Lonnie Johnson
Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 8, 1899 (New Orleans), Died June 16, 1970 (Toronto)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist, violin, songwriter, piano, kazoo, speaker, banjo, percussion
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-044045 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Why women go wrong | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044046 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | She's only a woman | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044047 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | She's my Mary | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044048 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Nothing but a rat | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044049 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Trust your husband | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044050 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Jersey belle blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044051 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | The loveless blues | Lonnie Johnson | Take 1: Male vocal solo, with guitar and pianoTake 2: Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-044052 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Four o three blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-053108 | 10-in. | 5/22/1940 | Be careful | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-053109 | 10-in. | 5/22/1940 | I'm just dumb | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-053110 | 10-in. | 5/22/1940 | Don't be no fool | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-053111 | 10-in. | 5/22/1940 | Get yourself together | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and imitation string bass | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-053985 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Cry on, Daddy | Clara Morris | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-053986 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | I stagger in my sleep | Clara Morris | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-053987 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | I'm blue, Daddy | Clara Morris | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-053988 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Poker playing daddy | Clara Morris | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-059205 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | Crowing rooster | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059206 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | That's love | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059207 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | Somebody's got to go | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059208 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | Lazy woman blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental triov | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059209 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | She ain't right | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059210 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | Chicago blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059211 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | I did all I could | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-059212 | 10-in. | 2/7/1941 | In love again | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-074066 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | From 20 to 44 | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074067 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | The last call | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074068 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | Ramblers' blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074069 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | Lonesome road | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074070 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | Fly right, baby | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074071 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | Baby, remember me | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074072 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | The devil's woman | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074073 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | Heart of iron | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074074 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | He's a jelly-roll baker | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-074075 | 10-in. | 2/13/1942 | When you feel low down | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D4AB-0328 | 10-in. | 12/14/1944 | Some day baby | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | D4AB-0329 | 10-in. | 12/14/1944 | My love is down | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | D4AB-0330 | 10-in. | 12/14/1944 | The victim of love | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D4AB-0331 | 10-in. | 12/14/1944 | Watch Shorty | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | D9VB-1253 | 10-in. | 4/8/1949 | I found a dream | Big John Greer ; The Rhythm Rockers (Big John Greer) | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | W150927 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | You're getting old on your job | Tommy Jordan ; Clara Smith | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W150928 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | What makes you act like that | Tommy Jordan ; Clara Smith | Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W151666 | 10-in. | 7/6/1931 | Hell is a name for all sinners | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W151667 | 10-in. | 7/6/1931 | Home wreckers blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
Columbia | W151668 | 10-in. | 7/6/1931 | Jelly killed old Sam | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W151669 | 10-in. | 7/6/1931 | The faults of all women and men | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W151716 | 10-in. | 8/10/1931 | Boop poop a doop | Leola B. Pettigrew | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W151717 | 10-in. | 8/10/1931 | You need a woman like me | Leola B. Pettigrew | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W152061 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | Cat, you been messin' aroun' | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | W152062 | 10-in. | 1/12/1932 | She's dangerous with that thing | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Columbia | W152142 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | Willie the wailer | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W152143 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | There is no justice | Jimmy Jordan | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W152259 | 10-in. | 8/12/1932 | I'm nuts about that gal | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Columbia | W152260 | 10-in. | 8/12/1932 | Racketeers blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Columbia | W152261 | 10-in. | 8/12/1932 | Unselfish love | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Columbia | W152262 | 10-in. | 8/12/1932 | My love don't belong to you | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Columbia | W152263 | 10-in. | 8/12/1932 | Love is just a song | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Columbia | W152264 | 10-in. | 8/12/1932 | Go back to your no good man | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | 9427 | 10-in. | Nov. 1925 | Won't, don't blues | Charles Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs ; Lonnie Johnson | Jazz/dance band, with violin and male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | 9435 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | Mr. Johnson's blues | John Arnold ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 9436 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | Falling rain blues | John Arnold ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, piano and violin | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | 9438 | 10-in. | 11/4/1925 | Sweet woman blues | Katherine C. McDavid | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
OKeh | 9673 | 10-in. | 5/13/1926 | Woman changed my life | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, piano and violin | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
OKeh | 9674 | 10-in. | 5/13/1926 | Lonnie's got the blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
OKeh | 9675 | Not documented | 5/13/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 9676 | Not documented | 5/13/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 9677 | Not documented | 5/13/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 9684 | Not documented | 5/14/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar (or violin) | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 9685 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | Good old wagon | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and violin | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
OKeh | 9686 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | A good, happy home | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and violin | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 9687 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | Baby, you don't know my mind | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano and violin | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | 9688 | Not documented | 5/14/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, piano and violin | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | 9689 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | I have no sweet woman now | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 73935 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Very lonesome blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, 2 violins and piano | vocalist, composer | |
OKeh | 73936 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | When I was lovin' changed my mind blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, 2 violins and piano | vocalist, composer | |
OKeh | 73937 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Sun to sun blues | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 73938 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Bed of sand | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 73939 | 10-in. | 1/19/1926 | Lonesome jail blues | James "Steady Roll" Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
OKeh | 73940 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | No good blues | James "Steady Roll" Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson ; Deloise Searcy | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and piano | instrumentalist, banjo | |
OKeh | 73941 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Newport blues | James "Steady Roll" Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson ; Deloise Searcy | Male vocal solo, with banjo, piano, and kazoo | instrumentalist, kazoo | |
OKeh | 73942 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Love story blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | 73943 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | 73944 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Nile of Genago | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | 73945 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Five o'clock blues | Lonnie Johnson | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin, kazoo | |
OKeh | 73946 | 10-in. | 1/20/1926 | Johnson's trio stomp | James P. Johnson ; Lonnie Johnson | Violin and piano duet | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | 74267 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | You drove a good man away | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | 74268 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | Ball and chain blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist, composer | |
OKeh | 74269 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | You don't see into the blues like me | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist, composer | |
OKeh | 74270 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | There's no use of lovin' | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
OKeh | 74271 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | Baby, please tell me | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
OKeh | 74272 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | I'm gonna dodge the blues, just watch and see | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and piano | vocalist, songwriter | |
OKeh | 74273 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | Oh! Doctor the blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with trumpet and organ | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 74274 | 10-in. | 8/13/1926 | Sweet woman, see for yourself | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | 80075 | 10-in. | 8/14/1926 | To do this you got to know how | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
OKeh | W80741 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80742 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | South bound water | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, composer | |
OKeh | W80743 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Treat 'em right | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80744 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Blues and trouble has got me down | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80745 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Baby, will you please come home? | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80746 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | I done told you | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80747 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | The sun will shine in my door some day | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80748 | 10-in. | 4/25/1927 | Steppin' on the blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | W80765 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | A broken heart that never smiles | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W80766 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Steady grind | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80767 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Idle hour blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80768 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | Arkansas road blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80769 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | The alligator pond went dry | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80770 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | No. 12, let me roam | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80771 | 10-in. | 4/27/1927 | T - B blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80807 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Yeller freight house blues | Joe Brown | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80808 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Superstitious blues | Joe Brown | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80809 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Cotton patch blues | Joe Brown | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80810 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Joe Brown's own Texas blues | Joe Brown | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80811 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Bell Avenue blues | Ray Boyd | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80812 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Blackbird blues | Ray Boyd | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80813 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Unkind mama | Ray Boyd | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80814 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Hard water blues | Ray Boyd | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80815 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Four hands are better than two | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo, with piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80816 | 10-in. | 5/1/1927 | Woke up with the blues in my fingers | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo, with piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80817 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Lonesome valley blues | Irene Scruggs | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80818 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Outsider blues | Irene Scruggs | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80819 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Smokey rattler | Irene Scruggs | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80820 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Sorrow Valley blues | Irene Scruggs | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80821 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | Cryin' for daddy blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80822 | 10-in. | 5/2/1927 | High water blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W80831 | 10-in. | 5/3/1927 | Back water blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81188 | 10-in. | 8/5/1927 | I love you, Mary Lou | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81189 | 10-in. | 8/5/1927 | Sweet woman, you can't go wrong | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W81212 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Range in my kitchen blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81213 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Long lonesome day blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81214 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Mean old bed bug blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81215 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Lonesome ghost blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81216 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Fickle mamma blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81220 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Roaming rambler blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81221 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Stay out of Walnut Street alley | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W81222 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | The deep blue sea blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81223 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Corn-bread blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81224 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Section gang blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81225 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Levee camp moan blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81503 | 10-in. | 10/3/1927 | St. Louis cyclone blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81504 | 10-in. | 10/3/1927 | Bedbug blues, part 2 | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81583 | 10-in. | 10/28/1927 | Garter-snake blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81584 | 10-in. | 10/28/1927 | Christmas mornin' blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81585 | 10-in. | 10/28/1927 | Dope head blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81586 | 10-in. | 10/28/1927 | Red lantern blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81587 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | 6/88 glide | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81588 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Tin Can Alley blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81589 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Blood thirsty blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81590 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Nightmare blues | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81596 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Murder in the first degree | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81597 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Jelly, look what you done done | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81598 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | Your worries ain't like mine | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81599 | 10-in. | 11/1/1927 | A good man is hard to find | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81797 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | Bitin' fleas blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W81798 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81801 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | Life saver blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W81802 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | Blue ghost blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W81809 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W81810 | 10-in. | 11/10/1927 | Layin' on the strings | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82040 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | I'm not rough | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82043 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Low land moan | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82044 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Creepin' eel blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82045 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Ghost creeping blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82048 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Boa constrictor blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | W82049 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Dead Sea blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | W82050 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Sneakin' lizard blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82051 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | My daddy's coffin blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82052 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Mean bloodhound blues | Blue Belle | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82053 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Sweet potato blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82054 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Tombstone blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82055 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Hotter than that | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82056 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Savoy blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance sextet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82078 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | She's nothing but nice | Wilton Crawley | Clarinet solo, with male vocal solo and banjo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82079 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Crawley clarinet moan | Wilton Crawley | Clarinet solo, with male vocal solo and banjo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82080 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Love will drive me crazy | Wilton Crawley | Clarinet solo, with male vocal solo and banjo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82081 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Let's pretend to be sweethearts | Wilton Crawley | Clarinet solo, with male vocal solo and banjo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82085 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Hard time blues | Bertha Chippie Hill | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82086 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Weary money blues | Bertha Chippie Hill | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82087 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Tell me why | Bertha Chippie Hill | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82088 | 10-in. | 12/16/1927 | Speedway blues | Bertha Chippie Hill | Female vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W82090 | 10-in. | 12/17/1927 | Jewels of my heart | Wilton Crawley | Clarinet solo, with male vocal solo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82091 | 10-in. | 12/17/1927 | Diamonds in the rough | Wilton Crawley | Clarinet solo, with male vocal solo, guitar, and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82092 | 10-in. | 12/17/1927 | Kansas City blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W82093 | 10-in. | 12/17/1927 | Kansas City blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400212 | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | Southern Railroad blues | Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400213 | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | T and T blues | Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400214 | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | [Untitled] | Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400237 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Let me call you sweetheart | Johnson Boys | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | W400238 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Memphis stomp | The Blue Boys [Johnson Boys] | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | W400239 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Violin blues | Johnson Boys | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | W400240 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | I'm drifting back to dreamland | Nap Hayes ; Matthew Prater | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, violin, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400262 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Lonesome bedtime jail house blues | Thomas "Jaybird" Jones ; Keghouse | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400263 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Keghouse blues | Keghouse | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
OKeh | W400264 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Scott Levee blues | Keghouse | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400265 | 10-in. | 2/17/1928 | Yellow woman blues | Keghouse | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | instrumentalist, violin | |
OKeh | W400267 | 10-in. | 2/18/1928 | Please come back to me blues | Keghouse | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400268 | 10-in. | 2/18/1928 | Shiftin' my gear blues | Keghouse | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, speaker | |
OKeh | W400277 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Playing with the strings | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W400278 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Stompin' 'em along slow | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W400279 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Away down in the alley blues | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W400280 | 10-in. | 2/21/1928 | Blues in G | Lonnie Johnson | Guitar solo | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W400361 | 10-in. | 2/27/1928 | Helena blues | Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400362 | 10-in. | 2/27/1928 | Fare thee well blues | Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400363 | 10-in. | 2/27/1928 | Big Kate Adams blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400375 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | Burying ground blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Mooch Richardson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400376 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | [Unknown title(s)] | Artists vary | Monologue, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400377 | 10-in. | 2/29/1928 | [Unknown title(s)] | Mooch Richardson | Monologue, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400441 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Death bed blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400442 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Yellow girl blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400443 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | West Texas blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400444 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Bantam rooster blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400445 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Deep blue sea blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400446 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | No more women blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400447 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | I'm so tired of living all alone | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400448 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Don't you wish your baby was built up like mine? | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400449 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Bell cow blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400454 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Sitting on a log | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400455 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Mama's bad luck child | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400456 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Boe hog blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400490 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Way down that lonesome road | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400491 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Crowing rooster blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400492 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Broken levee blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W400493 | 10-in. | 3/13/1928 | Wrong woman blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, vocalist, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401174 | 10-in. | 10/1/1928 | Since you went away | Baby Cox ; Palmer Brothers Trio | Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401176 | 10-in. | 10/1/1928 | Move over | Lonnie Johnson's Harlem Footwarmers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401222 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | New black snake blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401223 | 10-in. | 10/13/1928 | New black snake blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401242 | 10-in. | 10/17/1928 | No, papa, no | Victoria Spivey | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, percussion | |
OKeh | W401243 | 10-in. | 10/17/1928 | Toothache blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W401244 | 10-in. | 10/18/1928 | Furniture man blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W401245 | 10-in. | 10/18/1928 | Furniture man blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W401247 | 10-in. | 10/18/1928 | Toothache blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey ; Clarence Williams | Female-male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W401330 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | Work ox blues | Texas Alexander ; Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401331 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | The risin' sun | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401334 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Penitentiary moan blues | Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401335 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Blue devil blues | Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401336 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | When you fall for some one that's not your own | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W401337 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Careless love | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W401338 | 10-in. | 11/17/1928 | Two tone stomp | Lonnie Johnson ; Eddie Lang | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
OKeh | W401339 | 10-in. | 11/17/1928 | Have to change keys to play these blues | Lonnie Johnson ; Eddie Lang | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter | |
OKeh | W401622 | 10-in. | 2/18/1929 | It feels so good | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401623 | 10-in. | 2/18/1929 | It feels so good | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401669 | 10-in. | 2/27/1929 | She just won't don’t | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401670 | 10-in. | 2/27/1929 | I want a little some o' that what you got | Jimmy Foster ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401690 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | I can’t give you anything but love | Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401691 | 10-in. | 3/5/1929 | Mahogany Hall stomp | Louis Armstrong ; Savoy Ballroom Five | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401712 | 10-in. | 3/14/1929 | My heart don't cry out for you anymore | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401730 | 10-in. | 3/19/1929 | Death is on your track | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W401842 | 10-in. | 5/1/1929 | Jet black blues | Blind Willie Dunn ; Gin Bottle Four | Jazz dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401843 | 10-in. | 5/1/1929 | Blue blood blues | Blind Willie Dunn ; Gin Bottle Four | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401865 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | Guitar blues | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W401866 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | Bullfrog moan | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W401867 | 10-in. | 5/7/1929 | Crowing rooster blues | Socks Wilson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W401869 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | A handful of riffs | Lonnie Johnson ; Eddie Lang | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W401870 | 10-in. | 5/8/1929 | Blue guitars | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401981 | 10-in. | 5/24/1929 | It feels so good | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W401982 | 10-in. | 5/24/1929 | It feels so good | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with piano and guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402437 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | You can't give a woman everything she needs | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402438 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | Sun-down blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402439 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | From now on make your whoopee at home | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402440 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | Mr. Johnson's blues no. 2 | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402441 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | Baby please don't leave home no more | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W402442 | 10-in. | 6/11/1929 | The new fallin' rain blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402491 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | You done lost your good thing now!, part 1 | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W402492 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | You done lost your good thing now!, part 2 | Lonnie Johnson ; Victoria Spivey | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403039 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | Deep minor rhythm stomp | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W403042 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | Midnight call blues | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403043 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | Hot fingers | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W403044 | 10-in. | 10/9/1929 | Blue room (Blues) | Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Guitar duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403594 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | She's making whoopee in hell tonight | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403595 | 10-in. | 1/7/1930 | Another woman booked out and bound to go | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403596 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Once or twice | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W403597 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Monkey and the baboon | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar, piano, and woodblocks | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403598 | 10-in. | 1/8/1930 | Wipe it off | Lonnie Johnson ; Clarence Williams | Male vocal duet, with piano, guitar, and sandpaper | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403668 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Death Valley is half way to my home | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
OKeh | W403669 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Headed for Southland | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer | |
OKeh | W403670 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | I got the best jelly roll in town | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403671 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | I got the best jelly roll in town | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403672 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | She don't know who she wants | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403673 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Don't drive me from your door | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W403749 | 10-in. | 2/7/1930 | The dirty dozen | Lonnie Johnson ; Clarence Williams | Male vocal duet, with piano | vocalist | |
OKeh | W403750 | 10-in. | 2/7/1930 | Keep it to yourself | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403974 | 10-in. | 4/26/1930 | I just can’t stand these blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W403987 | 10-in. | 4/26/1930 | Deep sea blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404041 | 10-in. | 5/24/1930 | Bull frog and the toad | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404042 | 10-in. | 5/24/1930 | Monkey and the baboon | Lonnie Johnson ; Spencer Williams | Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404280 | 10-in. | 8/8/1930 | Long black train | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404281 | 10-in. | 8/8/1930 | I have to do my time | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano | |
OKeh | W404437 | 10-in. | 9/11/1930 | No more troubles now | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404438 | 10-in. | 9/11/1930 | Sam, you can't do that to me | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404523 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | You had too much | Violet Green ; Lonnie Johnson | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404524 | 10-in. | 10/31/1930 | Don’t wear it out | Violet Green ; Lonnie Johnson | Female-male vocal duet, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404560 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Got the blues for murder only | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404561 | 10-in. | 11/22/1930 | Let all married women alone | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404846 | 10-in. | 2/11/1931 | Southland is all right with me | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, vocalist, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404847 | 10-in. | 2/11/1931 | Blues is only a ghost | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404848 | 10-in. | 2/11/1931 | Just a roaming man | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W404849 | 10-in. | 2/11/1931 | Low down St. Louis blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W404946 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | Beautiful but dumb | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404947 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | From a wash woman on up | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404968 | 10-in. | 8/21/1931 | Not the chump I use to be | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W404969 | 10-in. | 8/21/1931 | Best jockey in town | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W405098 | 10-in. | 12/3/1931 | Sleepy water blues | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W405099 | 10-in. | 12/3/1931 | Uncle Ned don't use your head | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
OKeh | W405140 | 10-in. | 2/9/1932 | Men, get wise to yourself | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
OKeh | W405141 | 10-in. | 2/9/1932 | Sam, you're just a rat | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | C2148 | 10-in. | 7/26/1928 | Devilish blues | Stovepipe Johnson | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C2149 | 10-in. | 7/26/1928 | Green grass | Stovepipe Johnson | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C2150 | 10-in. | 7/26/1928 | Squabble blues | Stovepipe Johnson | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C2151 | 10-in. | 7/26/1928 | Don’t let your mouth start nothing your head won’t stand | Stovepipe Johnson | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | lyricist | |
Brunswick | C544-C545 | 10-in. | 7/27/1926 | Setting sun blues | George Hannah | Male vocal solo, with violin and piano | songwriter | |
Gennett | 13289 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | The St. Louis train kept passin' by | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Gennett | 13290 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | When man is treated like a dog | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Gennett | 13299 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | It's hot—let it alone | Duke Owens and Bud Wilson | Guitar and piano duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 13300 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Bearcat blues | George Jefferson and Willie Woods | Guitar and piano duet | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 13302 | 10-in. | 12/14/1927 | Why should I grieve after you're gone | Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Decca | 63507 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | One woman blues | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63508 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Brown skin woman | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63509 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | S-B-A blues | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63510 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Good woman | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63511 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Pee wee, Pee wee | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63512 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Drunk again | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63513 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Biscuit rolling time | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63514 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | What's your guess? | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63515 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Hope you've not forgotten me | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63516 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | At your mercy | Ollie Shepard and his Kentucky Boys | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63517 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Friendless and blue | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63518 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Devil's got the blues | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63519 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | I ain't gonna be your fool | Lonnie Johnson | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 63520 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Mr. Johnson swing-1 | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63521 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | New falling rain blues-1 | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63522 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Laplegged drunk again | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63523 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Blue ghost blues-1, 2 | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63524 | 10-in. | 3/31/1938 | Southbound backwater-3 | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63535 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | 304 blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63536 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | The wrong woman | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63537 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Hard headed black gal | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63538 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Banana man | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63539 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Shack bully stomp-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63540 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Road tramp blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63541 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Sweet Lucille | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63542 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Saturday night blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63543 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | I'm blue and lonesome | Georgia White | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63544 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Good little thing | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63545 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Cake alley | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63546 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | What more can a man do?-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63547 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Almost afraid to love | Georgia White | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63548 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Too much trouble | Georgia White | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63549 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Crazy blues | Georgia White | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63550 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | T'ain't nobody's business if I do | Georgia White | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 63551 | 10-in. | 4/1/1938 | Holding my own | Georgia White | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 74935 | 5/20/1949 | Working man (Doing the best I can) | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74936 | 5/20/1949 | Trouble blues | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74937 | 5/20/1949 | President's blues | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 74938 | 5/20/1949 | I'm a little piece of leather | Herman Ray | instrumentalist, guitar | |||
Decca | 91142 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Hand in hand woman | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91143 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Doggin' man blues | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91144 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Midnight creepers | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91145 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Just a good girl treated wrong | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91146 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | New blue black and evil blues | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91147 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Tired of me blues | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91148 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Humming bird man | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91149 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Too many men | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91156 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | Don't deny me baby | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91157 | 10-in. | 3/25/1937 | He's mine, all mine | Alice Moore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91339 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Man killing broad | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91340 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Hard times ain't gone no where | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91341 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Flood water blues | Lonnie Johnson | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
Decca | 91342 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | It ain't what you usta be | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91343 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Swing out rhythm (Instrumental) | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91344 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Got the blues for the West end (Instrumental) | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91345 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Something fishy | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91346 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | I'm nuts over you | Lonnie Johnson | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91349 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | No one to call you dear-1 | Ollie Shepard | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91350 | 10-in. | 11/8/1937 | Sweetheart land-1 | Ollie Shepard | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91525 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Truckin' thru traffic | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91526 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Hot Springs blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91527 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | A man ain' t nothin' but a fool | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91528 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Black horse blues | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91529 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Sugar Mama | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91530 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Me no lika you | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91531 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Bleed heart blues (Bleeding heart blues) | Jimmie Gordon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91532 | 10-in. | 10/18/1938 | Number runner' s blues | Jimmie Gordon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91757 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Streamline blues | Johnnie Temple | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91758 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Good Suzie (Rusty knees) | Johnnie Temple | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91759 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Down in Mississippi | Johnnie Temple | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91760 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Evil bad woman | Johnnie Temple | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91761 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Cherry ball | Johnnie Temple | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91762 | 10-in. | 9/13/1939 | Let's get together | Johnnie Temple | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91775 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Beer tavern | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91776 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | You can't stop me from drinking-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91777 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | I want some sea food-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91778 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Rolling chair-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91779 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Love bug blues-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91780 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Confidence man-1 | Peetie Wheatstraw | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91824 | 10-in. | 9/29/1939 | Brown skin woman | Gene Gilmore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 91825 | 10-in. | 9/29/1939 | Charity blues | Gene Gilmore | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 93030 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | New Orleans hop scop blues | Jimmie Noone Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 93031 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Keystone blues | Jimmie Noone Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 93032 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Red onion blues | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Decca | 93033 | 10-in. | 6/5/1940 | Gravier Street blues | Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lonnie," accessed September 19, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.
Johnson, Lonnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.
"Johnson, Lonnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 September 2024.
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