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

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Recordings (Results 351-375 of 400 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 351-375 of 400 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lonnie," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.

Johnson, Lonnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.

"Johnson, Lonnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.