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Title
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Charles N. Daniels
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Description
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Information about Charles Daniels, a ragtime composer from 1896 to 1943. He was born in 1878, and was involved in some of the earliest publication of ragtime music, including the first "rag" ever sold, "Original Rags" by Scott Joplin, in 1899, published by Carl Hoffman Piano and Organs at 1012-1014 Walnut Street in Kansas City, with illustrations.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Charles L. Johnson
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Description
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Black and white portrait of local musician and composer, Charles L. Johnson.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Juvenile Military Band
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Description
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Wording on drum in photograph is "George Washington Juvenile Military Band, Kansas City, Kansas (?)". Charles Johnson is identified as "2nd row from front, 3 person over from right".
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Unidentified portrait
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Description
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Black and white autographed portrait. Writing says "To my best pal, Chas. Johnson, ....." Signature not readable.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles L. Johnson
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Description
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Black and white photo identified on the back as Charles Johnson at the piano, Frances "Brick" Wornall as conductor and Jack Riley with clarinet on the far left.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Charles Johnson
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Description
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Identified on back of photograph as "Johnson at Benson farm-Arthur Benson on far right." Charles Johnson is first on the left. Others in photograph are not identified.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Music Store
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Description
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Interior view of an unidentified music store with customers, instruments and sheet music in view.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Class Photo
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Description
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Class and location is unidentified but back of photograph says that Charles Johnson is playing drum.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC4 Charles L. Johnson Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Charles Johnson, ragtime musician and composer and arranger, spent most of his life in Kansas City, Missouri. It is believed that he made the first orchestra arrangement for the song "Missouri Waltz" and tried to sell it to music publishers in 1914. Johnson arranged music for the American Royal previous to World War II, was the musical director of the annual "Nit-Wits" show of the University Club, and was an arranger for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He died at the age of 75 in 1950. Collection contains music manuscripts, both published and in manuscript form, one recording, photos, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia.
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Date
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1861/1951
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Jack Riley and His Orchestra
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Description
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Black and white photograph identified on the front of the photograph as "American Royal - 1937, Jack Riley and His Orchestra". Included in the group is Charles L. Johnson and his wife.
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Date
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1937
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Object Type
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Photograph
