Charles Johnson
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, clarinet, alto saxophone, songwriter, vocalist, mandolin, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-38902 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Henry Judd Gray | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-38903 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Down in Happy Valley | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-38904 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Careless love | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-38905 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Wings of an eagle | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-38906 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Dream of the miner's child | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-38907 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Alecazander | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-38908 | 10-in. | 5/12/1927 | Sweet Nellie Brown | Charles Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-39722 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Two brothers are we | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39723 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | The jealous sweetheart | Johnson Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39724 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | A passing policeman | Johnson Brothers | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | arranger, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39729 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | The soldier's poor little boy | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39730 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Just a message from Carolina | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39731 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | I want to see my mother (Ten thousand miles away) | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39732 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Pot licker blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-39733 | 10-in. | 7/28/1927 | Narrow gauge blues | El Watson | Harmonica solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-45200 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | My old Virginia home | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-45201 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Old timer from Caroliner | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-45202 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Baby, come kiss your honey | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-45203 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | The Dutchman's daughter | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-45204 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Broken-hearted wife | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-45205 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Smoky mountain far away | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
| Victor | BVE-45206 | 10-in. | 5/24/1928 | Crime of the d'Autremont brothers | Johnson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Victor | BVE-46037 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | The head hunter's dream | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-46038 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Stuttering blues | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-46039 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Clarice | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-46040 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Snake eyes | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-46041 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Cuckoo blues | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-46042 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Jogo rhythm | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48844 | 10-in. | 2/1/1929 | Voodoo | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48845 | 10-in. | 2/1/1929 | Skag-a-lag | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48846 | 10-in. | 2/1/1929 | Stompin' on down | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48847 | 10-in. | 2/1/1929 | Blue melody blues | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48848 | 10-in. | 2/2/1929 | Tiny's stomp | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48849 | 10-in. | 2/2/1929 | Subway sobs | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48850 | 10-in. | 2/2/1929 | That kind of love | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-48851 | 10-in. | 2/2/1929 | Blue Island blues | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-55460 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Jungle crawl | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-55461 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Lucky "3-6-9" | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-55462 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Echo blues | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-55463 | 10-in. | 7/22/1929 | Washboard wiggles | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BVE-62931 | 10-in. | 11/4/1930 | Doin' the jug-jug | Tiny Parham and his Musicians | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
| Victor | BS-98196 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | Fat and greasy | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-048776 | 10-in. | 4/11/1940 | Fat and greasy | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Male vocal solo, with jazz.band sextet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C748-C749 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Everybody’s blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Brunswick | C750-C751 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Mr. Furry’s blues | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Brunswick | C752-C753 | 10-in. | 4/20/1927 | Sweet papa moan | Furry Lewis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | instrumentalist, mandolin | |
| Gennett | 16991 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | I played on my Spanish guitar | Charles Johnson ; Paul Johnson | Male vocal duet, with guitar and steel guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16993 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Wild Cat Hollow | Paul Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16994 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Yadkin River | Paul Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 16997 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Rose of heaven | Paul Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17000 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | My Asheville home in Caroline | Paul Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
| Gennett | 17003 | 10-in. | 9/4/1930 | Out on the Western plains | Paul Johnson | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Charles," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/205001.
Johnson, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/205001.
"Johnson, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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