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Bunk Johnson

Bunk Johnson

Jazz

Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879* – July 7, 1949) was a prominent early New Orleans jazz trumpet player... more

Latest Release

Horn of the Crescent City: 1940s New Orleans Sessions

Horn of the Crescent City: 1940s New Orleans Sessions

Jazz - 2025

Top Songs

Storyville Blues
Storyville Blues
1957
1957
Maryland, My Maryland (Take B)
Maryland, My Maryland (Take B)
2005
2005
Gloryland
Gloryland
1992
1992
Where Could I Go
Where Could I Go
2008
2008
Entertainer
Entertainer
1947
1947
I Can't Escape from You
I Can't Escape from You
2009
2009
Careless Love
Careless Love
1944
1944
You Are My Sunshine
You Are My Sunshine
1994
1994

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About Bunk Johnson

Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson (December 27, 1879* – July 7, 1949) was a prominent early New Orleans jazz trumpet player in the early years of the 20th century who enjoyed a revived career in the 1940s. *Bunk gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have actually been younger by as much as a decade. Bunk received lessons from Adam Olivier and began playing professionally in Olivier's orchestra. Bunk probably played a few adolescent jobs with Buddy Bolden Read more on Last.fm

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