Lem Johnson
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1955
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone, vocalist, clarinet, saxophone
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | D7VB-0270 | 10-in. | 4/18/1947 | I want a good man bad | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0271 | 10-in. | 4/18/1947 | You've been a good ole wagon | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0272 | 10-in. | 4/18/1947 | I want a man | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0273 | 10-in. | 4/18/1947 | Lonely woman | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0800 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Take me back to Little Rock (Arkansas) | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0801 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Aggravatin' papa | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Victor | D7VB-0803 | 10-in. | 5/8/1947 | Outside of that | Lil Green ; Lil Green Orchestra | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
| Decca | 64823 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Toodle-loo on down | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 64824 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | So good | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 64825 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Away from you | Rodney Sturgis | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 64826 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Honey in the bee ball | Louis Jordan's Elks Rendezvous Band | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 64827 | 10-in. | 12/20/1938 | Barnacle Bill the sailor | Louis Jordan's Elks Rendezvous Band | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65304 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Flat face (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65305 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Keep a-knockin' (but you can't come in) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65306 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Sam Jones done snagged his britches on | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65307 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Swingin' in a cocoanut tree (Instrumental) | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65308 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | Doug the jitterbug | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65309 | 10-in. | 3/29/1939 | At the swing cats' ball | Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65923 | 10-in. | 7/5/1939 | The stuff 's out | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65924 | 10-in. | 7/5/1939 | Railroad blues | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65925 | 10-in. | 7/5/1939 | I'm blowin' my top | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65926 | 10-in. | 7/5/1939 | Fine piece of meat | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 65927 | 10-in. | 7/5/1939 | Swing out | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | vocalist, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67101 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Gimme something like that | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | ||
| Decca | 67102 | 10-in. | 1/24/1940 | Hole holy roly - poly | Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lem," accessed June 9, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108316.
Johnson, Lem. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108316.
"Johnson, Lem." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 9 June 2023.
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