James Price Johnson

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James Price Johnson was an influential American pianist and composer, widely regarded as a pioneer of the stride piano style in early jazz.

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instanceOf composer
human
jazz musician
stride pianist
activeYearsEnd 1950
activeYearsStart 1910
birthName James Price Johnson
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship USA
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1894-02-01
dateOfDeath 1955-11-17
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Johnson
genre jazz
ragtime
stride piano
givenName James
influenced Art Tatum
Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Fats Waller
influencedBy blues
ragtime
instrument piano
knownFor bridging ragtime and jazz piano
pioneering stride piano style
movement Harlem Renaissance
name James P. Johnson
notableWork Carolina Shout
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
Old Fashioned Love
Snowy Morning Blues
The Charleston
You've Got to Be Modernistic
occupation arranger
bandleader
composer
pianist
placeOfBirth New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Columbia Records
Okeh Records
Victor Talking Machine Company
religion Christianity
residence Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
linked to: Harlem
sexOrGender male

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James P. Johnson fullName James Price Johnson
James P. Johnson birthName James Price Johnson
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