Blues Guitarist and Jazz Pioneer Lonnie Johnson was the creator of the single string guitar solo, which is the basic element of most modern music. Please take a listen here and have a great Saturday: Racketeers Blues, The Moochie (with Duke Ellington) , In love again , Hard times ain't gone nowhere , Hot fingers (with Eddie Lang as Blind Willie Dunn) , He's a jelly roll baker , Pleasing you , Another night to cry and Tomorrow Night
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Johnson
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alonzo Johnson |
| Born | February 8, 1899 |
| Origin | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | June 16, 1970 (aged 71) |
| Genres | St. Louis blues Country blues Piedmont blues Jazz blues |
| Instruments | Guitar, Vocals, violin |
| Labels | Okeh, Bluebird, King, Bluesville |
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