Hugo Johnson

Swedish-American accordion player and composer, active in the United States, born April 25, 1886 in Umeå, Sweden, died April 2, 1976 in Umeå, Sweden. Johnson emigrated to the United States around 1902, settling first in Brooklyn, NY. He was naturalized in 1939 in Minneapolis, MN. Hugo Johnson made numerous records for Victor (1917-1919), Columbia (1921-1925), and Edison (1925-1926), sometimes accompanied by his wife, Nina Johnson (2), sometimes by fellow accordionist Fritz Aase. He composed the waltz "Kristiania", also known as "Oslo-Valsen".