J. Rosamond Johnson
American musician
Died when: 81 years 92 days (975 months)Star Sign: Leo
John Rosamond Johnson (August 11, 1873 – November 11, 1954; usually referred to as J.Rosamond Johnson) 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 hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
It was first performed live by 500 Black American students from the segregated Florida Baptist Academy, Jacksonville, Florida, in 1900.The song was published by Joseph W.
Stern & Co., Manhattan, New York (later the Edward B.Marks Music Company).J.Rosamond Johnson was the younger brother of poet and activist James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing".
The two also worked together in causes related to the NAACP.
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