Gilbert Johnson
Biography
Sergeant Major Gilbert Hubert "Hashmark" Johnson (October 30, 1905 – August 5, 1972) was one of the first African Americans to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and one of the first African American drill instructors in the Marine Corps. Johnson was known as “Hashmark” because he had more service stripes than rank stripes. He retired in 1959 after 32 years of service in the U.S. armed forces, including 17 years as a Marine.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
192 releases · 27 albums · active 1959–2025
- Performance · 203
- Other credits · 38
Studios: Academy Of Music, Philadelphia · Town Hall, Philadelphia · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Kingsway Hall
Frequent collaborators
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Eugene Ormandy
- Gershwin
- Henry Mancini
- Glenn Gould
- Various
- Philadelphia Brass Ensemble
- Gabrieli