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Lil Johnson

Lil Johnson has been played on NTS in shows including NTS Guide to…, featured first on 14 February 2024. Songs played include Rock That Thing and Press My Button (Ring My Bell).

Lil Johnson (dates and places of birth and death unknown) was an African American singer who recorded bawdy blues and hokum songs in the 1920s and 1930s.

Her origins and early life are not known. She first recorded in Chicago in 1929, accompanied by pianists Montana Taylor and Charles Avery on five songs including "Rock That Thing". She did not return to the recording studio until 1935, when her more risqué songs included "Get…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Rock That Thing
Lil Johnson
Vocalion1929
Rock That Thing
Lil JohnsonVocalion1929
Discogs
Press My Button (Ring My Bell)
Lil Johnson
Document Records1994
Press My Button (Ring My Bell)
Lil JohnsonDocument Records1994
Discogs