Johnson, John R.

Ethnohistory of the village of Helo' on Mescalitan Island
essay 1990

Summary: John Rosamond Johnson was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, much of his music career was in New York City. Johnson is hailed well over a century later as the music composer of the civic anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" first performed live by 500 Black American students from racially-segregated Jacksonville, Florida's First Baptist Academy, in the pivotal year of 1900. The song was published by Joseph W. Stern & Co., Manhattan, New York. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Born: 1873-08-11 [2][7]
Birth Place: Jacksonville [7]
Died: 1954-11-11 [2][7]
Death Place: New York City [7]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: Komponists [5]; Aranžētājs (mūzika) [5]; Dziedātājs [5]; composer [7]
Profession: Komponist [2]
Field of Activity: Mūzika [5]; Kompozīcija (mūzika) [5]
Educated at: Stanton College Preparatory School [7]; New England Conservatory [7]
Country of Education: United States [7]
Yale LUX: Entity [7]
Oxford Reference: Overview [7]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Latvia; 6. Danish Bibliographic Centre; 7. Wikidata

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