Lonnie Johnson Pt. 1

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Blues You Should Know

Bob Frank

41 episodes

1 month ago

Send us a text Blues You Should Know goes True Crime! Two programs about actual crimes enshrined in the blues. In Pt.1 we listened to different versions of a single case: the murder of Wm. Lyons by "Stack" Lee Shelton. In Pt.2 we check out several different crimes, from the 1890's through the 1950's. All true and all sung about by Blues Singers including John Hurt, Bukka White, Chuck Willis, & Eric Bibb. Always free and available on your favorite podcast platform. Support the show

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Lonnie Johnson Pt. 1

Blues You Should Know

48 minutes

2 years ago

Lonnie Johnson Pt. 1

Send us a text Lonnie Johnson may arguably be the most influential guitarist of all time. He was the first guitarist to play single string solos in both jazz and blues styles long before even Django Reinhardt or Charlie Christian. Robert Johnson imitated him on record and BB King and many others cited him as a major influence. He was also a superb singer with a gentle, mellow voice and was a terrific and prolific songwriter. His career, which began in the mid 1920s, before the advent of elect...