became a member of the band Jimmie Smith and his Texans , who played evening performances at the Joe Cotton Rhythm Ranch . At the same time he played a few singles in Specialty. In 1954, in addition to regular appearances at WGST, he could also be heard in the WSB Barn Dance , of which Jimmy Smith and his band were a member. Tyler made his last records with Ekko and Starday , including Lie To Me, Baby . The same single was re-released on Rural Rhythm in 1960, a year before his death.
Johnny Tyler died in 1961 at the age of only 43. In 2006 a CD was released with his RCA titles.
Discography
Fargo 1114 Nobody's Fool / Rose of the Alamo , published as Vic Bias' Panhandle Playboys , may be written by Johnny Tyler.
| year | title | # | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanchel Records | |||
| 1945 | Oakie Boogie / Yes I Do | 101 | as Johnny Tyler and Riders of the Rio Grande |
| Troubles On Your Mind / Dora Darlin ' | 102 | as Johnny Tyler and Riders of the Rio Grande | |
| Fargo Records | |||
| Please My Darling Think of Me / Give Me Back My Heart | as Johnny Tyler and his Riders of the Rio Grande | ||
| This Troubled Mind (O Mine) / I Didn't Think This Could Happen to Me | 1110 | under the pseudonym Rocky Ship and his Prairie Pioneers | |
| I Can't Trust You Now / If I Knew Just Where You Are Tonight | 1113 | as Johnny Tyler's Riders of the Rio Grande | |
| RCA Victor | |||
| 1947 | So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed / New Pretty Blonde | as Johnny Tyler and Riders of the Rio Grande | |
| 1947 | Okie Boogie / Rockin 'Chair Money | ||
| 1947 | Okie Boogie / Texas Red | ||
| 1947 | I Don't Know Where to Go But I'm Goin '/ Behind the Eight Ball | ||
| 1947 (?) | City of Memphis / Oh How You song | ||
| 1948 (?) | Peppin 'Through the Keyhole / Wild and Wicked Look | ||
| 1948 (?) | Tell a Woman / Can't Get the Foot Off the Rail | ||
| 194? | Old McDonald's Boogie / Swamp Woman | ||
| 194? | Fiddlin 'Lance / Find'em, Fool'em and Forget'em | ||
| 194? | Little Rock, Arkansas / Cornbread and Butterbeans | ||
| 1949 | ' I Never See My Gal Again / Jealous Blues | ||
| Specialty Records | |||
| 1953 | Take Your Blues and Go / A Sinner's Song | ||
| Ekko Records | |||
| 1955 | Devil's Hot Rod / Words You Forgot to Say | 1000 | |
| 1955 | Ship with the Golden Sail / Where You Gonna Hide | 1001 | |
| 1955 | Where You Gonna Hide / Ship With the Golden Sail | 1002 | Republication |
| Starday Records | |||
| 1956 | Lie to Me, Baby / County Fair | ||
| Rural Rhythm Records | |||
| 1960 | Lie to Me, Baby / County Fair | ||
| 1960 | God's Gonna Turn Us to Dust / Coal Miner | ||
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tyler, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tyler, Lehman Monroe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 25, 1961 |
| Place of death | Missouri |