Biography

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.

Top Tracks

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• 6/88 Glide

• Another Woman Booked Out And Bound To Go

• Backwater Blues

• Blue Blood Blues

• Bull Frog Moan

• Bullfrog Moan

• C Jam Blues

• Careless Love

• Church Street Sobbin' Blues

• Clementine Blues

• Crowing Rooster Blues

• Deep Minor Rhythm Stomp

• Elmer's Blues

• Fallin' Rain Blues

• Falling Rain Blues

• Four Hands Are Better Than Two

• Get Yourself Together

• Got The Blues For Murder Only

• Guitar Blues

• Haunted House

• He's A Jelly Roll Baker

• Hot Fingers

• How Could You

• In Love Again

• It Was All In Vain

• Johnson's Trio Stomp

• Lazy Woman Blues

• Lester Leaps In

• Let All Married Women Alone

• Little Rockin' Chair

• Long Black Train

• Mahogany Hall Stomp

• Matinee Hour In New Orleans

• Me And My Crazy Self

• Memories Of You

• Midnight Call Blues

• Mr. Johnson's Blues

• Nothin' Clickin' Chicken

• Old Fashioned Love

• Playing With The Strings

• Please Help Me

• She's Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight

• She's So Sweet

• Sundown Blues

• Sweet Potato Blues

• Swing Out Rhythm

• That's Love

• The Dirty Dozen

• There'll Be Some Changes Made

• Tomorrow

• Tomorrow Night

• Trouble Ain't Nothin' But The Blues

• Troubles Ain't Nothing But The Blues

• Two-tone Stomp

• When You Feel Low Down

• Winnie The Wailer

• Woke Up With The Blues In My Fingers

• You Can't Buy Love

• You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now, Pt. 1

• You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now, Pt. 2

Discography

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• Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson

  Range Records

  2008

• Lonnie Johnson

  1974

• Stompin' at the Penny

  Legacy / Sony Music Distribution

  1965

• Another Night to Cry

  Bluesville/Original Blues Classics

  1962

• Idle Hours

  Bluesville/Original Blues Classics

  1961

• Losing Game

  Bluesville/Original Blues Classics

  1960

• Blues, Ballads, and Jumpin' Jazz, Vol. 2

  Bluesville/Original Blues Classics

  1960

• Blues & Ballads

  Obc

  1960

• Blues by Lonnie Johnson

  Bluesville/Original Blues Classics

  1960

• Woman Blues

  Bluesville Records

  196?

• Lonesome Road

  King

  1958