Riversville, West Virginia, died September 1980. Johnny "Peanuts" Wilson was a small guy. Try to find biographical info on the man and inevitably you will come across the word "diminutive". I don't know if his nickname has anything to do with his size, but his musical achievements surely cannot be dismissed as "peanuts". Wilson was born in West Virginia, but his family moved to Odessa, Texas, whilst he was still an infant. He joined Roy Orbison's group the Teen Kings in January 1956. Apart from Orbison, who sang and played guitar, the members were Billy Pat Ellis (drums), James Morrow (guitar and mandolin) and Jack Kennelly (bass). Wilson played rhythm guitar and can be heard on both versions of "Ooby Dooby" (Je-Wel and Sun), as well as on Orbison's early Sun sessions. The Sun version of "Ooby Dooby" went to # 59 on the Billboard charts in the summer of 1956. It would be the biggest hit that Orbison had for four years. Roy and the Teen Kings hit the road as part of a package show headlined by Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. During the rehearsals for "Sweet And Easy To Love" and "Devil Doll" on December 14, 1956, Orbison split with the Teen Kings. "It happened right in the studio", recalled Sam Phillips. "They had some ...