Johnson, Lonnie, 1894-1970
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Name (Latin)
Johnson, Lonnie, 1894-1970
Other forms of name
Johnson, Alonzo, 1894-1970
Johnson, Alphonso Lonnie, 1894-1970
Johnson, Lonnie, 1899-1970
Date of birth
1894-02-08
Date of death
1970-06-16
Field of activity
Blues (Music)
Jazz
Occupation
Blues musicians
Composers
Guitarists
Jazz musicians
Singers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- All music guide WWW site, July 24, 2012(Lonnie Johnson; b. Alonzo Johnson, Feb. 8, 1899, New Orleans, LA, d. June 16, 1970, Toronto, Ont.; blues and jazz guitarist)
- Bohländer, C. Reclams Jazzführer(Johnson, Lonnie; b. 2/8/1889 in New Orleans; d. 6/17/70 in Toronto, Canada)
- Email from Dean Alger, March 2015:(compelling evidence that Johnson was born in 1894, including Johnson's own statements on 3 occasions in very credible situations)
- Grove music online, July 24, 2012(Johnson, Lonnie (Alonzo); b. Feb. 8, 1889, New Orleans, d. June 16, 1970, Toronto, ON; American blues singer and guitarist)
- Hear me howling! [SR] p2010:book, p. 52-54 (Lonnie Johnson; Alphonso Lonnie Johnson; b. ca. 1894, New Orleans, d. 1970)
- His Tears don't fall no more [SR] p1982:labels (Lonnie Johnson) notes (b. 2/8/1899, New Orleans; d. 1970; noted that some books carry the incorrect birth year of 1889)
- Jazum 2. [Phonodisc] 1970.
- The Grove dictionary of American music, viewed March 24, 2015:(Johnson, Lonnie [Alonzo] (b New Orleans, LA, 8 Feb 1894; d Toronto, ON, 16 June 1970). Blues and jazz guitarist and singer)
- The Guitarists [SR] c1980:label (Lonnie Johnson) program notes (given name: Alonzo Johnson; blues singer and guitarist)
- The original guitar hero and the power of music : the legendary Lonnie Johnson, music, and civil rights, 2014:ECIP data view summary (Lonnie Johnson (1894-1970) played guitar, fiddle, and sang; recorded with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, but most famous recordings were duets with the guitarist Eddie Lang)
- Wikipedia, July 24, 2012(Lonnie Johnson; Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson; b. Feb. 8, 1899, New Orleans, La., d. June 16, 1970, Toronto; American blues and jazz singer/guitarist and songwriter; his passport gives his birth year as 1894; other sources have 1889)