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Singer / Musician of Country
A.k.a. James Willis James Willis (3)
The Willis Brothers were a country music ensemble from Oklahoma, consisting of several brothers.Three of the Willis brothers (James, Charles, and Joe) played together as teenagers from the early 1930s under the name Oklahoma Wranglers. They were regulars on Shawnee, Oklahoma station KGEF through the decade, but in 1939, Joe married and exited the group. John (Vic) joined, and soon after the group moved to Kansas City, where they appeared on the Brush Street Follies through 1942. All three members fought in World War II separately, preventing them from continuing as a group until war's end, but in 1946 they reunited and played the Grand Ole Opry. They became members of the Opry in the 1940s. Signing with Sterling Records, they began recording both as the Oklahoma Wranglers and as a backing
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Down Yonder / Back Up And Push | Guy Willis | 1951 | Album |
Soldier's Joy-Breakdown | Guy Willis ,and his The Oklahoma Wranglers | 1950 | Single |
Soldier's Joy / Flop-Eared Mule | Guy Willis | 1946 | Album |