Not to be confused with ragtime composer Charles L. Johnson, this early recording artist was a guitarist who backed up performers such as harmonica virtuoso El Watson. Producer and recording engineer Ralph Peer was the man responsible for getting these characters in front of a microphone; Johnson shows up on both collections of the Peer recording legacy and compilations devoted to early harmonica heroes.
Charlie Johnson
Biography by Eugene Chadbourne
Not to be confused with ragtime composer Charles L. Johnson, this early recording artist was a guitarist who backed up performers such as harmonica virtuoso El Watson. Producer and recording engineer…
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