Charles L. Johnson (b. December 3, 1876, Kansas City, USA - d. December 28, 1950, Kansas City, USA) published over 300 popular songs, including 40 ragtime pieces. Experts speculate that had he lived in NYC, he would have been considered a ragtime composer among the greats — Scott Joplin, James Scott, and Joseph Lamb.

  • Subgenre: Folk Ragtime

  • Best known work(s): “Dill Pickles“ (1906), “A Black Smoke” (1902), “Cum-Bac Rag” (1911), “Blue Goose Rag” (as Raymond Birch) (1916)

“Cum-Bac Rag”

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“Dill Pickles Rag”

Public Domain Sheet Music

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