Hall Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hall Johnson

American composer

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Athens, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1970

Profession: actor, composer, choir director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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 elevated the African-American spiritual to an art form, comparable in its musical sophistication to the compositions of European Classical composers.



Alternative names	Carl Van Vetchen; Carl van Vechten
Description	American writer and photographer
Date of birth/death	17 June 1880	21 December 1964
Location of birth/death	Cedar Rapids	New York City
Authority control	: Q312851 VIAF: 5056030 ISNI: 0000 0001 1558 7789 ULAN: 500058409 LCCN: n78095475 NLA: 35576955 WorldCat