Hall Johnson
American composer and arranger (1888-1970) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 82
Francis Hall Johnson was an American composer and arranger of African-American spiritual music. He is one of a group - including Harry T. Burleigh, R. Nathaniel Dett, and Eva Jessye - who had great success performing African-American spirituals.
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Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Dimples and Swanee River
John Cromwell Directed Banjo on My Knee (1936)
Walter Catlett Also in Banjo on My Knee (1936)
Juanita Hall Influenced by Hall
Helen Westley Also in Dimples and Banjo on My Knee
Sol Lesser Produced Way Down South (1939)
Sidney Lanfield Directed Swanee River (1940)
William A. Seiter Directed Dimples (1936)
Joseph Kane Produced Heart of the Golden West (1942)
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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1970 · aged 82
