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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ,. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 June 2; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 June 2; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 June 2.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson recalls experiences from his recording session with Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Mel Tillis, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound cassette (57 minutes)

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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 May 19; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 May 19; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 May 19.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson shares highlights from his career in the music industry. Discussion includes his return to the music industry in the early 1980s; the JAT catalogue; memories of songwriters and artists he worked with during the late 1950s and 1960s, including Harlan Howard, Jan Howard, Chuck Rio, the Champs, Seals & Croft, Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Eddie Miller, Gene Vincent, and Wynn Stewart; memories from working with Mitch Miller; comments on the Nashville Sound; and his experiences as a publisher.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 7 minutes)

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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 June 4; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 June 4; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 June 4.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson talks about his work as a music publisher. Discussion includes several master series he purchased, including Ivory Joe Hunter's early catalogue; signing Patsy Cline to Four Star; the Four Star catalogue, including "Signs," "What's He Doing In My World," "Stop the World and Let Me Off," "Walking After Midnight," and "Satisfied"; memories from working with Ray Price; the start of Gene Autry's career; experiences working with different songwriters; and comments on his experiences as a publisher.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 5 minutes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58841023 View

Johnson, Phillip. Astoria, Ore. mortgage, 1865.

Title: Astoria, Ore. mortgage, 1865.

Consists of mortgage papers on property owned by Phillip Johnson and wife, Mary Ann, in Astoria, Clatsop County, Ore. (January 1, 1865).

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe and Mary Ann Johnson; 1992 January 31; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe and Mary Ann Johnson; 1992 January 31; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 Jan. 31.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson discusses the various enterprises with which he has been involved. Topics discussed include playing poker with Si Siman; how Gene Autry hired Merle Travis; driving from Nashville to Los Angeles to meet Gene Autry to discuss working for him; signing writers to Autry's publishing company Golden West Melodies; starting JAT Music with Johnny Thompson and Gene Autry; the Challenge Records partnership with Gene Autry; their first national hit, "So Tough," by the Cuff Links; the finances of a record label; his own management company, Advance Artists; making records with the Knickerbockers, Leon Russell, and Jerry Wallace; attempts to sign Patsy Cline; lawsuit over ownership of "Tequila"; signing Carl Belew; purchase of 4 Star Records and its affiliated music publishing company; working with Donna Fargo, Wayne Newton, and Jan and Dean; deal with 3M Company to produce background music, as competitors to Muzak; differences between the English music market and the American music market; and the pro-celebrity golf tournament he started in Nashville in the mid 1960's and the deals that resulted from it.

ArchivalResource: 4 sound cassettes (2 hours, 18 minutes)

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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 February 14; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 February 14; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 Feb. 14.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson discusses his career and the music industry during the early 1960s. Discussion includes artists he worked with, including Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Ricky Nelson; experiences working in the music industry in Los Angeles; record distribution and promotion; changes in the overall industry; the business climate of the music industry; and the purchase of Challenge Records, Four Star Records, and Four Star Music.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 35 minutes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58840944 View

Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 January 30; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 January 30; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 Jan. 30.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson recalls the early years of his career, focusing on his work with Columbia in the early 1950s. Discussion includes his education and early career; the influence of Don Law; experiences as a record promoter; his early work as a producer; the influence of Troy Martin; changes in recording; working with Nashville publishers, including Fred Rose; and leaving Columbia to work for Gene Autry.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 28 minutes)

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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 May 29; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 May 29; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 May 29.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson talks about his career in the music industry. Discussion includes his decision to leave Columbia to work for Gene Autry; the Four Star copyrights; how Harlan Howard became a Four Star writer; the start of Jackpot Records; artists and songwriters he worked with, including Cindy Walker, Jerry Wallace, Martha Carson, and Jean Chapel; the impact of bootlegging on the industry; and his experiences working as a publisher.

ArchivalResource: 3 sound cassettes (3 hours, 15 minutes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58840948 View

Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 April 3; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 April 3; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 Apr. 3.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson talks about his career and the music industry during the late 1960s-1970s. Discussion includes his work for 3M on the American Country Music Program; memories of performers he knew during these years, including Elvis Presley, Engelbert Humperdink, Tom Jones, and Frank Sinatra; the creative climate in Nashville; impact of the industry on his personal life; his move to Nashville; his distribution deal with MCA; and comments on several business issues.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 54 minutes)

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Johnson, Joe, 1927- ;. Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 May 5; interview conducted by John W. Rumble.

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Johnson; 1992 May 5; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1992 May 5.

Music industry executive Joe Johnson discusses some of the difficult business issues he dealt with in the music industry during the late 1970s. He also describes his work with the Patsy Cline Four Star masters.

ArchivalResource: 2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 27 minutes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58840946 View