J. R. Johnson

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J. R. Johnson is the commonly used name for J. Rosamond Johnson, an American composer and singer best known for co-writing the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American composer
American singer
composer
human
singer
songwriter
alsoKnownAs J. Rosamond Johnson
John Rosamond Johnson
linked to: J. Rosamond Johnson
birthDate 1873-08-11
birthPlace Jacksonville, Florida, United States
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
collaboratedWith Bob Cole
James Weldon Johnson
composed Lift Every Voice and Sing
The Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes
Under the Bamboo Tree
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWrote Lift Every Voice and Sing
deathDate 1954-11-11
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Johnson
fieldOfWork music
theatre
genre patriotic music
popular music
spirituals
givenName John
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Rosamond
name J. Rosamond Johnson
notableFor co-writing the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
notableWork Lift Every Voice and Sing
The Maiden with the Dreamy Eyes
Under the Bamboo Tree
occupation actor
composer
music educator
pianist
singer
performedIn vaudeville
sibling James Weldon Johnson
taughtAt Hampton Institute
wasMemberOf Bob Cole and J. Rosamond Johnson duo
workedIn New York City
wroteFor Broadway revues
musical theatre
wroteMusicForLyricsBy James Weldon Johnson

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J. Rosamond Johnson alsoKnownAs J. R. Johnson