Hall Johnson

Hall Johnson

Francis Hall Johnson (March 12, 1888 – April 30, 1970) was an American composer and arranger of African-American spiritual music. He is one of a group—including Harry T. Burleigh, R. Nathaniel Dett, and Eva Jessye—who had great success performing African-American spirituals.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 12, 1888 (Athens), Died April 30, 1970 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, choral director, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CRC-70966	12-in.	12/4/1931	St. James Infirmary blues	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	choral director
Victor	CRC-70967	12-in.	12/4/1931	Water boy	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	choral director
Victor	BS-78582	10-in.	11/23/1933	Steal away	Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	CS-98636	12-in.	1/14/1936	City called Heaven	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PBS-042211	10-in.	11/2/1939	I know a city called heaven	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042216	10-in.	11/2/1939	Go down Moses (Let my people go)	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042217	10-in.	11/2/1939	Bye and bye	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042218	10-in.	11/2/1939	I got a mule	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042219	10-in.	11/2/1939	Nobody knows de trouble I seen	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042220	10-in.	11/2/1939	I can't stay here by myself	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042221	10-in.	11/2/1939	Joshua fit de battle of Jericho	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042222	10-in.	11/2/1939	Run, li'l chillun	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042225	10-in.	11/8/1939	St. Louis blues	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-042227	10-in.	11/8/1939	Deep river	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus	arranger, choral director
Victor	PBS-061227	10-in.	5/2/1941	Honor! Honor!	Charles Holland ; Ralph Linsley	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BS-071844	10-in.	2/11/1942	Witness	Robert Hill ; James Melton	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	D7RB-0817	10-in.	5/6/1947	Sinner, please	Marian Anderson ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia	W147005	10-in.	9/17/1928	City called heaven	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	choral director, arranger
Columbia	W147009	10-in.	9/18/1928	Hold on	Hall Johnson Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	arranger, choral director

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Hall," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104261.

Johnson, Hall. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104261.

"Johnson, Hall." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.