Johnny Dollar (March 8, 1933 in Kilgore, Texas, USA - April 13, 1986) was an American Rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter. Member of the KRLD Big D Jamboree and also the WWVA Original Jamboree.
He was the son of Creek Indians who had relocated from Oklahoma to East Texas. Johnny attended schools in Kilgore, Fredericksburg, Crab Apple Creek, and Junction. About 1948 he lived with an older brother in Sheridan, Texas, and attended Schreiner’s Military Academy. At seventeen he joined the Marines and left home permanently. After the service, he worked in the oilfields of West Texas and as a truck driver and lumberyard hand while performing occasional singing jobs.
At his own expense, Dollar recorded a single (“Walking Away”) for D Records in 1952. Then he worked as a deejay in Louisiana and New Mexico. He started a band called the Texas Sons and for a while performed regularly on Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. He also recorded another single (“Lumberjack”), on Slim Willett’s Winston label. By the late 1950s he was in Dallas and playing rockabilly. With a ready-made stage name, Johnny Dollar got in touch with Ed McLemore, owner and promoter of Big D Jamboree, and became a regular member of the cast.
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1999
Rollercoaster Records
7", EP
1998
1983
Brylen Records
LP
1983
Brylen Records
LP, Comp
1982
Jed Records, Inc.
7", Single
1981
JED (2)
7"
1978
1977
Johnny Dollar Records
7", Single, Mono, Promo
1974
Johnny Dollar Records
7"
1974
Gemini Records (13)
7"
1973
Gemini (16)
7", Single
1971
1971
1970
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1968
1968
1967
Not On Label
LP
1967
1967
1967
1967
1966
1966
1965
1962
D (2)
7"
1962
1961
D (2)
7", Single
1958
Gemini (16)
7"
2006
2000
Motor Music
2xCD, Comp, Promo
1988
1983
National Foundation, National Foundation
7", Single
1983
National Foundation, National Foundation
LP, Album
1983
National Foundation
7", Single
1983
National Foundation
7", Single
1983
National Foundation
7", Single
1982
National Foundation, National Foundation
LP, Album
1982
National Foundation
7", Single
1980
Johnny Dollar Records
LP, Album
1979
Johnny Dollar Records
7", Single
1977
Johnny Dollar Records
7"
1974
Johnny Dollar Records
LP, Album
1974
Johnny Dollar Records
7", Single
1974
Johnny Dollar Records
7"
1974
1973
Oweman Records
7", Single
Brite Star
7", Single
C.E.R. Records (2)
7"
Coronado Records
7", Single
Stargem Records, Stargem Records
7", Single
Gemini (16)
7", Single
Johnny Dollar Records
7"
Brite Star
7", Single
2022
2013
CSOHS
7", Mono
1998
1994
1981
National Foundation
7", Single
1980
1978
Johnny Dollar Records
7"
1977
Johnny Dollar Records
7", Single
1976
1971
GRT
LP, Comp
Columbia Record Club
LP, Comp
Tramb Records
LP, Album
Johnny Dollar Records
7", Single
2025
2024
2018
2017
Be! Sharp Records
6xCD, Comp
2016
Union Square Music, My Kind Of Music
2xCD, Comp
2015
2014
RockBeat Records
4xCD, Comp
2013
Not On Label
Cass, S/Sided, Comp
2011
One Day Music
2xCD, Comp
2011
2010
Ace
CD, Comp
2009
Gusto Records (2), TeeVee Records
CD, Comp, RE
2006
2005
Norton Records (2)
LP, Comp
2005
Rockin' Rarities
LP, Comp
2005
Rockin' Rarities
LP, Comp
2004
Ace
CD, Comp
2004
Gusto Records (2)
4xCD, Comp
2003
Castle Pulse
CD, Comp
2002
Bear Family Records
4xCD, Comp + Box
2002
Bear Family Records
4xCD, Comp + Box
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