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The Johnson Family Singers : We Sang for Our Supper American Made Music Series
author
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Johnson, Kenneth M.
publisher
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University Press of Mississippi
isbn10 | asin
:
1578060044
print isbn13
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9781578060047
ebook isbn13
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9780585245959
language
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English
subject
Johnson Family Singers, Gospel musicians--United States--Biography.
publication date
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1997
lcc
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ML421.J64J6 1997eb
ddc
:
782.25/4/0922
subject
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Johnson Family Singers, Gospel musicians--United States--Biography.
Page i
The Johnson Family Singers
Page ii
American Made Music Series Advisory Board
David Evans, General Editor
Barry Jean Ancelet
Edward A. Berlin
Joyce J. Bolden
Rob Bowman
Susan C. Cook
Curtis Ellison
William Ferris
Michael Harris
John Edward Hasse
Kip Lornell
Frank McArthur
W K. McNeil
Bill Malone
Eddie S. Meadows
Manuel H. Pea
Wayne D. Shirley
Robert Walser
Charles Wolfe
Page iii
The Johnson Family Singers
We Sang for Our Supper
Kenneth M. Johnson
Introduction by Charles Wolfe
University Press of Mississippi Jackson
Page iv
Copyright 1997 by Kenneth M. Johnson All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 00 99 98 97 4 3 2 1 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Johnson, Kenneth M., 1928 The Johnson family singers : we sang for our supper / Kenneth M. Johnson. p. cm. Includes index. Discography: p. ISBN 1-57806-003-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 1-57806-004-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Johnson Family Singers. 2. Gospel musiciansUnited StatesBiography. ML421.J64J6 1997 782.25'4'0922dc2 [B] 97-14034 CIP MN
British Library Cataloging-in-Publication data available
Page v
To the memory of our parents: "Pa" Johnson, originator, and "Ma" Johnson, producer, of the Johnson Family Singers
Page vii
Contents
Preface
ix
Introduction by Charles Wolfe
xi
An Uncommon Beginning
3
Dirty Dishes in the Early Years
18
Vagabonds of Song
30
The Studio Clock
48
Changes in the Family Circle
75
A Memorable Good Friday
87
A Final Separation
93
Discography
99
Radio Transcriptions
109
Index
117
Page ix
Preface
After listening to the cassette tape of an old Johnson Family radio show in the summer of 1979, a friend wrote: "I have listened to it with great pleasure, and I will be sharing it with others who I am sure will also enjoy it. Thanks very much for sending it and for your contribution to our American heritage." These words were not only flattering but also motivational. I took another look at the phonograph records the family had made and jotted down a few notes here and there. Before I knew it, the narrative of my family's experiences had begun to take shape.
So, I set about to write the story of what radio station WBT in Charlotte, North Carolina, had called "one of America's foremost singing families"a family whose career peaked in popularity during the golden days of radio. This account puts together the life and times of the Johnson Family Singers and shows how on several occasions in dire circumstances we not only "sang for our supper" but found great pleasure and excitement in doing it.
Here is a tale of a persevering father, a devoted mother, and some talented children who achieved stardom despite modest beginnings. References to persons living or dead are intentional, making this story a saga of real people and of events that helped my family reach a position of national prominence at the zenith of radio's popularity, just before the proliferation of television sets in living rooms across the nation.
For thirteen years, from 1938 to 1951, even though we sometimes literally sang for our supper, we didn't always eat! Even so, we managed to perform on WBT, "the radio voice of the South," as well as on numerous CBS network programs. One of our Columbia records, "The Old Rugged Cross" (ZSP 7175), was included in that company's Hall of Fame Series. Another song, "The Death of Ellenton"
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