Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie Johnson (February 8 1899 – June 16 1970) was a pioneering American blues‑jazz guitarist, vocalist and songwriter born in New Orleans, Louisiana, whose fluid finger‑picking style and innovative use of the electric guitar helped shape the sound of early jazz and blues. After learning violin and guitar as a child in the city’s vibrant music scene, he moved to St. Louis in the early 1920s and made his first recordings for Okeh Records in 1925, delivering hits such as “A Good Woman Is Hard to ...Read more