Roy Johnson
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, vocalist, leader
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKeh | W402598 | 10-in. | 8/15/1929 | Savoy rhythm | Happy Pals ; Roy Johnson | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | W402599 | 10-in. | 8/15/1929 | Happy Pal stomp | Happy Pals ; Roy Johnson | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| OKeh | W402600 | 10-in. | 8/15/1929 | [Unknown title(s)] | Happy Pals ; Roy Johnson | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Decca | 74727 | 1/27/1949 | Chicken shack boogie | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74728 | 1/27/1949 | New Central Avenue breakdown | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74729 | 1/27/1949 | Benson boogie | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74730 | 1/28/1949 | Hamp's boogie woogie No.2 | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74731 | 1/28/1949 | Hamp's gumbo | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74732 | 1/28/1949 | Beulah's sister's boogie | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74733 | 1/28/1949 | Wee Albert | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74853 | 4/26/1949 | What's happening baby? | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74854 | 4/26/1949 | Drinking wine spo-dee-o-dee | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74855 | 4/26/1949 | Moonglow | Lionel Hampton | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74897 | 5/10/1949 | The hucklebuck | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74898 | 5/10/1949 | Baby, you're great | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 74899 | 5/10/1949 | Lavender coffin | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75636 | 12/29/1949 | Rag mop | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75637 | 12/29/1949 | For you my love | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75638 | 12/29/1949 | Sky blue | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75664 | 1/5/1950 | I've been a fool | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75665 | 1/5/1950 | How you sound | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75666 | 1/5/1950 | I almost lost my mind | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75743 | 1/25/1950 | Everybody's somebody's fool | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75744 | 1/25/1950 | I'll never be free | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75745 | 1/25/1950 | Sad feelin' | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75746 | 1/25/1950 | Hamp's gumbo | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75752 | 1/25/1950 | Please give me a chance | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75753 | 1/25/1950 | I wish I knew | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75754 | 1/26/1950 | Where or when | Lionel Hampton Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 75755 | 1/26/1950 | There will never be another you-1 | Lionel Hampton Quintet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76021 | 3/23/1950 | Turkey hop, part 1 | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76022 | 3/23/1950 | Turkey hop, part 2 | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76168 | 4/18/1950 | Birmingham bounce | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76169 | 4/18/1950 | Jelly Roll | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76205 | 4/11/1950 | Birmingham bounce | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |||
| Decca | 76206 | 4/11/1950 | Jelly roll | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | 76207 | 4/11/1950 | Cannonball express | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5757 | 7/25/1950 | Well, oh well | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5758 | 7/25/1950 | Pink champagne | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5759 | 7/25/1950 | September in the rain | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5760 | 7/26/1950 | Penthouse serenade | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5761 | 7/26/1950 | Memories of you | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5762 | 7/26/1950 | You go to my head | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5835 | 9/14/1950 | Moonglow | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5836 | 9/14/1950 | I'll remember April | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5837 | 9/4/1950 | The man I love | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5838 | 9/14/1950 | Time on my hands | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5839 | 9/14/1950 | Easy to love | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5840 | 9/14/1950 | Twentieth Century boogie | Lionel Hampton Sextet | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5880 | 10/13/1950 | Oh babe | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5881 | 10/13/1950 | Who cares? | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5895 | 10/27/1950 | Boogie woogie Santa Claus | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5896 | 10/27/1950 | Merry Christmas baby | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5897 | 10/30/1950 | June | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5898 | 10/30/1950 | Perdido | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass | |||
| Decca | L 5899 | 10/30/1950 | If you ever learn to love | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Roy," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205063.
Johnson, Roy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205063.
"Johnson, Roy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.
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