Charles L. Johnson
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Charles Leslie Johnson (December 3, 1876 - December 28, 1950) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas, died in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived his entire life in those two cities. He published over 300 songs in his life, nearly 40 of them ragtime compositions such as "Doc Brown’s Cakewalk", "Dill Pickles", "Apple Jack (Some Rag)", and "Snookums Rag". His best selling piece, a sentimental ballad called "Sweet and Low", sold over a million copies. Experts believe that had Johnson lived and worked in New York, he would be included alongside Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb as one of the greatest ragtime composers. He wrote more than the other three combined and exemplified a greater range of talent, composing waltzes, tangos, cakewalks, marches, novelty pieces, and other types of music popular at that time.
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- Red Peppers, A Spicy Rag (Henry Lodge, 1911) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Hot Tamale Man Rag (Herbert Ingraham, 1909) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Paprika "Hot Stuff" March Two-Step (Luella Lockwood Moore, 1909) - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- A Little More Pepper (Harry J. Lincoln, 1914) Piano Solo - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Chili Sauce Rag (H.A. Fischler, 1910) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Tobasco Ragtime Waltz (Charles L. Johnson, 1909) Piano Solo - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Too Much Mustard (Cecil Macklin, 1911) Piano Solo - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Ghost Pepper Rag (Pjotr Kolster & Máté Pribelszky, 2022) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Pepper Up One-Step March (Harry J. Lincoln, 1920) Piano Solo - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Chili Con Carne Rag (Elmer B. Griffith, 1911) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Pickles and Peppers (Adaline Shepherd, 1906) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Pepper Pot Novelty Dance (Harold Ivers, 1913) Piano Solo - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Ketchup Rag (Irene M. Giblin, 1910) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- The Pied Pepper Rag (Cameron Lee Simpson, 2022) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Tabasco March "The Pasha's Guard" (G.W. Chadwick, 1894) Piano Solo - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Chili Pepper (Fred Longshaw, 1927) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Red Peppers Two Step (Imogene Giles, 1907) Ragtime Piano - A Little More Pepper - Charles L. Johnson
- Tickled to Death Ragtime March and Two-Step (Charles Hunter, 1899) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Cotton Bolls Ragtime Two-Step (Charles Hunter, 1901) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Laughing Water Syncopated Intermezzo Two-Step (Ida Bierman, 1903) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Calico Rag, Two-Step (Lee B. Grabbe, 1905) Piano Solo - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Freckles Rag (Larry Buck, 1905) Piano Solo - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- The Trifler Rag and Two-Step (J.O. Williams, 1905) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Popularity Rag, March and Two-Step (George M. Cohan, 1906) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Powder Rag, March and Two-Step (Charles L. Johnson as Raymond Birch, 1908) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Razzle Dazzle Rag, Two-Step (Nellie Stokes, 1909) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Diamonds and Rubies, Ragtime Intermezzo (Nellie Stokes, 1909) - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Thunderbolt Rag (S.J. Stokes, 1910) Piano Solo - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Hungarian Rag (Julius Lenzberg, 1913) Piano Solo - Ragtime Gems Volume I: "Diamonds and Rubies" and Other Ragtime Piano Solos - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Original Rags, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Fig Leaf Rag, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Eugenia, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: The Entertainer, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Nonpareil, rag & two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Elite Syncopations, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Country Club, ragtime two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Sugar Cane, ragtime two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Bethena, waltz for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: The Ragtime Dance, stoptime two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Solace: A Mexican Serenade, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Search-Light Rag, syncopated march & two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Euphonic Sounds, syncopated two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Gladiolus Rag, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Magnetic Rag, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Walper House Rag - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Hot Cinders - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Sensation - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Ethiopia - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Excelsior - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Patricia Rag - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Nightingale Rag Blues - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Northrup: The Cannon Ball - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: Ragtime Nightingale - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Charles L. Johnson: Dill Pickles - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- James Scott: Hilarity Rag - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- James Scott: Grace and BeautyGeorge Botsford: Grizzly Bear Rag - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- George Botsford: Grizzly Bear Rag - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Ted Snyder: Wild Cherries Rag - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Joseph Lamb: American Beauty - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Le Banjo, esquisse américaine for piano, Op. 15, D. 15 (RO 22) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The Dying Poet, meditation for piano, D. 45 (RO 75) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Souvenir de Porto Rico, marche des gibaros for piano, Op. 31, D. 147 (RO 250) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Le bananier, chanson nègre for piano, Op. 5, D. 14 (RO 21) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Ojos Criollos - danse cubaine, caprice brillante for piano, Op. 37, D. 105a (RO 185) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Bamboula, danse des nègres for piano, Op. 2, D. 13 (RO 20) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The Maiden's Blush, grande valse de concert for piano, D. 84 (RO 141) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: The Last Hope, meditation for piano, Op. 16, D. 80 (RO 133) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Suis-Moi!, contradanza for piano, Op. 45, D. 157 (RO 253) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Pasquinade, caprice for piano, Op. 59, D. 113 (RO 189) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: La Savane, ballade créole for piano, Op. 3, D. 135 (RO 232) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Tournament Galop, for piano, D. 153 (RO 264) - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: The Great Crush Collision March, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Combination March, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Harmony Club Waltz, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Swipesy, cake walk for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Peacherine Rag, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: Sunflower Slow Drag, ragtime two-step for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Scott Joplin: The Augustan Club Waltzes, for piano - Big Ragtime Piano Box - Charles L. Johnson
- Gladiolus Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Top Liner Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Grace and Beauty - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- The Chrysanthemum - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- American Beauty Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Bethena - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Troubadour Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Peacherine Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- The St. Louis Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Sunflower Slow Drag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Slippery Elm Rag - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Ragtime Oriole - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Solace - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Blame It on the Blues - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Ragtime Nightingale - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- Dill Pickles - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- The Entertainer - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
- The Thriller! - Ragtime Classics, 1901-1919 - Charles L. Johnson
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