J. Rosamond Johnson
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John Rosamond Johnson, usually referred to as J. Rosamond Johnson, was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, much of his music career was in New
J. Rosamond Johnson, right, with Bob Cole
J. Rosamond Johnson, photo by Carl Van Vechten (1933)
Robert Cole and Rosamond Johnson
Bob Cole (composer)
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Robert Allen Cole Jr. was an American composer, actor, and playwright who produced and directed stage shows. In collaboration with Billy Johnson, he wrote and produced A Trip to Coontown, the first mu
J. Rosamond Johnson
…New York (later the Edward B. Marks Music Company). Traveling to New York with his older brother, they began their show business career with composer Bob Cole. As a songwriting team, they wrote works such as The Evolution of Ragtime (1903). Among the earliest works by the group was a suite of six songs of…
Bob Cole, ca. 1898
Cole, Johnson and Johnson