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James Weldon Johnson Quotes

James Weldon Johnson quotes about music

American Poet June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938

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James Weldon Johnson quote: "And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my..."
And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books. James Weldon Johnson
Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted with the best class of colored people in Jacksonville. James Weldon Johnson
Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience. James Weldon Johnson
But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form. James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson quote: "It is from the blues that all that may be called American..."
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character. James Weldon Johnson

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