Bunk Johnson

Jazz, Musical Artist

1889 – 1949

 Credit ยป
15

Who was Bunk Johnson?

Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson was a prominent early New Orleans jazz trumpet player in the early years of the 20th century who enjoyed a revived career in the 1940s.

Bunk gave the year of his birth as 1879, although there is speculation that he may have actually been younger by as much as a decade.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Dec 27, 1889
New Orleans
Also known as
  • William Geary Johnson
  • Johnson, Bunk
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Jul 7, 1949
New Iberia

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Bunk Johnson." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/bunk_johnson>.

Discuss this Bunk Johnson biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net