The original guitar hero and the power of music
Blues musicians
Guitarists
African American musicians
African americans, civil rights
African americans, biography
Civil rights
African Americans
Biography
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 o…
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