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 151-175 of 400 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
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

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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.