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Clarence Nathaniel "Tandy" Johnstone (1885 – 1953) was an orthopedic surgeon from Manhattan who also worked as an entertainer. After Layton's songwriting partnership with Creamer ended in 1922, he turned his attention to performing.
Beginning in 1924, Layton found major popular success in England with Clarence "Tandy" Johnstone [5] as a member of the group Layton & Johnstone, quickly earning a reputation as a cabaret act, with the pair allegedly selling over 10 million records. [6]
There was a great vogue for duettists at the piano in the pre-war decades, but top of the list was the redoubtable black American duo of Turner Layton (1894-1978) and Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone (1885-1953). They teamed up and came to London in 1923, becoming so well-liked that they rapidly developed into immensely popular radio stars, and ...
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Clarence Nathaniel “Tandy” Johnstone (1885 – 1953) was an orthopedic surgeon from Manhattan who also worked as an entertainer. After Layton’s songwriting partnership with Creamer ended in 1922, he turned his attention to performing. Johnstone, speaking with a newspaper reporter in 1948, gave his version of meeting Layton and forming the ...
Layton & Johnstone were an American vocal and piano duo in the 1920s and 1930s, consisting of Turner Layton and Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone. After forming in New York City in 1922, they moved to England two years later and met with immediate success. Between 1924 and 1935, they sold over 10...
12. Aug. 2019 · Layton & Johnstone were an American vocal and piano duo in the 1920s and 1930s, consisting of Turner Layton and Clarence “Tandy” Johnstone. After forming in New York City in 1922, they moved to England two years later and met with immediate success. Between 1924 and 1935, they sold over 1…
In 1923 Layton was working with Clarence Nathaniel 'Tandy' Johnstone for W.C. Handy, and they formed a vocal duo, with Layton at the piano.
