Earl Johnson

Aliases: Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers
Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers
Earl Johnson & His Dixie Entertainers
Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers
Real name: Robert Earl Johnson
Born: August 24, 1886
Died: May 31, 1965
Country: United States
Comments: Old time fiddle player active around the period from 1920 until 1932.
He recorded in a trio with guitarist Byrd Moore and banjoist Emmett Bankston known as Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers. When Moore left, Johnson replaced him with guitarist Lee "Red" Henderson and renamed the band, Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers.
Related: Byrd Moore
Red Henderson Guitarist for Earl Johnson's Clodhoppers/Dixie Entertainers
Emmett Bankston Banjoist for Earl Johnson' Clodhoppers/Dixie Entertainers

Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Nigger in the Cotton Patch	Earl Johnson & His Clodhoppers	October 1929	Joe LaRose
	The Little Grave in Georgia	Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers	March 15, 1928	Charlie Louvin
	Three Nights Experience	Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers	April 5, 1927	(33 artists)
i	Twinkle Little Star	Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers	November 1927	(39 artists)