Bill Johnson (reed player)
William Luther Johnson (30 September 1912 in Jacksonville, Florida – 5 July 1960 in New York City) was an American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger. Johnson studied piano as a child and began playing the alto saxophone at the age of 16. After working with lesser-known bands he studied in conservatories in Wisconsin and Illinois, then attended Marquette University. While in Milwaukee he played with Jabbo Smith and others. He worked with Baron Lee and Tiny Bradshaw, and in 1936 joined Erskine Hawkins, with whom he performed into the early 1940s. His recordings with Hawkins include ""' (1939, Bb 10504) and "" (1942, Bb 30-0813); he also arranged the former title, as well as "" (1941, Bb 11372), and he composed "Tuxedo Junction" with Hawkins. He appears with the latter’s band in the
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Bill Johnson (reed player)
William Luther Johnson (30 September 1912 in Jacksonville, Florida – 5 July 1960 in New York City) was an American alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger. Johnson studied piano as a child and began playing the alto saxophone at the age of 16. After working with lesser-known bands he studied in conservatories in Wisconsin and Illinois, then attended Marquette University. While in Milwaukee he played with Jabbo Smith and others. He worked with Baron Lee and Tiny Bradshaw, and in 1936 joined Erskine Hawkins, with whom he performed into the early 1940s. His recordings with Hawkins include ""' (1939, Bb 10504) and "" (1942, Bb 30-0813); he also arranged the former title, as well as "" (1941, Bb 11372), and he composed "Tuxedo Junction" with Hawkins. He appears with the latter’s band in the
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1912-09-30
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William Luther Johnson
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1960-07-05
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Saxophone, clarinet
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Bill Johnson
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Jazz musician
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William Luther Johnson (30 Sep ...... with the latter’s band in the
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William Luther „Bill“ Johnson ...... Nach dem Weggang von Hawkins g
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بيل جونسون (بالإنجليزية: Bill ...... ر 1912، وتوفي في 5 يوليو 1960.
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Bill Johnson (saxofonist)
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بيل جونسون (كاتب أغاني)
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