Earl Johnson

Robert Earl Johnson (August 24, 1886 in Gwinnett County, Georgia – May 31, 1965) was an old time fiddler who was influenced by the music of Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 24, 1886 (Gwinnett County), Died May 31, 1965

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, leader, vocalist, arranger, speaker, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-56560 10-in. 11/22/1929 Rocky palace Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson String band instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, leader  
Victor BVE-56561 10-in. 11/22/1929 Green Mountain Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson String band instrumentalist, violin, songwriter, leader  
Victor BVE-56562 10-in. 11/22/1929 Fiddlin' Rufus Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson String band instrumentalist, violin, arranger, leader  
Victor BVE-56563 10-in. 11/22/1929 Mississippi Sawyer Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson String band instrumentalist, violin, arranger, leader  
Victor BVE-56564 10-in. 11/22/1929 He's a beaut Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson String band, with male vocal solo vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, arranger, leader  
Victor BVE-56565 10-in. 11/22/1929 I lost my girl Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson String band, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader, arranger, vocalist  
OKeh W80460 10-in. 2/21/1927 Hand me down my walking cane Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W80461 10-in. 2/21/1927 Ain't nobody's business Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W80462 10-in. 2/21/1927 Dixie Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W80463 10-in. 2/21/1927 Hen cackle Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W80464 10-in. 2/21/1927 Bully of the town Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W80465 10-in. 2/21/1927 I'm satisfied Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W80466 10-in. 2/21/1927 Three nights' experience Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W80467 10-in. 2/21/1927 Johnson's old grey mule Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio and talk leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, speaker  
OKeh W80625 10-in. 3/23/1927 Boil dem cabbage down Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W80626 10-in. 3/23/1927 John Henry blues Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W80659 10-in. 3/23/1927 I don't love nobody Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson ; Byrd Moore Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W80660 10-in. 3/23/1927 Shortenin' bread Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W81705 10-in. 10/7/1927 I get my whiskey from Rockingham Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81706 10-in. 10/7/1927 Red hot breakdown Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81707 10-in. 10/7/1927 I've got a woman on Sourwood Mountain Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81708 10-in. 10/7/1927 All night long Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81709 10-in. 10/7/1927 Old grey mare kicking out of the wilderness Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81710 10-in. 10/7/1927 They don't roost too high for me Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo and talk vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader  
OKeh W81711 10-in. 10/7/1927 Mississippi jubilee Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W81712 10-in. 10/7/1927 Leather breeches Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Instrumental trio instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W81726 10-in. 10/10/1927 Old Joe Clark Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81727 10-in. 10/10/1927 Gonna swing on the Golden Gate Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81728 10-in. 10/10/1927 Did he ever return? Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W81729 10-in. 10/10/1927 If you can't get the stopper out, break off the neck Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81730 10-in. 10/10/1927 Engineer on the Mogull Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W81731 10-in. 10/10/1927 Hell bound for Alabama Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W81743 10-in. 10/11/1927 Poor Little Joe Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81744 10-in. 10/11/1927 The little grave in Georgia Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81745 10-in. 10/11/1927 In the shadow of the pine Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81746 10-in. 10/11/1927 Johnnie, get your gun Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W81747 10-in. 10/11/1927 Earl Johnson's Arkansaw traveler Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Dialogue, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader  
OKeh W81748 10-in. 10/11/1927 Twinkle little star Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers Fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar, with talk instrumentalist, violin, speaker, leader  
OKeh W81749 10-in. 10/11/1927 Turkey in the hay Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W81750 10-in. 10/11/1927 The smoke goes out the chimney just the same Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81751 10-in. 10/11/1927 Going down to Cripple Creek Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers String band, with male vocal trio instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81752 10-in. 10/11/1927 Quit that ticklin' me Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81753 10-in. 10/11/1927 It won't happen again for a hundred years or more Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W81754 10-in. 10/11/1927 The little log cabin by the stream Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W81755 10-in. 10/11/1927 Christmas time will soon be over Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal solo, with string band instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W81756 10-in. 10/11/1927 Run along home, Sandy Fiddlin' John Carson ; Virginia Reelers Male vocal trio, with string band instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W402036 10-in. 8/2/1928 Weeping willow Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band, with vocal solo instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W402037 10-in. 8/2/1928 Nigger on the wood pile Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band instrumentalist, violin, leader  
OKeh W402038 10-in. 8/2/1928 Nigger in the cotton patch Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band leader, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W402112 10-in. 8/9/1928 Alabama girl, ain't you comin' out to-night? Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band, with laughing leader, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W402113 10-in. 8/9/1928 Laughin' Rufus Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band, with laughing leader, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W402114 10-in. 8/9/1928 G. rag Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band, with laughing leader, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W402115 10-in. 8/9/1928 Wire grass drag Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers String band leader, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W404614 10-in. 12/3/1930 When the roses bloom for the bootlegger Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W404615 10-in. 12/3/1930 Buy a half pint and stay in the wagon yard Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W404616 10-in. 12/3/1930 Take me back to my old mountain home Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, violin  
OKeh W404617 10-in. 12/3/1930 There's no place like home Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar instrumentalist, violin, vocalist, leader  
OKeh W404618 10-in. 12/3/1930 Bringing in the sheaves Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W404619 10-in. 12/3/1930 I know that my Redeemer liveth Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Mixed vocal trio, with fiddle (violin) and guitar leader, instrumentalist, violin, vocalist  
OKeh W405044 10-in. 10/29/1931 Close your bright eyes Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio leader, vocalist  
OKeh W405045 10-in. 10/29/1931 Way down in Georgia Dixie Entertainers ; Earl Johnson Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio leader, vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Earl," accessed May 11, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111392.

Johnson, Earl. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111392.

"Johnson, Earl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111392

External Sources

Wikipedia: Earl Johnson

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Allmusic: Earl Johnson

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LCNAR: Johnson, Earl, 1886-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99044439

Wikidata: Earl Johnson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1277090

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11940200

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