Lonnie Johnson

Alonzo “Lonnie” Johnson (February 8, 1899^[1][2] – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer/guitarist, violinist and songwriter who pioneered the role of jazz guitar and jazz violin, and is recognized as the first to play an electrically-amplified violin.^[3][4]

Johnson was not only one of the few black blues musicians invited to be ‘guest featured’ on a number of jazz recording sessions, he was also one of the only classic 1920’s blues artists to have a revived high-charting career after WWII.