Johnny Tyler

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Lehman Monroe "Johnny" Tyler (February 6, 1918, Arkansas - September 25, 1961, Missouri) was an American country musician. His career began around 1945 on Stanchel Records with the band Original Hillbillies. In 1947 he signed a recording contract with RCA Victor, where he had the largest success of his career. His most well-known single for RCA was "Okie Boogie", which hit the Billboard charts in 1947. He also recorded together with Luke Wills, and for a time was a member of Wills's band, the Rhythm Busters. In 1953 he appeared on radio on WGST out of Atlanta, Georgia. He became a member of Jimmie Smith and His Texans, which often made appearances at the Joe Cotton Rhythm Ranch. He recorded a few more singles at this time as well. In 1954 he played regularly on WGST and on the WSB Barn Dance, with Jimmie Smith. Later singles were issued on Ekko Records and Starday Records. He died in 1961 at age 43. In 2006, all of his RCA singles were collected and released to compact disc. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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TTRH Season 1 - 14 - The Devil

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Bob Dylan - Theme Time 14 Devil

Freight Train Boogie

Vintage Devil Songs

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Trucks - Diesel Smoke and Dangerous Curves

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Rockabilly - The Greatest '50s Collection!

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Country & Western Classics, Vol. 11

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Boogie Woogie History Vol.7

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Bob Dylan Presents: Radio Radio, Theme Time Radio Hour, Vol. 1

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The History Of Country & Western Music - Vol. 12

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Classic Rockabilly

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Bob Dylan: Radio Radio [Disc 2]

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