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324 Appendix III GUIDE TO RECORDINGS BY LONNIE JOHNSON AND RELEVANT OTHERS Lonnie Johnson on CD Special companion CD to this book, compiled by Dean Alger: The Ultimate Best of Lonnie Johnson (2012, record company arrangements pending). The first 7 tracks are accessible masterpieces spanning Lonnie’s career, then the rest are important recordings arranged in chronological order; all are specifically cited and reviewed in the book. Other principal Lonnie Johnson CDs: Lonnie Johnson: Steppin’ on the Blues, Columbia. Columbia-selected best of Lonnie Johnson’s recordings from 1925 to 1932 on OKeh Records. Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson: Blue Guitars, Volumes I & II, BGO Records double CD (see www.bgo-records.com; doesn’t seem to be available on Amazon.com), with all 10 of the Lang-Johnson guitar duets and other recordings with Louis Armstrong, Texas Alexander, etc. A wonderful CD! Document Records has Lonnie Johnson: The Complete Recorded Works, from 1925 through August 1932 in seven “volumes”/CDs, and then in three more CDs from 1937–1947, in chronological order. WARNING: be aware that these are simply direct transfers from old 78 records; they are not remastered for the digital -CD era, so the sound quality is often not so good. Louis Armstrong: The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens with Lonnie Johnson on “I’m Not Rough,” “Hotter Than That” and “Savoy Blues” (Dec. 1927) are available on various box sets and individual CDs. The OKeh Ellington 2-CD set, tracks 17 “The Mooche,” 18 “Move Over,” and 19 “Hot and Bothered” on Disc One with Lonnie Johnson (1991, Columbia). Lonnie Johnson: He’s a Jelly Roll Baker, RCA Bluebird, with recordings from 1939 through 1944. Lonnie Johnson: Blues in My Soul: 1937/1946, Blues Collection-EPM Musique (this is, in effect, “The Rhythm & Blues Years,” Vol. 1). Lonnie Johnson: The Rhythm & Blues Years, Vol. 2: 1947–1952, Blues CollectionEPM Musique. Blues By Lonnie Johnson, Prestige-Bluesville (1960, “Original Blues Classics” series). Appendix III: Guide to Recordings by Lonnie Johnson and Relevant Others 325 Blues and Ballads: Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden and Blues, Ballads and Jumpin’ Jazz, Vol. 2, Prestige-Bluesville (1960, “Original Blues Classics” series). Losing Game, Prestige-Bluesville (late 1960, “Original Blues Classics” series). Idle Hours: Lonnie Johnson with Victoria Spivey, Prestige-Bluesville (1961, “Original Blues Classics” series). Lonnie Johnson: Another Night to Cry, Prestige-Bluesville (1962, “Original Blues Classics” series). Lonnie Johnson: Stompin’ at the Penny, with Jim McHarg’s Metro Stompers, Columbia Legacy (1965, originally on the “Roots & Blues” series). Lonnie Johnson: The Complete Folkways Recordings (1967, Smithsonian-Folkways). Lonnie Johnson, The Unsung Blues Legend: The Living Room Session (2000, Blues Magnet Records, recorded 1965 in Bernie Strassberg’s living room). Dealing with the Devil: 25 Essential Blues Classics, track no. 1, “Tomorrow Night” (2004, Varese Sarabande Records-King Records). Lonnie’s big hit, “Tomorrow Night,” is actually difficult to find on CDs. In addition to this CD, it is also available on the following box set. Cheap Box Set: Lonnie Johnson: The Original Guitar Wizard, Proper Records (of England): 4-CD set with substantial booklet: selected recordings from 1925 to 1952, but just in raw chronological order. (“Tomorrow Night” is on CD 4.) Lonnie Johnson on DVD The American Folk Blues Festival, 1962–1966, Volume One, track 5, “Another Night to Cry” (2003, Experience Hendrix-Reelin’ In The Years Productions). Reverentially introduced by Sonny Boy Williamson II, Lonnie plays his regular ‘60s electric guitar and performs the title song of his album of the previous year. The American Folk-Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963–1966, track 3, “Too Late To Cry” (2007, Experience Hendrix-Reelin’ in the Years Productions). Here Lonnie plays an acoustic guitar and performs in a more intimate setting. The American Folk Blues Festival 1962–1966, Volume Two, track 6, “Black Snake Blues” (2003, Experience Hendrix-Reelin’ In The Years Productions). Here Lonnie introduces and then accompanies singer Victoria Spivey. Superb Recent Performances of Lonnie Johnson Songs Rediscovering Lonnie Johnson – Blues Anatomy with special guest, Jef Lee Johnson (and Geoff Muldaur) (Range Records, Philadelphia, 2007). Superb covers of nine Lonnie J songs, two others he recorded and a tribute to him, with full Rhythm & Blues band and great guitar work by Jef Lee Johnson. B. B. King on Selected CDs The Fabulous B. B. King (1991, Flair/Virgin Records America). Early B. B. King recordings, 1951–1954; here one can hear the influence of Lonnie Johnson at the beginning of B. B.’s recording career. 326 THE ORIGINAL GUITAR HERO AND THE...

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