Birth and Death Data: Born 19th century, Died 1950 (t1900117831)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1936
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-91417 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | Keep on knocking | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with bass, guitar, and piano | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-91418 | 10-in. | 7/27/1935 | I lost my baby | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with piano, guitar, and string bass | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-100327 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Take it easy, greasy | Trixie Butler | Female vocal solo, with string bass and piano | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | W144853 | 10-in. | 10/13/1927 | Good time mama blues | Martha Copeland | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet and piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | C3312 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Mean man blues | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3313 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | Worried mind blues | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3353 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Minor blues | Lil Johnson ; Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3354 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Montana blues | Lil Johnson ; Arthur "Montana" Taylor | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3355 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | Never let your left hand know what your right hand do | Charles Avery ; Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3356 | 10-in. | 4/23/1929 | You’ll never miss your jelly till your jelly roller’s gone | Charles Avery ; Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Brunswick | C3738 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | Rock that thing | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3749 | 10-in. | 6/27/1929 | House rent scuffle | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | C3895 | 10-in. | 7/17/1929 | Rock that thing | Lil Johnson | Female vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
| Decca | 90163 | 10-in. | 7/16/1935 | Get 'em from the peanut man | Lil Johnson | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 90164 | 10-in. | 7/16/1935 | Anybody want to buy my cabbage? | Lil Johnson | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 90165 | 10-in. | 7/16/1935 | Snake man blues | Lil Johnson | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 90166 | 10-in. | 7/16/1935 | Evil man blues | Lil Johnson | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lil," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110284.
Johnson, Lil. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110284.
"Johnson, Lil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Johnson, Lil - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96033964
Wikidata: Lil Johnson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6547412
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6985608
MusicBrainz: Lil Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8c76e340-3499-4889-af90-9d504cf8f109
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