James Weldon Johnson (17 Jun 1871 - 26 Jun 1938)

Male Person - United States US songwriter, author

Relationships (1)

Siblings

1. John Rosamond Johnson

Recordings by (2)

1. The Creation 4:23 (2000)
2. We to America 0:38 (2000)

On Recordings (1)

Vocals

1. Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing 5:32 Kenny Garrett (1989) lead vocals

Credited as (6)

1. James Weldon Johnson & John Rosamond Johnson
2. James Weldon Johnson
3. Lord Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, William Butler Yeats, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Lee Masters, James Weldon Johnson, Walter de la Mare & Gertrude Stein
4. James Weldon Johnson read by James Weldon Johnson
5. James Weldon Johnson gelesen von Mirko Bonné

Works (7)

Wrote

1. Lift Every Voice and Sing (1899)
2. The Creation
3. Since You Went Away

Composed

1. Dry Bones
2. Dem Bones

Lyrics

1. Lift Every Voice and Sing (1899)
2. The Creation

Links (5)

Other Databases

1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102599

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/717675

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/9866919

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q478450

Biographies

1. http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C294?exhibitId=294