How Long to Read The Johnson Family Singers

How Long Does it Take to Read The Johnson Family Singers?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read The Johnson Family Singers by Kenneth M. Johnson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Story of a Family of Gospel Music Stars during the Golden Age of RadioThe Johnson Family Singers, a gospel group from North Carolina, rose to national acclaim during the 1940s and 1950s. This memoir was written by one of the three sons who sang with them. It focuses not only upon family singers that became famous on popular radio but also upon American gospel music. Although neglected by scholars and historians, it is loved by aficionados and is cherished by many devoted Christians everywhere.Here, in a frank, objective narrative Kenneth M. Johnson looks back on his singing days and details both the successes and struggles the Johnsons experienced during the years when their stirring music filled the air. He discusses what occurred behind the scenes and on the road to stardom. He tells how children who grew up in a singing family managed school life and how they balanced their social development with entertainment schedules. He gives details of the stresses that fame placed on family life, especially on his parents' troubled marriage, and of their survival through their love of gospel song. He speaks of humble beginnings, of the illegitimacy of family members, of legal problems, and of the heartfelt hymns that propelled the Johnsons onward and were their mainstay.On many Sabbaths CBS radio broadcast their program. Listeners getting ready for services were likely to hear the familiar litany: Each Sunday morning at this time Columbia presents fifteen minutes of hymns and sacred songs with the Johnson Family Singers...a father, mother, and four children. Southern born, steeped in the tradition of the Deep South, the Johnson Family Singers bring to the well-beloved, familiarsongs of Christian people everywhere a sweetness and simplicity of interpretation.Told with remarkable candor, We Sang for Our Supper recounts the public and the private life of the gospel group touted on the airwaves as one of America's foremost singing families.

How long is The Johnson Family Singers?

The Johnson Family Singers by Kenneth M. Johnson is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Johnson Family Singers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read The Johnson Family Singers aloud.

What Reading Level is The Johnson Family Singers?

The Johnson Family Singers is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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