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Chanteur et harmoniciste
Country US né le 10 Novembre 1921 à Senath (Missouri). Onie Wheeler, ancien fermier, a fait ses débuts en 1950 sur la radio KWOC en tant que leader des "Ozark Cowboys". Il enregistra chez Agena, Okeh (53), Columbia
(55-57), Sun (59) et K-Ark Records (61). Il fut chanteur régulier sur KSIM (Sikeston,
Missouri). Depuis, il était devenu membre régulier de l'orchestre de Roy
Acuff. Onie Wheeler est mort sur la scène du Grand
Ole Opry de Nashville le 26 Mai 1984. Il est le père de
Karen Wheeler.
Born in
Senath, MO, on November 10, 1921, Onie Wheeler recorded traditional country,
bluegrass, and rockabilly (for Sun) in a career that stretched from a small
radio show in Missouri all the way to the Grand Ole Opry. He played guitar and
harmonica as a child, but never performed professionally until after service in
World War II. Beginning in 1945, he worked radio broadcasts in Missouri,
Arkansas, Michigan, and Kentucky. Wheeler formed the Ozark Cowboys five years
later with Ernest Thompson and brothers A.J. and Doyal Nelson. The Cowboys
played clubs in Texas in 1952, and were encouraged to travel to Nashville by
Little Jimmy Dickens.
After reaching Music City, Onie Wheeler and the Cowboys found a deal with
Columbia. He recorded in 1953, and though his material wasn't successful,
Lefty Frizzell reached the Country Top
Ten a year later with Wheeler's "Run 'em Off." By the mid-'50s, his repertoire
began to lean toward rockabilly; he signed to Sun Records in 1957, and toured
with Elvis Presley,
Jerry Lee Lewis, and
Carl Perkins. He spent some of the late
'50s in California, but returned to Nashville to record for Epic, Starday,
United Artists, and Musicor during the '60s. Wheeler toured with the bands of
George Jones and
Roy Acuff, and finally hit the charts
himself when "John's Been Shucking My Corn" placed modestly in 1973. He even
watched his daughter Karen place three singles on the charts during the mid-'70s.
Wheeler owned and operated a guitar repair shop during the late '70s and early
'80s, working occasionally with Acuff on
the Grand Ole Opry. He was playing at the Opry with Rev. Jimmie Snow in May 1984
when he collapsed and died on-stage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onie_Wheeler
Talents : Vocals, Harmonica
Style musical : Bluegrass, Traditional Country, Rockabilly
LITTLE MAMA
(1955)
ONIE'S BOP
(1956)
A Booger Gonna Getcha
(1956)
GOIN'
BACK TO THE CITY
(1957)
Too Hot To Handle
(1960)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t., Singles & EP
| 1949 | 78 t. AGANA 1352/3 (US) |
Lonesome Ozark Cowboys - Shackles And Chains (vocal : Little Jean & Onie WHEELER) / What’s Wrong With My Daddy (vocal Onie WHEELER) |
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| 1949 | 78 t. AGANA 1355 (US) | . |
Onie WHEELER & The Lonesome Ozark Cowboys - Too Young To Marry / You Shattered Many A Dream |
| 11/1953 | 78 t. OKEH 18022 (US) | . | Onie WHEELER & His OZARK BOYS - When We All Get There / Run 'em Off |
| 11/1953 | SP OKEH 4-18022 (US) | . | Onie WHEELER & His OZARK BOYS - When We All Get There / Run 'em Off |
| 01/1954 | 78 t. OKEH 18026 (US) | . | Mother Prayed Loud In Her Sleep / A Million Years In Glory |
| 01/1954 | SP OKEH 4-18026 (US) | . | Mother Prayed Loud In Her Sleep / A Million Years In Glory |
| 04/1954 | 78 t. OKEH 18037 (US) | . | Closing Time / I'll Swear You Don't Love Me |
| 04/1954 | SP OKEH 4-18037 (US) | . | Closing Time / I'll Swear You Don't Love Me |
| 08/1954 | 78 t. OKEH 18049 (US) | . | Love Me Like You Used To Do / Little Mama |
| 08/1954 | SP OKEH 4-18049 (US) | . | Love Me Like You Used To Do / Little Mama |
| 11/1954 | 78 t. OKEH 18058 (US) | . | Would You Like To Wear A Crown / I Saw Mother With God Last Night |
| 11/1954 | SP OKEH 4-18058 (US) | . | Would You Like To Wear A Crown / I Saw Mother With God Last Night |
| 02/1955 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 21371 (US) | . |
Little Mama
/
She Wiggled And Giggled
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| 02/1955 | SP COLUMBIA 4-21371 (US) | . |
Little Mama
/
She Wiggled And Giggled
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| 07/1955 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 21418 (US) | . | My Home Is Not A Home At All / That's What I Like |
| 07/1955 | SP COLUMBIA 4-21418 (US) | . | My Home Is Not A Home At All / That's What I Like |
| 10/1955 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 21454 (US) | . | Cut It Out / I'm Satisfied With My Dreams |
| 10/1955 | SP COLUMBIA 4-21454 (US) | . | Cut It Out / I'm Satisfied With My Dreams |
| 02/1956 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 21500 (US) | . | No I Don't Guess I Will / I Tried & I Tried |
| 02/1956 | SP COLUMBIA 4-21500 (US) | . | No I Don't Guess I Will / I Tried & I Tried |
| 06/1956 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 21523 (US) | . |
I Wanna Hold My Baby
/
Onie's Bop
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| 06/1956 | SP COLUMBIA 4-21523 (US) | . |
I Wanna Hold My Baby
/
Onie's Bop
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| 11/1956 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 40787 (US) | . |
A Booger Gonna Getcha
/
A Beggar For Your
Love
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| 11/1956 | SP COLUMBIA 4-40787 (US) | . |
A Booger Gonna Getcha
/
A Beggar For Your
Love
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| 04/1957 | 78 t. COLUMBIA 40911 (US) | . |
Goin' Back To The City
/ Steppin' Out |
| 04/1957 | SP COLUMBIA 4-40911 (US) | . |
Goin' Back To The City
/ Steppin' Out |
| 02/1959 | 78 t. & SP SUN 315 (US) | . |
Tell 'em Off
/
Jump Right Out Of This
Jukebox
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| 1960 | SP SCOTTIE 1325 (US) | . |
Too Hot To Handle
/ I Need To Go Home |
| 05/1960 | SP K-ARK 606 (US) | . |
Too Hot To Handle
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| 04/1961 | SP K-ARK 617 (US) | . |
You're Getting All Over Me
/ All Day, All Night,
All Ways |
| 1961 | SP K-ARK 620 (US) | . |
Go Home / I Saw Mother With God Last Night |
| 10//1961 | SP K-ARK 227 (US) | . |
Please Don't Break His Heart / Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep |
| 11/1961 | SP K-ARK 626 (US) | . |
White Lightning Cherokee
/
My Stubborn Heart
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| 09/1962 | SP EPIC 9540 (US) |
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What About Tomorrow (Karen WHEELER) / Sandyland Farmer (Onie Wheeler) |
| 1962 | SP VADEN EP-208 (US) | . |
Go Home / Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep / I Saw Mother With God Last Night / Please Don't Break His Heart |
| 04/1964 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA-716 (US) | . | Wanted For Robbery / Who Put Out The Fire |
| 08/1964 | SP UNITED ARTISTS UA-753 (US) | . | Stubborn Heart / Who Wrote That Song |
| 06/1965 | SP MUSICOR MU 1096 (US) | . | I'm Gonna Hang My Britches Up / You're Too Good For Me |
| 10/1965 | SP MUSICOR MU 1121 (US) | . | Her Porch Came Up To My Knees / Pretty Little Tomboy |
| 01/1966 | SP K-ARK 671 (US) | . |
I Need To Go Home / (You're Just) Too Hot To Handle |
| 07/1966 | SP STARDAY 767 (US) | . | Mr. Free / Dancing |
| 10/1966 | SP STARDAY 785 (US) | . | Playing Tricks / I Closed My Book Last Night |
| 04/1967 | SP JAB 45-9003 (US) | . |
Water Your Flowers / Just Leave Her To Me |
| 04/1968 | SP JAB 45-9013 (US) | . |
Burn Another Honky Tonk Down / The Dirt Behind My Ears |
| 1969 | SP K-ARK 856 (US) | . |
Please Don't Plant Pretty Flowers / Which-A-Way, That-A-Way |
| 1970 | SP K-ARK 914 (US) | . |
Paint Pretty Pictures / You Got It |
| 11/1971 | SP Ole Windmill 102 (US) | . |
John's Been Shuckin' My Corn / Make 'em All Go Home |
| 12/1972 | SP ROYAL AMERICAN 76 (US) | . | John's Been Shuckin' My Corn / Make 'em All Go Home |
| 06/1973 | SP Ole Windmill 1004 (US) | . |
I Can't Pass An Orchard / Shuckin' My Way To The Hall Of Fame |
| 1973 | SP ROYAL AMERICAN 85 (US) | . | I Can't Pass An Orchard / Shuckin' My Way To The Hall Of Fame |
| 12/1974 | SP Papa Joe PJ-720 (US) | . |
The Train To Louisville / Be Kind To The Children |
| 1975 | SP Papa Joe PJ-722 (US) | . |
Eio (The Sawmill Man) (Onie Wheeler (and His Country Harmonica)) / / The Train To Louisville (Onie Wheeler) |
| 1975 | SP RANWOOD R-1025 (US) | . | Onie Wheeler (and His Country Harmonica) - Eio (The Sawmill Man) / The Train To Louisville |
| 197? | SP Papa Joe PJ-735 (US) | . |
Onie's French Harp Boogie / I've Pleased All The Rest |
| 197? | SP ONIE OR-101 (US) | . |
There's No Relief In Sight / Take Me Back To My Home |
| 08/1978 | SP CHARTA CH 122 (US) | . |
I Don't Believe We're Through / Pick Up The Pieces |
| 12/1978 | SP CHARTA CH 129 (US) | . |
Lucie Ann's Song / I Don't Believe We're Through |
| 1980 | SP CHARTA CH 148 (US) | . |
I'd Rather Scratch With The Chickens / Onie's Bop |
| 1982 | SP CHARTA CH 176 (US) | . |
He'll Never Die Unhappy [The Wheeler's : Onie, Jean, Karen Jerene and Danny] / Ol' George [Onie Wheeler and Danny Wheeler] |
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Unissued Tracks
| 1957 | SUN unissued - (Bear Family CD 15542 (#31) / Sun (England) LP 1030 (#15)) |
Bonaparte's Retreat (instr.) |
| 1957 | SUN unissued - (Bear Family CD 15542 (#22)) |
Hazel |
| 1957 | SUN unissued |
I'll Love You For A Life Time |
| 1957 | SUN unissued - (Bear Family CD 15542 (#7) |
Long Gone |
| 1957 | SUN unissued - (Bear Family CD 15542 (#12) / Bear Family CD 16405 (#22) / Sun (England) LP 1030 (#7)) | |
| 1957 | SUN unissued - (Bear Family CD 15542 (#11) / Castle Pulse CD 344 (#14) / Charly CD 8181 (#11) / Disky CD 04 (#51) / Select CD 586 (#21) / Sun 10 805 (#8) / Sun (England) LP 1030 (#6)) |
Albums
| 195? | LP 12" ARLEN VADEN LP-100 (US) |
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The Old Country Church - Southern Gospel Singers, Onie Wheeler, Ray Baker's Happy Travelers - I Saw Mother With God Last Night / At Mother's Knee / He'll Make The Way / You've Got To Go Down / Just As The Sun Went Down / More Praying, Less Straying / He Brought Me In / Mother's Not Dead / Go Home / Come Unto Me / I'll Be Satisfied Poor / Precious Memories / The Old Country Church / I Can't Help What Others Do / My Faith Is Built Upon This Rock / Who Will Be The First |
| 1973 | LP 12" ONIE ORLP-100S (US) |
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Onie's Mother's Songs - John's Been Shuckin'my Corn / Shuckin' My Way To The Hall Of Fame / Run 'em Off; Onie's Bop / Might As Well Hang My Britches Up / Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep / I Saw Mother With God Last Night / Mother Rang The Dinner Bell And Sang / Heaven To Gain Hell To Lose / Go Home |
| 1982 | LP 12" BRYLEN BN-4448 (US) |
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SOMETHING NEW AND SOMETHING OLD - She's Laying Down The Lovin' / Lunch Box Hero / Wreck Of The Old 97 / Lucian's Song / John's Been Shuckin' My Corn / Laying Around With Susie / Living Without You / Onie's Bop / I'd Rather Scratch With Two Chickens / Shuckin' My Way To The Hall Of Fame |
| 198? | LP 12" I + B IB 1001 (UK) |
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John's Been Shuckin' My Corn - John's Been Shuckin' My Corn / Shuckin' My Way To The Hall Of Fame / Run Em Off / Onie's Bop / Might As Well Hang My Britches Up / Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep / I Saw Mother With God Last Night / Mother Rang The Dinner Bell And Sang / There's Heaven To Gain, Hell To Lose / Go Home |
| 09/1991 | CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 15542 (GER) |
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ONIE'S BOP - Jump Right Out Of This Jukebox / Tell 'Em Off [master] / I Wanna Hold My Baby / Onie's Bop / A Booger Gonna Getcha / Going Back To The City / Long Gone / Steppin' Out / I'll Love You For A Lifetime / A Beggar For Your Love / Walkin' Shoes [take 2] / That's All / Cut It Out / That's What I Like / She Wiggled And Giggled / I'm Satisfied With My Dreams / No, I Don't Guess I Will / Would You Like To Wear A Crown / I Saw Mother With God Last Night / My Home Is Not A Home At All / Little Mama / Hazel / Closing Time / I Tried And I Tried / I'll Swear You Don't Love Me / Love Me Like You Used To Do / When We All Get There / Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep / A Million Years In Glory / Run 'Em Off / Bonaparte's Retreat |
| 2003 | CD Hillbilly Researcher HBR 065 (UK) |
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Onie Wheeler - THE SINGLES 1960-1969 - (You're Just) Too Hot To Handle / I Need To Go Home / All Day, All Night, Always / You're Getting All Over Me / I Saw Mother With God / Go Home / Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep / Please Don't Break His Heart / White Lightning Cherokee Water / My Stubborn Heart / Sandyland Farmer / Wanted For Robbery / Who Put Out The Fire / Stubborn Hear / Who Wrote That Song / I'm Gonna Hang My Britches Up / You're Too Good For Me / Her Porch Came Up To My Knees / Pretty Little Tomboy / Last Night Dancing / Playing Tricks / Mr. Free / I Closed My Book Last Night / Your Flowers / Just Leave Her To Me / Burn Another Honky Tonk Down / The Dirt Behind My Years / Which-A-Way, That-A-Way / Please Don't Plant Pretty Flowers / Onie's Bop |
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