Article successfully added.

Johnnie Lee Wills The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)

Listen to sample now:
 
0:00
0:00
$20.73 * $23.33 * (11.14% Saved)

* incl. VAT / plus shipping costsDepending on the country of delivery, the VAT at checkout may vary.

Ready to ship today,
delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

  • BCD17646
  • 0.2
  • Download
  • Download
1-CD (Digipak) with 36 page booklet, 31 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min.... more

Johnnie Lee Wills: The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)

1-CD (Digipak) with 36 page booklet, 31 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min.

  • Outstanding western swing from Bob Wills' younger brother Johnnie Lee in the long-running 'Gonna Shake This Shack' series on Bear Family Records®.
  • Recordings for Decca, Bullet Records and RCA Victor from 1941 to 1953, including classics such as Rag Mop, Milk Cow Blues and Square Dance Boogie - some on CD for the first time in years.
  • Carefully remastered from the best available sources.
  • Liner notes by our expert Roland Heinrich Rumtreiber in the full-color illustrated booklet.

Welcome to a new edition of Bear Family's popular series "Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight," this time featuring none other than Johnnie Lee Wills

Johnnie was the younger brother of Bob Wills, for whom he played tenor banjo during the early years of Bob's success. In 1940 Bob Wills decided to split up the Texas Playboys to meet the ever-growing demand for live appearances nationwide. 

To keep radio work and dances in their home base, Tulsa, steady, Bob entitled Johnnie Lee to remain in Oklahoma and form his own group - Johnnie Lee Wills and All the Boys.

This compilation offers many interesting sides issued on Decca, Bullet Records, and RCA Victor. The Decca and Bullet sides have long been unavailable on CD. 

Johnnie Lee Wills did not record as much as his brother, but he had two major hits that helped define the genre and spur many cover versions: Rag Mop and Milk Cow Blues. Johnnie Lee Wills was quintessentially Western Swing and a great band leader, employing quality sidemen.

Deeply rooted in the rhythms and styles of the 1930s, Johnnie kept his arrangements tight, simple, and danceable. Thus, Johnnie Lee Wills and All the Boys were hugely successful with dancers, swinging and rocking Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa until disbanding in 1964! They also remained a radio fixture on KVOO, Tulsa, until 1958.

This collection offers some of the long-neglected Decca and Bullet sides of Johnnie Lee Wills and All the Boys, including his 1950 Bullet release Rag Mop, a #2 country hit that also reached the pop top ten. 

This is high-profile fun for all you jitterbuggers, finger snappers, rockers, and rug cutters: Try hopping to Boogie Woogie Highball without losing a drop of your cocktail; try Square Dance Boogie – way too hip for all them squares anywhere; try the lofty fiddle rendition of Glenn Miller's classic In The Mood; try scatting to Four Or Five Times; try the swinging I'm Leaving (Yes, Indeedy) - showing where Bill Haley and his Comets drew inspiration from. After all, that, get yourself some homebrew and get low down with the risqué Milk Cow Blues, Oo Oooh Daddy, and Devil's Blues.

Rare, hot, and swinging – let's all ball with Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys: Best on Bear Family Records®!

Video von Johnnie Lee Wills - The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)

Article properties: Johnnie Lee Wills: The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)

  • Interpret: Johnnie Lee Wills

  • Album titlle: The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)

  • Genre Country

  • Label Bear Family Records

  • Preiscode AH
  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 4000127176462

  • weight in Kg 0.2
Wills, Johnnie Lee - The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD) CD 1
01 The Band's A-Rockin' Johnnie Lee Wills
02 The Thingamajig Johnnie Lee Wills
03 Blackberry Boogie Johnnie Lee Wills
04 Coyote Blues Johnnie Lee Wills
05 A Bad Deal All Around Johnnie Lee Wills
06 She Took! Johnnie Lee Wills
07 I Like You Best Johnnie Lee Wills
08 Let Me Be Johnnie Lee Wills
09 Boogie Woogie Highball (Bullit version) Johnnie Lee Wills
10 Hot Check Baby Johnnie Lee Wills
11 Levee Blues Johnnie Lee Wills
12 A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E Johnnie Lee Wills
13 Smoke On The Water Johnnie Lee Wills
14 Sold Out Doc Johnnie Lee Wills
15 Four Or Five Times Johnnie Lee Wills
16 Rag Mop Johnnie Lee Wills
17 Two Timing Johnnie Lee Wills
18 Two Step Side Step Johnnie Lee Wills
19 In The Mood Johnnie Lee Wills
20 Milk Cow Blues Johnnie Lee Wills
21 There Are Just Two I's In Dixie (Two Blue Eyes That Mean The World To Me) Johnnie Lee Wills
22 Tom Cat Boogie Johnnie Lee Wills
23 Oo Oooh Daddy Johnnie Lee Wills
24 Honey In The Horn Johnnie Lee Wills
25 Ten Little Bluebirds In My Lapel Johnnie Lee Wills
26 Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight Johnnie Lee Wills
27 Sothland Swing Johnnie Lee Wills
28 Bees In My Bonnet Johnnie Lee Wills
29 Square Dance Boogie Johnnie Lee Wills
30 Devil's Blues Johnnie Lee Wills
31 I'm Leaving (Yes Indeedy) Johnnie Lee Wills
Review 4
Read, write and discuss reviews... more
Customer evaluation for "The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)"
30 Nov 2025

14 Apr 2025

25 Mar 2025

Long overdue!!

FINALLY! I have played the old Bear Family LP 'Rompin' Stompin' to death! What a great compilation! I have all three of'em! Bob Wills, Billy Jack Wills and finally Johnnie Lee! How about Luke?

18 Mar 2025

all 3 Wills Brothers Rules!

great addition to the series

Write an evaluation
Evaluations will be activated after verification.

The fields marked with * are required.

Whirlpool - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight - Billy Walker (CD)
Billy Walker: Whirlpool - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight -... Art-Nr.: BCD17521

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$18.14 $20.73
Gonna Shake This Shack  - From The Vaults Of Decca And Coral Records Vol.1 (CD)
Various Artists: Gonna Shake This Shack - From The Vaults Of... Art-Nr.: BCD17602

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$18.14 $20.73
Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight - Barracuda (CD)
Cliffie Stone: Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight - Barracuda (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17560

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$18.14 $20.73
Cadillac In Model 'A' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)
Billy Jack Wills: Cadillac In Model 'A' - Gonna Shake This Shack... Art-Nr.: BCD17644

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.73 $23.33
Ida Red Likes The Boogie - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys: Ida Red Likes The Boogie - Gonna Shake This... Art-Nr.: BCD17647

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.73 $23.33
Vol.48 - That'll Flat Git It! Rockabilly & Rock 'n' Roll From The Vaults Of Starday Records (CD)
Various - That'll Flat Git It: Vol.48 - That'll Flat Git It! Rockabilly & Rock... Art-Nr.: BCD17715

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$23.33 $25.93
So Real! - Colonial Rockers from Chapel Hill, NC (LP, 10inch, 45rpm, Ltd.)
Various: So Real! - Colonial Rockers from Chapel Hill,... Art-Nr.: BAF14037

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$32.43 $36.34
Headin' For The Poorhouse - What To Do When Money is Through? (CD)
Various - Bear Family Records: Headin' For The Poorhouse - What To Do When... Art-Nr.: BCD17763

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.73 $23.33
Etta James - Rocks (CD)
Etta James: Etta James - Rocks (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17750

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$23.33 $25.93
The Elvis Presley Connection Vol.4 (CD)
Various - Bear Family Records: The Elvis Presley Connection Vol.4 (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17760

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.73 $23.33
NEW
You Gotta Have A Ducktail!  - Nau-Voo Rockers From West Portsmouth, OH (LP, 10inch, 45rpm, Ltd.)
Various: You Gotta Have A Ducktail! - Nau-Voo Rockers... Art-Nr.: BAF14041

This product will be released at 10 April 2026

$32.43
NEW
Big John Greer - Rocks (CD)
Big John Greer: Big John Greer - Rocks (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17743

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$23.33 $25.93
The Complete Reprise And Motown Recordings plus ... (1962-1965) (2-CD)
Dorsey Burnette: The Complete Reprise And Motown Recordings plus... Art-Nr.: BCD17733

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$32.43 $36.34
Cadillac In Model 'A' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)
Billy Jack Wills: Cadillac In Model 'A' - Gonna Shake This Shack... Art-Nr.: BCD17644

Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays

$20.73 $23.33
Black Cat - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD)
Tommy Collins: Black Cat - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16897

Item has to be restocked

$20.73
Tracklist
Wills, Johnnie Lee - The Band's A-Rockin' - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight (CD) CD 1
01 The Band's A-Rockin'
02 The Thingamajig
03 Blackberry Boogie
04 Coyote Blues
05 A Bad Deal All Around
06 She Took!
07 I Like You Best
08 Let Me Be
09 Boogie Woogie Highball (Bullit version)
10 Hot Check Baby
11 Levee Blues
12 A-L-B-U-Q-U-E-R-Q-U-E
13 Smoke On The Water
14 Sold Out Doc
15 Four Or Five Times
16 Rag Mop
17 Two Timing
18 Two Step Side Step
19 In The Mood
20 Milk Cow Blues
21 There Are Just Two I's In Dixie (Two Blue Eyes That Mean The World To Me)
22 Tom Cat Boogie
23 Oo Oooh Daddy
24 Honey In The Horn
25 Ten Little Bluebirds In My Lapel
26 Silver Dew On The Bluegrass Tonight
27 Sothland Swing
28 Bees In My Bonnet
29 Square Dance Boogie
30 Devil's Blues
31 I'm Leaving (Yes Indeedy)