James Johnson

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, banjo

Notes: Brother of Lonnie Johnson.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh 73935 10-in. 1/19/1926 Very lonesome blues Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, 2 violins and piano instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh 73936 10-in. 1/19/1926 When I was lovin' changed my mind blues Lonnie Johnson Male vocal solo, 2 violins and piano instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh 73940 10-in. 1/20/1926 No good blues James "Steady Roll" Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson ; Deloise Searcy Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh 73941 10-in. 1/20/1926 Newport blues James "Steady Roll" Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson ; Deloise Searcy Male vocal solo, with banjo, piano, and kazoo instrumentalist, banjo  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, James," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323858.

Johnson, James. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323858.

"Johnson, James." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/323858

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