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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 400 records)

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

(Results 101-125 of 400 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lonnie," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.

Johnson, Lonnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.

"Johnson, Lonnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.