Songs Written by Philander Chase JohnsonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Philander Chase Johnson (1866–1939) was an American journalist, humorist, poet, lyricist, and dramatic editor. At the time of his death, he had been a Washington Evening Star staff member for 47 years. Prior to joining the Evening Star, he had been an editorial writer for The Washington Post. == Works == Sayings of Uncle Eben (1896) Now-A-Day Poems (1900) Songs Of The G. O. P. (1900) Senator Sorghum's primer of politics (1906) No use kickin' (1909) In the tall timber... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Philander Chase Johnson first charted in 1918 with Somewhere in France Is the Lily.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.