JOHNSON, ALONZO

JOHNSON, ALONZO (LONNIE). Bluesman (8 February 1889 in New Orleans, Louisiana; 16 June 1970 in Toronto, Canada). He learned guitar, fiddle, and other instruments as a child; later he and his brother James played professionally in local cafes. In 1917 he joined a musical show in London; after returning to the United States about 1921, he traveled in Texas and eventually settled in St. Louis, Missouri, where he played in theater orchestras. Later he played for two or more years with...