Dink Johnson

Ollie "Dink" Johnson (1892 – November 29, 1954 was a Dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 28, 1892 (Biloxi), Died November 29, 1954 (Portland)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922

Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Nordskog	[Nordskog cat 3007A]	10-in.	April 1922	When you're alone blues	Roberta Dudley ; Ory's Sunshine Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter, instrumentalist, clarinet
Nordskog	[Nordskog cat 3007B]	10-in.	April 1922	Krooked blues	Roberta Dudley ; Ory's Sunshine Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Nordskog	[Nordskog cat 3008A]	10-in.	April 1922	That sweet something dear	Ruth Lee ; Ory's Sunshine Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Nordskog	[Nordskog cat 3008B]	10-in.	April 1922	Maybe someday	Ruth Lee ; Ory's Sunshine Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Nordskog	[Nordskog cat 3009A]	10-in.	approximately late May 1922	Ory's creole trombone	Spikes' Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet
Nordskog	[Nordskog cat 3009B]	10-in.	approximately late May 1922	Society blues	Spikes' Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, clarinet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Dink," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354979.

Johnson, Dink. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/354979.

"Johnson, Dink." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.