Tommy Johnson

American musician (1896–1956)

Person Human Q965179

Facts

21 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: 1896
Date of death: November 1, 1956
Place of birth: Terry
Place of death: Crystal Springs
Country of citizenship: United States^[8]
Ethnic group: African Americans^[9]
Occupation: songwriter, singer, guitarist
Genre: blues^[12]
Cause of death: myocardial infarction^[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[21]
Described by source: Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians^[20]
Family name: Johnson^[15]
Given name: Tommy^[16]
Influenced by: Charley Patton^[10]
Instrument: guitar^[19]
Manner of death: natural causes^[18]
Record label: Victor Talking Machine Company^[13]
Significant event: meeting the devil at a crossroads and selling him one's soul in exchange for musical success^[17]
Start of work period: 1914^[22]

🏷️ Also known as

en Tommy Johnson ar تومي جونسون el Τόμι Τζόνσον fa تامی جانسون fr Thomas Johnson dit Tommy Johnson ja トミー・ジョンソン ru Томми Джонсон uk Томмі Джонсон

🔖 Identifiers · 33

ISNI: 0000000077790603
VIAF cluster ID: 27257077
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n87148317
GND ID: 134419006
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Tommy Johnson Blues Trail Marker Reverse.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000617492
American National Biography ID: 1803380
BIBSYS ID: 3123230
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): JohnsonTommyapproximately1896-1956
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13944110h
BlackPast.org ID: african-american-history/johnson-tommy-1896-1956
DAHR artist ID: 105594

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Deezer artist ID: 81799
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134419006
Discogs artist ID: 304301
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Tommy-Johnson
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: tommy-johnson
FAST ID: 1802327
Find a Grave memorial ID: 17907740
Freebase ID: /m/01mdgpr
Genius artist ID: Tommy-johnson
Genius artist numeric ID: 357029
IdRef ID: 11501635X
LdiF person ID: 107085
Libraries Australia ID: 35282451
MusicBrainz artist ID: b86d8c69-c57e-4b15-9ba5-9e7c62779271
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000003815
NLA Trove people ID: 896308
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100022997
Songkick artist ID: 92965
WikiTree person ID: Johnson-133363
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbWxgXgjCWJ6qY4TpJYyd
Yale LUX ID: person/b8016378-89a5-43c4-9ffc-f35a7c530e6b

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Occupation 3

singer, songwriter, guitarist

Cause of death 1

myocardial infarction

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Ethnic group 1

African Americans

Family name 1

Johnson

Genre 1

blues

Given name 1

Tommy

Influenced by 1

Charley Patton

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

guitar

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Terry

Place of death 1

Crystal Springs

Record label 1

Victor Talking Machine Company

Sex or gender 1

male

← Cast member 1

The Brothers Lionheart

← Characters 1

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Summary

Tommy Johnson was born in 1896^[1] in Terry^[2]. He died on November 1, 1956^[3], in Crystal Springs^[4]. He worked as a songwriter^[5], singer^[6], and guitarist^[7].

FAQs

Where was Tommy Johnson born?

Tommy Johnson was born in Terry^[2].

Where did Tommy Johnson die?

Tommy Johnson died in Crystal Springs^[4].

What did Tommy Johnson do for work?

Tommy Johnson worked as a songwriter^[5], singer^[6], and guitarist^[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Tommy Johnson — place of birth (P19): Terry. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Tommy Johnson — place of death (P20): Crystal Springs. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Tommy Johnson — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Tommy Johnson — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Tommy Johnson — occupation (P106): songwriter. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Tommy Johnson — occupation (P106): singer. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Tommy Johnson — occupation (P106): guitarist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Tommy Johnson — genre (P136): blues. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Tommy Johnson — ethnic group (P172): African Americans. BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Tommy Johnson — record label (P264): Victor Talking Machine Company. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Tommy Johnson — cause of death (P509): myocardial infarction. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Tommy Johnson — date of birth (P569): 1896. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Tommy Johnson — date of death (P570): November 1, 1956. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Tommy Johnson — family name (P734): Johnson. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Tommy Johnson — given name (P735): Tommy. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-12. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Tommy Johnson — influenced by (P737): Charley Patton. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Tommy Johnson — significant event (P793): meeting the devil at a crossroads and selling him one's soul in exchange for musical success. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Tommy Johnson — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Tommy Johnson — instrument (P1303): guitar. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Tommy Johnson — described by source (P1343): Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Tommy Johnson — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. IdRef. Retrieved 2020-05-11. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Tommy Johnson — start of work period (P2031): 1914. wikidata.org.

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