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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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Denton, Texas :
University of North Texas Press,
2014
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| Series: | North Texas lives of musicians series ;
no. 8 |
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