1960’s Blues & Ballads, from pioneering guitarist Lonnie Johnson, and Mississippi John Hurt’s definitive 1966 album, Today!. Set for release on February 28 and available for pre-order today, both LPs ...

A blues giant of the ’20s and ’30s, singer-guitarist Lonnie Johnson had more than one style ... affectionate way with sentimental ballads like Prisoner of Love. This CD, informally recorded ...

Lonnie Johnson was the “governor” of blues guitar in the 1920’s. His playing combined incredibly fast melodic runs with evocative blues licks. His playing was the forerunner of jazz and rock guitar.

Mixing classic blues by Chuck Berry, Lonnie Johnson and Jimmy Rodgers with traditional ballads, lullabies and spirituals like "Motherless Child" and "Amazing Grace," this duo's acoustic minimalism ...

Lonnie Johnson was one of the few musicians to successfully straddle the worlds of blues, jazz and pop. Now, nearly 40 years after his death, a new tribute album is trying to restore Johnson's ...

CHICAGO -- Chicago blues musician Lonnie Brooks, whose relationship with his adopted hometown was cemented by his hit recording of Robert Johnson’s “Sweet Home Chicago,” has died at age 83.

Lonnie Mack, a guitarist and singer whose early 1960s instrumental hits "Memphis" and "Wham!" influenced a generation of guitarists and whose singular mix of blues, country and gospel inspired ...

Blues in My Soul reimagines a fateful 1959 meeting between guitar legend Lonnie Johnson and music historian Chris Albertson. By: Stephi Wild Mar. 07, 2022 POPULAR ...

The Unsung Blues Legend presents seminal blues and jazz guitarist Lonnie Johnson performing alone in 1965 at the home of his friend and painter, Bernie Strassberg. Due to the fact that Johnson died ...