# Prudence Johnson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Prudence_Johnson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Prudence_Johnson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Johnson > Source revision: 1255087552 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American folk and jazz singer (born 1952)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Prudence Johnson | image = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | birth_date = {{circa|1952/1953}} | birth_place = [Moose Lake, Minnesota](/source/Moose_Lake%2C_Minnesota), U.S. | genre = [Folk](/source/Folk_music), [jazz](/source/jazz) | occupation = Singer | instrument = Vocals | years_active = | label = [Red House](/source/Red_House_Records) | associated_acts = [Rio Nido](/source/Rio_Nido) | website = {{URL|www.prudencejohnson.com}} }} '''Prudence Johnson''' is an American folk and jazz singer. ==Early life and education== Johnson grew up in a musical family in [Moose Lake](/source/Moose_Lake%2C_Minnesota), Minnesota. She earned a bachelor's degree in international studies from [Hamline University](/source/Hamline_University).{{Cite web |last=French |first=Laura |title=My Job: Prudence Johnson, vocalist |url=https://www.startribune.com/my-job-prudence-johnson-vocalist/302353011/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Star Tribune|date=3 May 2015 }} == Career == In the early 1970s, Prudence was a co-founder with [Tim Sparks](/source/Tim_Sparks) of the vocal jazz group [Rio Nido](/source/Rio_Nido). The group recorded three albums and performed extensively, most often in the [Minneapolis–Saint Paul](/source/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul) area.{{Cite web |url=http://mattpeiken.com/Journalism/Rock-Jazz/prudencejohnson.htm |title=Matt Peiken journalism website. |access-date=2008-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060522203855/http://www.mattpeiken.com/Journalism/Rock-Jazz/prudencejohnson.htm |archive-date=2006-05-22 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | last=Canter| first=Andrea |title=Prudence Johnson and Dan Chouinard: February 3rd at the Dakota |publisher=Jazz Police |date=February 2005 |url=http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/4858/72/ |accessdate=September 17, 2015}} After her time with Rio Nido, she recorded three solo albums for [Red House Records](/source/Red_House_Records): ''Vocals'', ''Songs of Greg Brown'', and ''Little Dreamer'', the latter a collection of children's lullabies from around the world which earned Johnson a 1992 [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) nomination. She was awarded a [McKnight](/source/McKnight_Foundation) Fellowship to record ''Moon Country'', a collection of [Hoagy Carmichael](/source/Hoagy_Carmichael) songs. She collaborated with four Minnesota composers to create ''A Girl Named Vincent'', a presentation of the poetry of [Edna St. Vincent Millay](/source/Edna_St._Vincent_Millay) set to music.{{Cite web |title=Prudence Johnson: "A Girl Named Vincent" |url=https://beta.prx.org/stories/63576 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=beta.prx.org}} In 2005, Johnson produced, directed, and performed in a musical production about the sinking of the ''[Edmund Fitzgerald](/source/Edmund_Fitzgerald)'' titled ''[Ten November](/source/Steven_Dietz)''. The production featured [Claudia Schmidt](/source/Claudia_Schmidt_(musician)), Ruth McKenzie, [Kevin Kling](/source/Kevin_Kling) and [Peter Ostroushko](/source/Peter_Ostroushko). She produced the album.[http://www.newmusicarts.org/gales.asp New Music Arts.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216045328/http://www.newmusicarts.org/gales.asp |date=2006-12-16 }} The production tells the story of the sinking of the ship from the point of view of crew members, local sailors, and the wives of crew members. She has been a guest on the radio program ''[A Prairie Home Companion](/source/A_Prairie_Home_Companion)''. Johnson's film credits include [Robert Redford](/source/Robert_Redford)'s ''[A River Runs Through It](/source/A_River_Runs_Through_It_(film))'' in a role as a singer and [Robert Altman](/source/Robert_Altman)'s ''[A Prairie Home Companion](/source/A_Prairie_Home_Companion_(film))'' as herself. == Discography== ===Solo=== * ''Little Dreamer'' ([Red House](/source/Red_House_Records), 1984) * ''Vocals'' (Red House, 1987) * ''Dick King Classic Swing and Prudence Johnson: King Swings, Pru Sings'' (1998) * ''Songs of Greg Brown'' (Red House, 1991) * ''Moon Country'' (Sleeper, 2002) * ''S' Gershwin'' with Dan Chouinard (Sleeper, 2004) * ''Gales of November'' (Sleeper, 2005) * ''Peru'' (Sleeper, 2006) ===With Rio Nido=== * ''[I Like to Riff](/source/I_Like_to_Riff)'' (1978) * ''[Hi Fly](/source/Hi_Fly_(Rio_Nido_Album))'' (1983) * ''[Voicings](/source/Voicings)'' (1986) == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509183142/http://www.prudencejohnson.com/ Official site] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Prudence}} Category:American jazz singers Category:American folk singers Category:American women jazz singers Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:People from Moose Lake, Minnesota Category:Singers from Minneapolis Category:Jazz musicians from Minnesota Category:Red House Records artists Category:21st-century American women Category:Hamline University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Prudence Johnson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Johnson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prudence_Johnson?action=history)). 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