tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40867008728333596832024-02-06T22:37:44.876-08:00House Dog Music 2023Robert One-Man JohnsonHousedogmusichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444106834306079902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4086700872833359683.post-51661395495076002382020-07-18T10:52:00.026-07:002022-02-01T11:46:25.921-08:00Bio<div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Robert One-Man Johnson</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKj87QMlEgcUu2TIxlV6lXUH3dMxsEcUQCiUwn5m6cSD7YyR3YG2QT2DyVQ2zWsK_N843NVRfEO7bR7yTeNtGf3CfSFo1BIs1zq7niMzE24CrBDEAv6-uiswHIeKcMASBjMhZborVHVRbK/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="860" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKj87QMlEgcUu2TIxlV6lXUH3dMxsEcUQCiUwn5m6cSD7YyR3YG2QT2DyVQ2zWsK_N843NVRfEO7bR7yTeNtGf3CfSFo1BIs1zq7niMzE24CrBDEAv6-uiswHIeKcMASBjMhZborVHVRbK/" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Homemade Blues, Rags, Old Time Jazz, and</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">Other 20th Century American Music</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Singing and playing guitars, harmonica, low-boy cymbal, </span>and</div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;">homemade 12 string bass foot-piano…<i>simultaneously!</i></div></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Biography</span></h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
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<div><h3 id="LandT" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Life and Times</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><b>Early Years</b><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Robert ‘One-Man’ Johnson (born Robert Vernon Valentine Johnson, September 12, 1942, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States) is a singer-songwriter, musician, writer, and educator. He was raised in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. His family included father Kenneth, mother Alice, and four brothers: Thomas, Richard, Gary, and Stuart. He graduated from Rhinelander High School in 1960, from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1967 (BA Art Education/English), and from the University of Iowa in 1990 (MA Applied Linguistics / English Education). He is married (1972) to Margery Fairchild Johnson. Margery is an educator (retired), photographer, jeweler, artist, and graphic designer.<br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Musical Beginnings</b><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Robert’s father, an accountant for a paper mill, worked a second job as the bookkeeper for a music store in Rhinelander Wisconsin. The elder Mr. Johnson frequently took his wages in barter for records, record players, radios, televisions, and miscellaneous musical instruments, often bringing home harmonicas and other small devices for Robert to play with. Robert began accordion lessons at age twelve but became interested in guitar from listening to country-western and early rock ‘n roll records. An accident at age thirteen fostered a strong relationship with music. Hit by a truck while riding his bicycle to school, he received fifty-five stitches in his right arm. His father bought him a new Danelectro guitar and a Gibson amp to encourage physical rehabilitation.<br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Career</b><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1958, at age 15, Johnson formed his first band, The Debonaires, which focused on covers of Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and The Coasters. Robert’s interest shifted to acoustic folk-blues after hearing recordings of Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter). </span><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1963, while attending college, he formed The New Freedom Singers acoustic folk trio with Larry Heagle and James Zerrenner. In 1966 Robert joined the Rock Bottom River Band with Heagle, drummer Ron Keezer, bassist Jerry Way, and saxophonist John Bucholtz. At that time, Robert also opened a store front coffee house in Eau Claire called A Horse of A Different Color hosting internationally known blues and folk singers such as Jesse Fuller, Tracy Nelson, Koerner, Ray and Glover, and local musicians including Liz Thorssen, Mike Quick, and Earl’s Pearls Jug Band. In 1968, interested in electric guitar and harmonica in the Chicago blues style, he formed The Last Fair Deal Blues Band with Chuck Solberg piano, Mike Quick guitar, and Tom Swearingen drums.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Inspired by Jesse ‘Lone Cat’ Fuller on the stage of the Horse of a Different Color in 1966, Robert discovered a new direction for his musical interests. He began practicing the simultaneous playing of guitar, harmonica, hi-hat cymbal, and a pawn-shop electronic foot pedal bass. Dissatisfied with the synthesized electronic sound, Johnson developed his own acoustic ‘foot piano’, inspired by Fullers ‘fotdella’, using home-made wooden pedals, bass guitar strings, and a section cut from an upright piano. Robert has made and discarded many of these foot-operated devices, some acoustic and some incorporating various types of electric pickups. Played with a shoeless left foot, the intent of this evolving instrument is to present a 12 note bass line rhythm accompaniment producing a percussive sound that is a cross between an acoustic string bass and a kick drum. Tapping a cymbal with his right foot while his hands are occupied by acoustic, steel-bodied, or 12 string guitar, the mouth is saved for singing and blowing harmonica and kazoo. Robert sings original songs as well as classic country blues and folk tunes ranging from the early 1900s to the late 1950s.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">During the years 1970-83, after finally developing his new one-man-band sound, Johnson toured the US as a solo artist. Represented by Linda Coulter of Coulter talent agency, ‘One-Man’ performed at colleges and festivals across the US. Johnson performed as a support act for noted headliners Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, John Prine, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, and others. Solo performances during that period included presentations at New York City's Museum of Modern Art, A Prairie Home Companion, Milwaukee Summerfest, Chicagofest, the Three Rivers Arts Festival, and the Iowa City Fine Arts Festival. Johnson also has appeared at many blues festivals, music clubs, and bars throughout the US.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In 1983 Johnson decided to cease US touring and joined his wife as an international educator in a sort of ‘dual career’.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While teaching English in Turkey, Japan, Saudi Arabia, China, and Thailand, Johnson continued to focus on his songwriting and performance, but now in collaboration with musicians from other countries. He has recorded and performed with Turkish fretless guitarist Erkan Ogur, Japanese blues guitarist Naoyuki Ishishiro, pop singer and guitarist Anothai Thititan of Bangkok, and Dennis McMurrin, blues/funk guitarist of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has often included the creative percussion of Estonian-American, Tiit Raid in his live performances and on recordings for his home-grown recording company Housedog Music. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">During his time as an English instructor to students from countries around the world, ‘One-Man’ used guitar and song as a method of instruction and motivation. He has written many songs with student input about the content of classroom lessons and recorded a CD of this work called Don’t Make a Dinosaur Sore. Now retired from international education, Robert ‘One-Man’ Johnson maintains two residences: one in northern Minnesota; and one in Iowa City, Iowa. He continues to record and perform from his Midwestern base.</span></span></div></div>
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<div><h3 id="SoundRecordings"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Sound Recordings</span></h3><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Sweet Mama, Don’t Let It Fall!</b> (1976) Sweet Jane Records</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tom Mitchell autoharp, Chuck Solberg piano, Jeff Dagenhardt guitar, Snuffy Edwardsen, washboard; e</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ngineered and produced by Dave ‘Snaker’ Ray of Sweet Jane Records</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>’54 Chevrolet Panel Truck Blues</b> (1978) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Solo album recorded live in-studio; engineered and produced by Dave ‘Snaker’ Ray of Sweet Jane Records</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>One-Man Cekirdek Resitali</b> (1985) Turkish cassette release only</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recorded live at Cekirdek Sanat Evi, Suadiye, Istanbul, Turkey; produced by Fikret Kizilok</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Istanbul’da Bir Amerikali</b> (1986) Turkish cassette release only</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recorded live at Cekirdek Sanat Evi, Suadiye, Istanbul, Turkey, with Ilkin Deniz bass, and Erkan Ogur fretless guitar; produced by Fikret Kizilok</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Beyaz Veya Siyah Midir?</b> (1987) Turkish cassette release only</div><div style="text-align: left;">Recorded live at Cekirdek Sanat Evi, Suadiye, Istanbul, Turkey; produced by Fikret Kizilok</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Mideast/Midwest</b> (1989) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tiit Raid, percussion, Randy Sabien, violin, Erkan Ogur, fretless guitar; recorded live at The Breadline in Eau Claire Wisconsin; recorded digitally by Larry Glenn</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Bruise, Live in Nagoya</b> (1992) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Naoyuki Ishishiro guitar, Chris Threlkeld Wiegand electric bass, Yukie Hara drums, and Masanori Honda percussion; recorded live at the Bottom Line and Club Quattro, Nagoya Japan by Andy Vorland</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Don’t Make a Dinosaur Sore</b> (1998) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chris Wadsworth, banjo, Erkan Ogur, fretless guitar, Margery Johnson, spoons and Reha Erdir, voice; recorded by Reha Erdir in Istanbul Turkey</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Let’s Get Primitive</b> (2000) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dave Moore accordion, Bobby Hendricks, tuba, Naoyuki Ishishiro guitar, Chris Wadsworth banjo, Dennis McMurrin electric guitar, Erkan Ogur classical and fretless electric guitars, and Tiit Raid percussion; recorded in Iowa City Iowa, Nagoya Japan, and Istanbul Turkey; produced by Patrick Bloom, Bo Ramsey, Reha Erdir and Robert Johnson</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>So Many Roads To Ramble</b> (2000) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tiit Raid, percussion and voice, Dennis McMurrin guitar; recorded live at the Sanctuary in Iowa City by Patrick Bloom</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Flusteration!</b><b> </b>(2003) Housedog Music</div><div style="text-align: left;">Naoyuki Ishishiro guitar, Koichiro Taniguchi vocal, Tiit Raid percussion, and Dennis McMurrin guitar; produced by Patrick Bloom and Naoyuki Ishishiro; recorded in Iowa City and Nagoya Japan</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>50/50</b> (2006) Housedog Music; limited Chinese release</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ralph Greenblatt electric bass, and Andy Marks drums: trio format live at Happen Bar, Shanghai China; recorded by Jeff Thompson; re-mastered by Bob Goffstein</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Soft Shoulders, Dangerous Curves</b> (2013) solo album</div><div style="text-align: left;">Vocals, guitar, harmonica, and foot piano in simultaneous live recording in-studio; engineered, produced, and mixed by Bob Goffstein, Iowa City, Iowa</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Housedog Music Presents!</b> (2015) solo album</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Old blues and jazz songs; vocals, guitar, harmonica, and foot piano in simultaneous live recording in-studio; engineered, produced, and mixed by Bob Goffstein, Iowa City, Iowa</span></div>
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<div><h3 id="ShowsThroughoutTheYears" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Shows Throughout The Years</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>New York City</b> Museum of Modern Art, Lone Star Café</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chicago</b> Chicagofest, Earl of Old Town, Kingston Mines, Somebody Else's Troubles</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>New Orleans</b> Tipitina’s, Tulanefest, Prytania Cafe</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tampa</b> Skipper’s Smokehouse</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pittsburgh </b>Three Rivers Arts Festival</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Iowa City</b> Hancher Auditorium, George’s, Clinton Street Social Club, The Sanctuary, The Mill, Uptown Bill's, Motley Cow</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Milwaukee </b>Summerfest, Teddy's, Blue River Cafe, The Mine Shaft</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Philadelphia</b> Main Point</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nagoya, Japan </b>Bottom Line, Country Joe, Little Village, Armadillo, Otis</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Minneapolis </b>Artist Quarter, Triangle Bar, Coffeehouse Extempore, Riverside Cafe, 400 Bar, Palmer's Bar, William's Pub</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shanghai, China </b>House of Blues & Jazz, Central Park Blues Festival, Happen Bar</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bangkok Thailand</b> Ad Here 13, Phuket Blues Festival, Milano Cafe, Nomads</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Istanbul, Turkey</b> Jazz Café, Turkish Radio & TV, Anfora, Dil Hayat</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Davenport</b> Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, Stickman</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Madison</b> Church Key, Brink Lounge, The Rat</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wausau</b> Blues Café, Malarkey’s Pub, Peking</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chippewa Falls</b> Heyde Arts Center, Hotel Northern, FATFAR Tubing Festival</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Eau Claire</b> The Joynt, The Breadline, Brat Kabin, </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Duluth</b> Bayfront Blues Festival, Fitger's Brewhouse, William's Northshore</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grand Rapids </b>Boundary Waters Blues Festival</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bemidji </b>Brigid’s Pub</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Waubeek</b> FB & Co., Red, White and Bluesfest</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mt. Vernon</b> Lincoln Wine Bar</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cedar Rapids</b> Village Meat Market, Old Neighborhood Pub, Whiskey Jo’s, Houby Days Festival</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Marion</b> QDogs Blues & BBQ</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>St.Paul</b> Lowertown Blues Festival</span></li></ul></div><p style="font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div></span></div></div>
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<div><h3 id="IntlPostings" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></h3><h3><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">International Postings</span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1983-1986</b> - Middle School Instructor, English as a Foreign Language (EFL)<br />Uskudar American Girls School, Istanbul Turkey</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>1986-1988</b> - Middle and High School Instructor, English for Technology and EFL<br />Robert College of Istanbul Turkey</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>1990-1993</b> - K-12 Director and Curriculum Coordinator for EFL<br />Nagoya International School, Nagoya Japan</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>1994-1999</b> - Grade 7-9 English Instructor<br />Yanbu International School, Yanbu Saudi Arabia</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>1999-2000</b> - High School EFL<br />Robert College, Istanbul Turkey</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>2001-2008</b> - Director, Middle School Writing Program, English Teacher<br />Shanghai American School, Shanghai China</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>2010-2011</b> - Middle School English and Substitute Teacher<br />International School Bangkok</span></div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">
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<div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h3 id="References"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">References</span></h3><div><p style="font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Head, Hands & Feet: A Book of One Man Bands</span></b></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">by Dave Harris, 2012; ISBN#978-0-987650-0-7; Friesens Corporation, Canada</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The New York Times,</b> Weekend, Friday, June 3, 1977, Eleanor Blau</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Daily Iowan</b>, July 11, 1977, Jay Walljasper</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chicago Tribune</b>, January 28, 1977, Lynn Van Matre</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>St. Paul Pioneer Press</b>, February 6, 1977, Dewey Berscheid</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Illinois Entertainer Magazine</b>, Vol.2/19; Staff</span></p></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://www.housedogmusic.com/2020/07/about.html"><span style="font-size: medium;">Top of Page</span></a></div><br /></span></div><div>DRJ</div></div>David Ralph Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791442080061495884noreply@blogger.com