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 201-225 of 400 records)

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

(Results 201-225 of 400 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Johnson, Lonnie," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.

Johnson, Lonnie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103519.

"Johnson, Lonnie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.