Guitarist Lonnie Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Living place: New Orleans

Birthday: 8-2-1899

Global rank: #40967

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Who is Guitarist Lonnie Johnson?
Jazz guitarist who invented the solo string single and was also the first musician to play an electric-amplified violin.
He toured with Bessie Smith in 1929.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was on a tour of England with his Revue music and returned to the United States to find his family wiped out by an influenza pandemic.

Family life info

He was born into a musical family in New Orleans.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Guitarist Lonnie Johnson?
He was influenced by a generation of great jazz musicians, like Louis Armstrong.

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When was Guitarist Lonnie Johnson born?
Lonnie Johnson was born in 8-2-1899, death year is , at the age of 125.
Where is Guitarist Lonnie Johnson's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Lonnie Johnson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana- United States. is a Guitarist, whose Zodiac is Aquarius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Lonnie Johnson's global rank is 40967 and whose rank is 525 in list of famous Guitarist.
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Events in 1899 and 8-2

Birthday Lonnie Johnson (8-2) in history

  • Day 8-2 year 1587: Queen Mary of Scotland was beheaded for treason. Her son, King James VI of Scotland, calmly accepted his mother's execution.
  • Day 8-2 year 1693: The founding date of William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the second oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth oldest among English-speaking countries.
  • Day 8-2 year 1870: The National Weather Service was established under the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
  • Day 8-2 year 1904: The Russo-Japanese war began when the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur in northeast China.
  • Day 8-2 year 1915: D. W. Griffith's controversial epic, The Birth of a Nation premiered in Los Angeles.
  • Day 8-2 year 1924: The gas chamber was used for the first time as a method of execution in the United States. Gangster Gee Jon was put to death at the Nevada State Prison in Carson City.
  • Day 8-2 year 1960: The payola (pay for broadcast airplay) hearings opened in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dick Clark would testify in April.
  • Day 8-2 year 1980: President Jimmy Carter revealed his plan to reinstate selective service draft registration.
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