Arnold Johnson (musician)

Arnold Johnson (March 23, 1893 – July 15, 1975) was an American big band pianist, arranger, composer, and leader during the swing jazz era.

He was orchester leader on the popular The Majestic Theater of the Air program on the CBS radio network beginning in 1929.

He took a job as a pianist in Rudy Wiedoeft's New York-based Frisco Jass Band in the early 1920s, and also worked briefly in real estate around this time.

[2] Later, Vic Berton, Bob Chester, and Danny Polo would join the band, which played in the Broadway musicals George White Scandals, Greenwich Village Follies, and Earl Carroll's Sketchbook in 1928-1929.

[3] Johnson disbanded the group in the early 1930s, and became involved in the broadcasting business, working as a director and producer of radio programs such as National Amateur Night.