Mary Johnson

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, guitar

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C3451 10-in. 5/7/1929 Muddy creek blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with trombone and piano composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Brunswick C3452 10-in. 5/7/1929 Room rent blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with trombone and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C3457 10-in. 5/9/1929 Black men blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist, vocalist  
Brunswick C3458 10-in. 5/9/1929 Western Union blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with trombone and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C5586 10-in. 4/8/1930 Three months ago blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C5587 10-in. 4/8/1930 Dawn of day blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C5592 10-in. 4/8/1930 Friendless gal blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C5593 10-in. 4/8/1930 Death cell blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C5594 10-in. Apr. 1930 Morning sun blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick C5595 10-in. Apr. 1930 No good town blues Mary Johnson Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Decca 90748 Yalla man Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca 90749 10-in. 4/22/1936 Delmar Avenue Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca 90750 10-in. 5/22/1936 Feather bed blues Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca 90751 10-in. 5/22/1936 Stop my barrel house ways Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca 90755 10-in. 5/23/1936 I just can't take it Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca 90759 10-in. 5/29/1936 Broken window pane Mary Johnson vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca C 9313 10-in. 8/18/1934 Those black man blues Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca C 9314 10-in. 8/18/1934 Peepin' at the risin' sun Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca C 9326 10-in. 8/20/1934 Deceitful woman blues Mary Johnson vocalist  
Decca C 9335 10-in. 8/24/1934 Black gal blues Mary Johnson vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Mary," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205058.

Johnson, Mary. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205058.

"Johnson, Mary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205058

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