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Francis Hall Johnson (March 12, 1888 – April 30, 1970) was an American composer and arranger of African-American spiritual music. He is one of a group—including Harry T. Burleigh , R. Nathaniel Dett , and Eva Jessye —who had great success performing African-American spirituals.
Run, Little Chillun or Run Little Chillun is a folk opera written by Hall Johnson. According to James Vernon Hatch and Leo Hamalian, it is one of the most successful musical dramas of the Harlem Renaissance. It was the first Broadway show directed by an African-American.
Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated ... Traditional, new arrangement and lyrics by Ken Darby; performed by the Hall Johnson Choir "Zip-a-Dee-Doo ...
It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index, number 10075. The title is biblical, based on Luke 9:62. The earliest date in which this spiritual appears in written form is in 1917, in the Cecil Sharp Collection, while the earliest recording is from 1930 under the title of "Keep Yo' Hand on the Plow, Hold On" by the Hall Johnson Negro Choir. [1]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, established in 1983 and located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, is dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential musicians, bands, producers, and others that have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock and roll. [1]
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" sung by Ethel Waters. [ 16 ] According to MGM records the film made $1,719,000 in the US and Canada and $234,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $587,000.
Johnson was inducted into the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1996. The Michigan High School Coaches Association honored her as their Softball Coach of the Year ...
Carter recorded the song at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with Hall as producer and musicians including Junior Lowe (guitar), Jesse Boyce (bass), and Freeman Brown (drums). [6] Carter's recording was released in July 1970 and was described by a Billboard reviewer as a "powerful blues item" featuring a "blockbuster vocal work-out."