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John Rosamond Johnson (August 11, 1873 – November 11, 1954; usually referred to as J. Rosamond Johnson) [1] was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he had much of his career in New York City. Johnson is noted as the composer of the tune for the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing".
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom ...
- Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing
- J. Rosamond Johnson, 1900
- James Weldon Johnson, 1900
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Jun 27, 2008 · Composer, actor, and pioneer in his field, John Rosamond Johnson was one of the most successful of the early African American composers. Born on August 11, 1873 in Jacksonville, Florida, Johnson was the younger brother of prominent composer and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson. Starting in 1890, John Johnson attended Boston’s New ...
John Rosamond Johnson was born on August 11, 1873. As a very small boy he demonstrated outstanding talent at the keyboard. After his Stanton School education, he traveled to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory of Music. Six years later, J. Rosamond took to the road singing with John W. Isham’s “Oriental America” show.
J. Rosamund Johnson. (August 11, 1873 – November 11, 1954) John Rosamond Johnson was one of the most successful African American composers of the early 20th century. Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 11, 1873. He began playing the piano at age four, studied at the New England Conservatory from 1890-1896.
J. Rosamond Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 11, 1873. He began playing the piano at age four, studied at the New England Conservatory, and with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor in London. He may have performed in 1896 with Isham Jones' Oriental America show in New York. By the end of the 19th century, Johnson was teaching ...
Sep 10, 2020 · The Johnson brothers were worldly—James was one of the first Black attorneys and became a diplomat and civil rights activist, while Rosamond was a composer who would help to originate the ...
