Johnnie Lee Wills (September 2, 1912 – October 25, 1984)[1] was an American Western swing fiddler popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
[2] In 1940, both brothers appeared the film, Take Me Back to Oklahoma, starring Tex Ritter.
[2] In 1952, he signed with RCA Victor, where he was less successful, though he was still a popular draw in Oklahoma, and he remained a fixture on KVOO until 1958.
Johnnie Lee Wills Lane is directly in front of the Expo Square Pavilion at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds.
[4] At the official dedication in 1996, his son John T. Wills said, "...although Dad was born a Texan, when you think about it, he lived and died a Tulsan."