Songs Written by Charles L. JohnsonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
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... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Charles L. Johnson first charted in 1910 with Dill Pickles Rag.The artist placed 8 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 6 of which reached the Top‑10.
Top songs: #1: Sweet and Low - #2: Playmates - #3: Where the Lanterns Glow - #4: Dill Pickles Rag - #5: Where the Lanterns Glow
