Bunk Johnson

Bunk Johnson

Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879 – July 7, 1949) was an American prominent jazz trumpeter in New Orleans. Johnson gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have been younger by as much as a decade. Johnson stated on his 1937 application for Social Security that he was born on December 27, 1889. Many jazz historians believe this date of birth to be the most accurate of the various dates Johnson gave throughout his life.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 27, 1879 (New Orleans), Died July 7, 1949 (New Iberia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1945

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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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	Role
Decca	73149	10-in.	11/21/1945	Maryland, my Maryland	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73150	10-in.	11/21/1945	Alexander's ragtime band	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73151	10-in.	11/21/1945	Tishomingo blues	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	73152	10-in.	11/21/1945	You always hurt the one you love	Bunk Johnson and his New Orleans Band	instrumentalist, trumpet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Bunk," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108035.

Johnson, Bunk. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108035.

"Johnson, Bunk." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.