James P. Johnson

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  • jazz
  • ragtime
  • jazz piano
  • piano
  • stride
James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894–November 17, 1955) was an African-American pianist and composer. With Luckey Roberts, Johnson was one of the originators of the stride style of piano playing. Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His family moved to New York City in 1908. His first professional engagement was at Coney Island in 1912. Johnson's tune "Charleston" (which debuted in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild in 1923...

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Songs

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    Skiddle-De-Scow (1927)

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    Snowy Morning Blues

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    Snowy Morning Blues (1927)

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    Snowy Morning Blues (alternate)

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    Squeeze Me

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    St. Louis Blues

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    Steeplechase Rag

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    Stop It

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    Sweet Lorraine

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    Swinging at the Lido

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    The Down Home Blues

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    The Dream

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    The Dream (alternate)

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    The Harlem Strut

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    The Harlem Strut (1921)

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    The Mule Walk

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    There'll Be Some Changes Made (Piano version)

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    There'll Be Some Changes Made (Trumpet version)

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    Thou Swell

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    Toddlin' (1923)

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    Twilight Rag

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    Victory Stride

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    Walkin' the Dog

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    Weeping Blues (1923)

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    What Is This Thing Called Love?

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    What's the Use of Being Alone? (1928)

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    When It's Cherry Time in Tokyo

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    Woman Blues

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    Worried and Lonesome Blues (1923)

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    Yamekraw

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    Yamekraw - A Negro Rhapsody

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    You Can't do What My Last Man Did (1923)

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    You Don't Understand

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    You've Got to Be Modernistic

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