Charles L. Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles L. Johnson

American composer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1876

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1950

Profession: composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Charles L. Johnson

  • Charles Leslie Johnson (December 3, 1876 - December 28, 1950) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music.
  • He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, died in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived his entire life in those two cities.
  • He published over 300 songs in his life, nearly 40 of them ragtime compositions such as "Doc Brown’s Cakewalk", "Dill Pickles", "Apple Jack (Some Rag)", and "Snookums Rag".
  • His best selling piece, a sentimental ballad called "Sweet and Low", sold over a million copies.
  • Experts believe that had Johnson lived and worked in New York, he would be included alongside Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb as one of the greatest ragtime composers.
  • He wrote more than the other three combined and exemplified a greater range of talent, composing waltzes, tangos, cakewalks, marches, novelty pieces, and other types of music popular at that time.

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