Francis 'Frank' Johnson was a composer and a bandmaster. At one time, it was believed he was born in Martinique in the West Indies, but now records allege that he was actually born in Philadelphia. He first came to widespread public notice in 1818 when George Willig published Johnson's Collection of New Cotillions. By 1819, […]
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