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Lonnie Johnson (2)

Real Name:Alfonzo "Lonnie" Johnson
Profile:b. 18/02/1899
d. 16/07/1970
Johnson was a pioneering Blues and Jazz guitarist and banjoist. He started playing in cafes in New Orleans and in 1917 he traveled in Europe, playing in revues and briefly with Will Marion Cook's Southern Syncopated Orchestra. When he returned home to New Orleans in 1918 he discovered that his entire family had been killed by a flu epidemic except for one brother. He and his surviving brother, James "Steady Roll" Johnson moved to St. Louis in 1920 where Lonnie played with Charlie Creath's Jazz-O-Maniacs and with Fate Marable in their Mississippi riverboat bands. In 1925 Johnson married Blues singer Mary Johnson and won a Blues contest sponsored by the Okeh record company. Part of the prize was a recording deal with the company. Throughout the rest of the 1920s he recorded with a variety of bands and musicians, including Eddie Lang, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In the 1930s Johnson moved to Cleveland, Ohio and worked with the Putney Dandridge Orchestra, and then in a tire factory and steel mill. In 1937 he moved back to Chicago and played with Johnny Dodds, and Jimmie Noone. Johnson continued to play for the rest of his life, but was often forced to leave the music business for periods to make a living. In 1963 he once again appeared briefly with Duke Ellington.
Aliases:Jimmy Jordan
In Groups:Chocolate Dandies, The, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson Guitar Duet, Lonnie Johnson & Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Name Variations: All | Lonnie Johnson (2) | Johnson | L. Johnson
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Blues In G / Away Down In The Alley Blues (Shellac, 10")   Okeh Electric 1928
It Feels So Good (Shellac, 10")   Okeh Electric 1929
She's So Sweet / Don't Play Bad With My Love (10", Single)   King Records (3) 1949
Tomorrow Night / What A Woman (10", Single)   King Records (3) 1951
Idle Hours (LP)   Prestige Bluesville 1962
See See Rider (LP)   Storyville 1964
Woke Up This Morning Blues In My Fingers: Original Recordings 1927-1932 (LP)   Origin Jazz Library 1980
Vol.1 1926-28 (LP, Album)   Matchbox Records 1986
Steppin' On The Blues (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 1990
Blue Guitars Volumes 1 & 2 (2xCD, Comp)   BGO Records 1997
The Essential (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Classic Blues 2001
Rambler's Blues (CD, Album)   Our World Entertainment, Inc. 2002
He's A Jelly-Roll Baker / When You Feel Low Down (Shellac, 10", Single)   Bluebird (3)  
Heart Of Iron / The Devil's Woman (Shellac, 10", Single)   Bluebird (3)  
I Am So Glad / Working Man's Blues (10", Single)   King Records (3)  
I'm So Tired Of Living All Alone / Low Land Moan (Shellac, 10")   Okeh Electric  
Laplegged Drunk Again / Blue Ghost Blues (Shellac, 10")   Decca  
Playing With The Strings (CD)   JPS  
Pleasing You (As Long As I Live) / Feel So Lonesome (10", Single)   King Records (3)  
Appears On:
Cat You Been Messin' Aroun' / She's Dangerous With That Thing (Shellac, 10")   Columbia 1932
Tweedlee Dee / Tomorrow Night (10", Single) Tomorrow Night Atlantic 1955
Louis Armstrong / Oldtime Jazz (LP, Mono) Hotter Than That AMIGA 1964
Louis Armstrong (LP) Got No Blues AMIGA 1965
Symposium In Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) Lonesome Road RCA Victor 1966
Pioniere Des Jazz (LP, Mono, Comp) In The Bottle Blues AMIGA 1969
The Story Of The Blues (2xLP, Mono) Broken Yo-Yo Columbia 1969
Memorial (2xLP)   CBS 1971
Louis Armstrong, Vol. 4: Savoy Blues (1927-1928) (LP)   Joker (2) 1975
Louis Armstrong, Vol. 5: West End Blues (1928) (LP)   Joker (2) 1975
Streetwalking Blues (LP) Crowin' Rooster Blues Stash Records 1979
Giants Of Jazz (3xLP, Comp) I'm Not Rough, Savoy B... Time Life Records 1980
The Jazz Guitar (6xLP, Comp + Box) Guitar Blues, Guitar B... Joker (2) 1983
Copulatin' Blues Volume Two (LP, Comp) It Feels So Good Stash Records 1984
Copulating Rhythm Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Uncle Ned, Don't Use Y... Jass Records 1986
Viper Mad Blues (LP) Dope Head Blues Jass Records 1986
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950) (4xCD, Comp) I Have To Do My Time, ... Columbia, Legacy 1992
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music (3xCD, Comp) He's A Jelly Roll Bake... RCA 1992
The Road More Travelled (CD, Album) The Rising Sun Newmarket Music 1992
Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Louis Armstrong (CD)   Music Memoria 1993
The Quintessence . New York Chicago Hollywood 1926 - 1941 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1994
In Pittsburgh (CD, Album) Blue Ghost Blues Dexter's Cigar 1996
Chicago Blues 1940 - 1947 (2xCD) Chicago Blues Frémeaux & Associés 1998
Jazz Masters Of Acoustic Guitar (And Some Bluesmen Too) (CD) A Handful Of Riffs, A ... Saga 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Pratt City Blues (192... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
One Kind Favor (CD, Album) My Love Is Down, Backw... Geffen Records 2008
Roll With It - 16 Songs About Drinking, Dope And Disorderly Conduct (CD, Comp) Dope Head Blues Uncut Magazine 2008
Ellingtonia - Vol. 1 “The Twenties” (7", Phi)   Philips  
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) Life Saver Blues, Some... Documents  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 10 (LP) Two Tone Stomp (New Yo... Emi Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 11 (LP) Bull Frog Moan, A Hand... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 12 (LP) The Mooche (New York, ... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Star Dust (New York, 1... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 4 (LP) I Can't Give You Anyth... EMI Electrola  
The Louis Armstrong Story Vol. 1 (LP) I'm Not Rough, Hotter ... Polskie Nagrania Muza  
Tracks Appear On:
The Country Blues (LP + Box) Careless Love RBF Records 1959
Symposium In Blues (LP, Comp, Mono) Lonesome Road RCA Victor 1966
String Ragtime: To Do This You Got To Know How (LP) To Do This You Got To ... Yazoo 1974
Streetwalking Blues (LP) Crowin' Rooster Blues Stash Records 1979
The Jazz Guitar (6xLP, Comp + Box) Guitar Blues Joker (2) 1983
Copulating Rhythm Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Uncle Ned, Don't Use Y... Jass Records 1986
Blues Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Racketeer's Blues Object Enterprises 1991
Blues Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Mean Old Bedbug Blues Object Enterprises 1991
Blues Giants In Concert (More American Folk Blues Festival 1963) (CD) Careless Love, C.C. Rider The ACT Company 1992
Pioneers Of The Jazz Guitar (CD) Handful Of Riffs, Feel... Yazoo 1992
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950) (4xCD, Comp) I Have To Do My Time, ... Columbia, Legacy 1992
The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music (3xCD, Comp) He's A Jelly Roll Baker RCA 1992
The King R&B Box Set (4xCD, Album) Tomorrow Night, Pleasi... King Records (3) 1995
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection (CD, Comp) Long Road To Travel Smithsonian Folkways 1996
Blues Legends 0073 (CD, Comp) Mean Old Bed Bug Blues MasterTone 1997
Blues Legends 0074 (CD, Comp) Four Hands Are Better ... MasterTone 1997
Chicago Blues 1940 - 1947 (2xCD) Chicago Blues Frémeaux & Associés 1998
The Quintessential Eddie Lang 1925-1932 (CD, Comp) Guitar Blues Timeless Records (3) 1998
Blues Is A Heart's Sorrow (CD, Album) You Have No Love In Yo... Prestige 1999
Le Blues 1925 / 1952 (3xCD, Comp, Dig) Away Down In The Alley Body & Soul 2002
Jazz Masters Of Acoustic Guitar (And Some Bluesmen Too) (CD) A Handful Of Riffs, Sw... Saga 2003
Good Mornin', Blues - The Legendary Bluesmen (CD) No More Troubles Now Sanctuary Records 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz - Part 2 (1941 - 1953) (10xCD, Comp) Flyright Baby (1942-0... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) Mean Old Bedbug Blues ... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Beginner's Guide To The Blues (3xCD + Box) Rocks In My Bed Nascente 2005
Barrelhouse Blues 1927-1936 (LP) Sam, You're Just A Rat Yazoo  
Goin' Mad Blues (10xCD, Comp + Box) Life Saver Blues Documents  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 10 (LP) Two Tone Stomp (New Yo... Emi Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 11 (LP) A Handful Of Riffs EMI Electrola  
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