George W. Johnson Musical artist

George Washington Johnson (c. October 1846 – January 23, 1914) was a singer and pioneer sound recording artist, the first African-American recording star of the phonograph.

Personal facts

George W. Johnson
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1850
Birth place
Virginia , United States
Date of deathJanuary 23, 1914
Place of death
New York City , Queens , United States , New York
Hometown
New York City
United States
New York

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Musical artist

Career started1891
Career ended1910
associated musical artist
Len Spencer
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Vaudeville
instrument
Whistling
Singing
record label
Columbia Records
Victor Talking Machine Company
Edison Records
Berliner Gramophone

George W. Johnson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/search.php?query=george+w+johnson&queryType=%40attr+1%3D1
  2. http://home.earthlink.net/~ephemeralist/geowjohnson.html
  3. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cjas/salem1.html
  4. https://archive.org/details/GeorgeWJohnson