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George Washington Johnson (c. October 1846 – January 23, 1914) was an American singer and pioneer sound recording artist. Johnson was the first African American recording star of the phonograph. [1] [2] His most popular songs were "The Whistling Coon" and "The Laughing Song".
George Washington Johnson ( Virginia, 29 ottobre 1846 – New York, 23 gennaio 1914) è stato un cantante statunitense . Pioniere della registrazione sonora, fu la prima stella afroamericana dell'era del fonografo. [1] [2] Indice. 1 Primi anni. 2 Carriera musicale. 3 Ultimi anni. 3.1 Vita personale. 4 Note. 5 Bibliografia. 6 Altri progetti.
6 apr 2014 · In 1890, George W. Johnson, a former slave, became the first African-American musician to make commercial records. During his short but successful singing career, Johnson sold thousands of...
George W. Johnson: The First African-American Recording Star. Tim Brooks. 2004, Association for Recorded Sound Collections Journal. A history and biography of the first widely popular African-American recording artist, in the 1890s, and the barriers he overcame to succeed in a white-dominated entertainment field. See Full PDF. Download PDF.
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George W. Johnson, 1898. The birth of George Washington Johnson in 1846 is celebrated on this date. He was a Black singer, musician, and pioneer in American recorded music. He was born into slavery, and his birthplace is unknown, but Johnson moved to Harlem, New York, in the 1870s and became a street performer.
George Washington Johnson (May 27, 1811 – April 8, 1862) was the first Confederate governor of Kentucky. A lawyer-turned-farmer from Scott County, Kentucky , Johnson, a supporter of slavery who owned 26 slaves, favored secession as a means of preventing the Civil War , believing the Union and Confederacy would be forces of equal ...
21 feb 2006 · Email. A new book, Lost Sounds, profiles a man named George W. Johnson, a former slave and New York City street performer who became the very first African-American recording artist — singing...
