Lem Johnson
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Lem Johnson
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Lemuel Charles "Lem" Johnson was an American jazz saxophonist who played both tenor and soprano saxophones. Johnson was born in Oklahoma City. He played clarinet in local ensembles in the 1920s and picked up saxophone in 1928, playing with Walter Page's Blue Devils. Early in the 1930s he played in the band of Grant Moore (1931–35) in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area, and then worked with Eli Rice and Earl Hines. In 1937 he moved to New York, where he played with Fess Williams, Luis Russell and Loui
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American musician (1909–1989)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lem_Johnson
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2024-04-19T13:46:46Z
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