Johnson, Charles Leslie
(1876–1950)> COMPOSER · PUBLISHER · ARRANGER
Charles Leslie Johnson Composer, publisher, and arranger Kansas City, Kansas, December 3, 1876; Kansas City, Missouri, December 28, 1950. Johnson started taking piano lessons at the age of six, and ten years later studied theory and harmony. He had a fine ear and taught himself to play violin, banjo, guitar, and mandolin. In the twin cities, he organized string orchestras and played in theaters, hotels, restaurants, and dance halls. During the day, he demonstrated songs and pianos for the J. W…