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The original guitar hero and the power of music : the legendary Lonnie Johnson, music and civil rights /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alger, Dean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, [2014]
Series:North Texas lives of musicians series ; no. 8.
Subjects:
Johnson, Lonnie, > 1894-1970.
African American guitarists > Biography.
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Music and race > United States.
Guitarists > United States > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • The legendary Lonnie Johnson, one of the most important musicians of the 20th century : musicians and progress on civil rights
  • New Orleans music
  • St. Louis blues
  • Playing with the strings : part 1
  • Playing with the strings : part 2
  • Workin' man : Chicago blues
  • Rhythm & blues
  • Blues revival in the '60s/Comeback again
  • The legacy of Lonnie J/The guitar in 20th century music.