Keg Johnson
Frederic Homer Johnson (November 19, 1908 – November 8, 1967), known professionally as Keg Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Dallas (city in the state of Texas, United States), Died November 8, 1967 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-75103 | 10-in. | 1/27/1933 | Basin Street blues | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-75105 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Snowball | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-75106 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Mahogany Hall stomp | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Victor | BS-75107 | 10-in. | 1/28/1933 | Swing you cats | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Decca | 38598 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Limehouse blues-1, 5 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38599 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Shanghai shuffle-2, 3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38600 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Big John special-3, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38601 | 10-in. | 9/11/1934 | Happy as the day is long-3, 5 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38602 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Tidal wave-1, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38603 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Down South camp meeting-1, 2 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38604 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Wrappin' it up-2, 3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38605 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Memphis blues-3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38723 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Wild party-1, 5 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38724 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Rug cutter's swing-1, 2, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38725 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Hotter than 'ell-1, 4 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Decca | 38728 | 10-in. | 9/25/1934 | Liza-1, 3 | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Master | M622 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Chuberry jam | Chu Berry ; Stompy Stevedores | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Master | M623 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Maelstrom | Chu Berry ; Stompy Stevedores | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Master | M624 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | My secret love affair | Chu Berry ; Stompy Stevedores | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Master | M625 | 10-in. | 9/10/1937 | Ebb tide | Chu Berry ; Stompy Stevedores | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Signature | SRC 2070 | 10-in. | 5/5/1949 | Baby, it's cold outside | Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Signature | SRC 2071 | 10-in. | 5/5/1949 | The hucklebuck | Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Signature | SRC 2072 | 10-in. | 5/5/1949 | I've got the world on a string | Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers | instrumentalist, trombone | ||
| Signature | SRC 2073 | 10-in. | 5/5/1949 | Why can't you behave | Cab Calloway and his Cab Jivers | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Keg," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114703.
Johnson, Keg. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/114703.
"Johnson, Keg." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Keg Johnson
Discogs: Keg Johnson
Allmusic: Keg Johnson
Grove: Keg Johnson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Johnson, Keg, 1908-1967 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009015408
Wikidata: Keg Johnson - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1737791
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/19869834
MusicBrainz: Keg Johnson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/16ad3a72-8d72-40a1-a66a-7f488d061f51
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.