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The Original Guitar Hero and the Power of Music: The Legendary Lonnie Johnson, Music, and Civil Rights (North Texas Lives of Musician Series)
Dean Alger
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Hardcover. Series: North Texas Lives of Musicians Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH; AVRL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
Lonnie Johnson (1894–1970) was a virtuoso guitarist who influenced generations of musicians from Django Reinhardt to Eric Clapton to Bill Wyman and especially B. B. King. Born in New Orleans, he began playing violin and guitar in his father’s band at an early age. When most of his family was wiped out by the 1918 flu epidemic, he and his surviving brother moved to St. Louis, where he won a blues contest that included a recording contract. His career was launched.
Johnson can be heard on many Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong records, including the latter’s famous “Savoy ... Read more
Lonnie Johnson (1894–1970) was a virtuoso guitarist who influenced generations of musicians from Django Reinhardt to Eric Clapton to Bill Wyman and especially B. B. King. Born in New Orleans, he began playing violin and guitar in his father’s band at an early age. When most of his family was wiped out by the 1918 flu epidemic, he and his surviving brother moved to St. Louis, where he won a blues contest that included a recording contract. His career was launched.
Johnson can be heard on many Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong records, including the latter’s famous “Savoy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
Series
North Texas Lives of Musicians Series
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Denton, United States
ISBN
9781574415469
SKU
V9781574415469
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About Dean Alger
Dean Alger’s writings and presentations on blues and jazz for the new Grove Dictionary of American Music and others have been widely praised. Also a public affairs consultant, he is the author of five acclaimed books on democracy, elections, and media.
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