J. Rosamond Johnson Foundation – American Composer and Singer

J. Rosamond Johnson

American Composer and Singer

Purpose

To collect, preserve and promote the music, writings, life and history of J. Rosamond Johnson and his contemporaries, circa 1873 to now.

Mission Statement

The corporation shall collect, preserve and promote the music, writings, life and history of J. Rosamond Johnson and his contemporaries ca. 1873 to the present.

The corporation shall support research and commission vocal and instrumental works of Johnson and his time, the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era.

Foundation Facts

Who Is J. Rosamond Johnson?

Do you know about his accomplishments?

Songwriter

Johnson is the composer of the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing”.

Actor

Johnson sang and played the part of Frazier, a lawyer, in the original production of Porgy and Bess in 1935.

Duo

J. Rosamond Johnson was the younger brother of poet and activist James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing".