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 376-400 of 400 records)

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

(Results 376-400 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.