Lonnie Johnson

Guitarist

Birthday February 8, 1899

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace New Orleans, LA

DEATH DATE Jun 16, 1970 (71)

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About

Jazz guitarist who invented the single-string solo and who was also was the first musician to play an electrically-amplified violin.

Before Fame

He was on a tour of England with his musical revue and returned to the U.S. find his family wiped out by a flu epidemic.

Trivia

He toured with Bessie Smith in 1929.

Family Life

He was born into a musical family in New Orleans.

Associated With

He influenced a generation of great jazz musicians, like Louis Armstrong.