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 wip...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Alger, Dean
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Johnson, Lonnie, > 1894-1970
Johnson, Lonnie, > 1894-1970.
Music and race.
Blues musicians.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African American musicians.
African American guitarists.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Musique et race > États-Unis.
Noirs americains > Droits.
Musiciens noirs americains > Biographies.
Guitaristes noirs americains > Biographies.
Music and race > United States.
African American musicians > Biography.
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
African American guitarists > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 Blues" with the Hot
Descripción Física:1 online resource (384 pages).
ISBN:9781574415568

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