James P. Johnson Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musician
composer
pianist
gptkbp:activeYears 1910s-1950s
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Benny_Goodman
Fats Waller
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
gptkbp:birthDate February 1, 1894
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_P._Johnson_III
gptkbp:deathDate November 17, 1955
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Queens,_New_York
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James P. Johnson Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Oscar_Peterson
gptkb:Bill_Evans
Thelonious Monk
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Scott_Joplin
gptkbp:instrument piano
gptkbp:knownFor stride piano
gptkbp:notableWork 'I Got Rhythm'
'Ain't That a Kick in the Head'
'Carolina Shout'
'The Blues'
'Summertime'
'The Lady is a Tramp'
'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
'If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)'
'It Ain't Necessarily So'
'Keepin' Out of Mischief Now'
'My Blue Heaven'
'The Birth of the Blues'
'Yamekraw'
'Ain't_Misbehavin'
'I_Can't_Give_You_Anything_But_Love'
'Porgy_and_Bess'
'Someone_to_Watch_Over_Me'
'St._Louis_Blues'
'Sweet_Lorraine'
'The_Charleston'
'The_Man_I_Love'
gptkbp:recordLabel Victor_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mabel_Johnson