Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson played a key role not only in the history of the blues, but also
in that of the guitar. He was one of the very first, perhaps the very first, to
conceive of the guitar as a solo instrument played note by note with a plectrum.
He contributed to making the guitar as noble an instrument as the violin or the
piano. In fact, it was as a violinist and pianist that the young Lonnie Johnson
entertained the taverns and brothels of the Storyville district of New Orleans.
The influence of New Orleans jazz will always be felt in his music. Sent to the
European front during the...
Deep Blue Sea Blues (1928)Lonnie Johnson
Idle HoursVictoria Spivey and Lonnie Johnson
Haunted House (1960)Lonnie Johnson
Long Road To Travel (1967)Lonnie Johnson
Seven Long Days (1951)Lonnie Johnson
Watch Shorty (1944)Lonnie Johnson
Deep Blue Sea Blues (1928)Lonnie Johnson
Steppin' On The Blues
Idle HoursVictoria Spivey and Lonnie Johnson
Haunted House (1960)Lonnie Johnson
Long Road To Travel (1967)Lonnie Johnson
The Complete Folkways Recordings
Seven Long Days (1951)Lonnie Johnson
A Life In Music Selected Sides 1925 - 1953
Watch Shorty (1944)Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson Vol. 1 1937 - 1940
