Dean Alger The original guitar hero and the power of music

the legendary Lonnie Johnson, music, and civil rights

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...

Engels | 365 pagina's | University of North Texas Press, Denton, Texas | 2014

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