Vera Johnson Explained

Vera Johnson (June 13, 1920 – November 9, 2007) was a Vancouver folk singer-songwriter and author. She was known for creating original songs on a variety of topics, some of them controversial, including religion, sex, divorce, censorship, liberation, politics, and family.

In an autobiographical essay, Johnson recounts how she learned to sing and play music in 1949, and how she viewed her writing, whether through music, short stories, or plays, as a means for political change.[1] Her song "The Fountain" described the "hippie protests" of 1968 Vancouver.

Discography

Live Albums

Written works

Short Stories

TitleDateFirst published inNotes
"Black Six on Red Seven"January 15, 1951MacLean'sHonourable Mention, story contest
"The Huckelmeyer Story"February 1, 1953MacLean'sOriginally published as "A Man's Gotta Lie Once in a While" / Third prize, story contest
"The Long Night"April 15, 1953MacLean's
"The Way is Hard and Weary"April 1953Canadian Forum
"The Beat of Moth-Wings"August 15, 1953MacLean'sOriginally published as "The Silent Star of Stratford"
"Death in the Toy Parade"December 1953MacLean's
"Vigil on the Rock"December 10, 1955MacLean'sOriginally published as "He Married for Murder"
"The Legacy" December 1958Toronto Star
"The Pilgrimage"February 1959Canadian Forum
"Death Comes to the Fiesta"July 1960Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
"The Day They Cut Off the Power"1975New Writings in SF,
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Science Fiction
"The Throwback"1988Fictons, #1Science Fiction
"The Flower Words of Xochiquetzal"1990Fictons, #3Science Fiction
"The Case of the Raptrans Mole"1993Fictons, #5Science Fiction
"A Surfeit of Suspects"1994Fictons, #6Science Fiction

Essays

External links

Notes and References

  1. Johnson . Vera . March 1995 . Genesis of a Folksinger/Songwriter . Canadian Folk Music Bulletin . 29 . i . 3–20.