The Original Guitar WizardLonnie Johnson
Release Date: 02/22/2005
Original Release:
2005
# of Discs:
4
J&R Item # 546593_CD
UPC # 805520020817
Label: Proper Records (UK)
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Performer: Lonnie Johnson
Producer: Joop Viser (Compilation) Distributor: City Hall Notes: Audio Remasterer: Peter Rynston. Recording information: 1928 - 1952.
In contrast to such contemporary country blues musicians as Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton, guitarist Lonnie Johnson performed a sophisticated, jazz-inflected blues. Active throughout most of the 20th century, he left a profound imprint on blues history, influencing such diverse giants as Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, and B.B. King.
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