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| Life In Music Selected Sides 1925-53 CD (2010)
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| Me & My Crazy Self CD (2008)
$12.59
Lonnie's long and fruitful association with King Records began in 47 and continued until 52. He cut over 70 sides for the label and from this treasure trove comes this carefully selected collection of tracks covering the whole of his tenure with the label.
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| Blues & Ballads CD (1960)
$7.99   
Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).
One of Lonnie Johnson's numerous comeback albums of the early 1960s, BLUES & BALLADS coincides with the folk/blues revival of that era, and presents the revered New Orleans-born guitarist/singer in fine form, ...
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| Lonnie Johnson: The Complete Folkways Recordings CD (1967)
$14.29 
Fans who think the blues has little more to offer than screaming guitars and over-amplified harmonicas have obviously never heard Lonnie Johnson (1889-1970). A New Orleans native who spent much of his youth in Europe and St. Louis, Johnson saw ...
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| Complete Recorded Works Vol. 1 (1925-26) CD (1991)
$14.15
Contains 25 tracks recorded in St. Louis and N.Y.C.
Full title: Complete Recorded Works 1925 - 1932 In Chronological Order, Vol. 1: 11/4/25 - 8/13/26.
Personnel: Lonnie Johnson (vocals, guitar, banjo, violin, accordion, kazoo, piano, harmonium); James Johnson (vocals, guitar); Victoria Spivey ...
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| Lonnie Johnson: 1948-1949 CD (2007)
$12.89
An innovative blues/jazz guitarist (he was one of the first to popularize single-note runs in solos) Lonnie Johnson was also known as a soulful singer with a rich vibrato who could be alternately romantic and saucy and had a number ...
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| Blues, Ballads And Jumpin' Jazz CD (1960)
$7.95
When producer Chris Albertson brought Lonnie Johnson and guitarist Elmer Snowden into a studio for this album on April 9, 1960, both musicians hadn't recorded in a number of years. Indeed, Snowden hadn't seen the inside of a studio in ...
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| Complete Recorded Works (1925-1932), Vol. 4: 1928-1929 CD (1991) Import
$13.15 
The period of time covered in the fourth of seven Lonnie Johnson Document CDs found the guitarist/singer being well-featured as a leader in many settings. He is heard on three two-part double-entendre performances with singer Victoria Spivey ("New Black Snake ...
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| Unsung Blues Legend: The Living Room Sessions CD (2000)
$13.79
Recorded in Queens, New York in 1965. Includes liner notes by Bernie Strassberg.
New Orleans-bred guitarist/singer Lonnie Johnson is a seminal figure in American music. Johnson, one of the 1920s' first recorded jazz guitarists, played both blues and jazz brilliantly, and ...
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| Very Best Of Lonnie Johnson CD (2005)
$13.29
In the late 1940s and early '50s, revered blues guitarist/vocalist Lonnie Johnson recorded for the King label, and this 2005 compilation culls tracks from that time, a period just before he temporarily retired from music. (He was rediscovered during the ...
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 Lonnie Johnson Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Lonnie Johnson songs: Tomorrow Night, Careless Love, Four Hands Are Better Than Two, Backwater Blues, He's a Jelly Roll Baker. More music songs Jersey Belle Blues, Jelly Roll Baker, Falling Rain Blues, Guitar Blues, Hot Fingers, In Love Again, Savoy Blues. More music songs Mr. Johnson's Blues, Crowing Rooster Blues Lyrics, I Found a Dream Lyrics, I Love You, Mary Lou Lyrics, New Orleans Blues Lyrics, Another Night to Cry Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Big Leg Woman Lyrics, Low Down St. Louis Blues Lyrics.
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Lonnie Johnson Biography
In contrast to such contemporary country blues musicians as Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton, guitarist Lonnie Johnson performed a sophisticated, jazz-inflected blues. Active throughout most of the 20th century, he left a profound imprint on blues history, influencing such diverse giants as Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, and B.B. King.
Key Personnel
Worked With
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Albert Ammons, Peetie Wheatstraw, King Oliver, Victoria Spivey
Contemporaries
Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Jelly Roll Morton, Tampa Red, Fletcher Henderson, Blind Willie McTell, Memphis Minnie, Clarence Williams, Charlie Christian, Brownie McGhee, Leroy Carr, Victoria Spivey, Ethel Waters, Don Redman, Eddie Lang, Scrapper Blackwell, Alger "Texas" Alexander, Nick Lucas, Jess Stacy, Jimmie Noone, Dick McDonough
Followers
B.B. King, Robert Johnson, Wes Montgomery, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, Brownie McGhee, Robert Nighthawk
Influences
Louis Armstrong
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