Lydia "Ma" Johnson

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia CCO4675 10-in. 10/20/1946 I'll reap my harvest in heaven Johnson Family Singers Vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CCO4676 10-in. 10/20/1946 The old family bible Johnson Family Singers Vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CCO4677 10-in. 10/20/1946 Wait for the light to shine Johnson Family Singers Vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CCO4678 10-in. 10/20/1946 Cabin in the valley of the pines Johnson Family Singers Vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CCO4679 10-in. 9/27/1946 Sunday morning in dixie The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CCO4680 10-in. 9/27/1946 A house built on a rock The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Columbia CCO4681 10-in. 9/27/1946 He put the sunshine in my soul The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CCO4682 10-in. 9/27/1946 Lord, build me a cabin in glory The Johnson Family Singers Mixed group vocal, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO38753 10-in. 12/28/1947 Just say a little prayer The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO38754 10-in. 12/28/1947 I've got a feeling (deep down in my soul) The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO38755 10-in. 12/28/1947 A haven in heaven The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO38756 10-in. 12/28/1947 Just like me The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano vocalist  
Columbia CO38762 10-in. 12/28/1947 May the circle be complete The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano vocalist  
Columbia CO38763 10-in. 12/28/1947 Somebody's waiting for me The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano vocalist  
Columbia CO38764 10-in. 12/28/1947 Keep on the sunny side The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano and guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO38765 10-in. 12/28/1947 There's a little pine log cabin The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with piano vocalist  
Columbia CO40754 10-in. 5/4/1949 God is my landlord The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO40756 10-in. 5/4/1949 The old country church (at the foot of the hill) The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO40757 10-in. 5/4/1949 When it's starlight on the bluegrass The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO40758 10-in. 5/4/1949 Grandma's spinning wheel The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO40759 10-in. 5/4/1949 You've got to walk that lonesome road The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO40760 10-in. 5/4/1949 It's an unfriendly world The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO40761 10-in. 5/4/1949 I'll meet you in the morning The Johnson Family Singers Mixed group vocal, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO43990 10-in. 6/23/1950 He will pay all the cost The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with guitars and bass vocalist  
Columbia CO43991 10-in. 6/23/1950 Reunion in the sky The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO43992 10-in. 6/23/1950 Get on your knees, sinner The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with guitars and bass vocalist  
Columbia CO43993 10-in. 6/23/1950 I have got old time religion The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO43994 10-in. 6/23/1950 The hallelujah train The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with string band vocalist  
Columbia CO43995 10-in. 6/23/1950 Don't be ashamed of your religion The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with guitars and bass vocalist  
Columbia CO45881 10-in. 5/7/1951 Farther along The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal chorus, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO45884 10-in. 5/7/1951 Precious memories The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO45886 10-in. 5/7/1951 The old rugged cross The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO45887 10-in. 5/7/1951 I like the old time way The Johnson Family Singers Mixed vocal group, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia CO45910 10-in. 5/9/1951 An evening prayer Betty Johnson Female vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and string band vocalist  
Columbia CO45911 10-in. 5/9/1951 Oh gentle shepherd Betty Johnson Female vocal solo, with string band and mixed group vocal vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lydia "Ma"," accessed May 20, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/372555.

Johnson, Lydia "Ma". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 20, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/372555.

"Johnson, Lydia "Ma"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024.

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