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Lonnie Johnson - Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1925-1932
Released: 1991
Label: Document Records
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Blues guitar simply would not have developed in the manner that it did if not for the prolific brilliance of Lonnie Johnson. He was there to help define the instrument's future within the genre and the genre's future itself at the very beginning, his melodic conception so far advanced from most of his prewar peers as to inhabit a plane all his own. For more than 40 years, Johnson played blues, jazz, and ballads his way; he was a true blues originator whose influence hung heavy on a host of subsequent blues immortals.
Lonnie Johnson in Chicago, 1941
Vol. 1: 1925-1926
Complete Recorded Works 1925 - 1932 In Chronological Order, Vol. 1. Contains 25 tracks recorded in St. Louis and N.Y.C.
Personnel: Lonnie Johnson (vocals, guitar, banjo, violin, accordion, kazoo, piano, harmonium); James Johnson (vocals, guitar); Victoria Spivey (vocals, piano); Dan Dixon, Helen Humes, Joe Brown , Raymond Boyd, Hoagy Carmichael (vocals); Eddie Lang (guitar); Mark Prather (mandolin); King Oliver (cornet); Clarence Williams, J.C. Johnson , John Arnold , Jack Erby, Deloise Searcy, Jimmy Blythe, Joshua Altheimer, Lil Armstrong, Alexander Hill , Porter Grainger, Blind John Davis (piano).
01. Mr. Johnson's Blues (2:43)
02. Falling Rain Blues (3:05)
03. Very Lonesome Blues (3:00)
04. When I Was Lovin' Changed My Mind Blues (3:01)
05. Sun To Sun Blues (2:32)
06. Bed Of Sand (3:02)
07. Lonesome Jail Blues (3:08 )
08. No Good Blues (2:45)
09. Newport Blues (2:48 )
10. Love Story Blues (2:29)
11. Nile Of Genago (2:43)
12. Five O'clock Blues (3:02)
13. Johnson's Trio Stomp (3:00)
14. Woman Changed My Life (3:13)
15. Lonnie's Got The Blues (3:09)
16. Good Old Wagon (3:32)
17. A Good Happy Home (3:19)
18. Baby You Don't Know My Mind (3:14)
19. I Have No Sweet Woman Now (3:17)
20. You Drove A Good Man Away (2:44)
21. Ball And Chain Blues (3:05)
22. You Don't See Into The Blues Like Me (2:44)
23. There's No Use Of Lovin' (3:24)
24. Baby, Please Tell Me (2:46)
25. I'm Gonna Dodge The Blues Just Wait And See (3:16)
Vol. 2: 1926-1927
Lonnie Johnson came into his own during the period of time covered by this CD. A brilliant blues-oriented guitarist, Johnson is heard on such instrumentals as "To Do This, You Got to Know How," "I Done Tole You," "Steppin' on the Blues," "Four Hands Are Better Than Two," and "Woke Up With the Blues in My Fingers." He is also heard backing blues singers Helen Humes (who was 13 at the time), Joe Brown, and Raymond Boyd and singing his own variety of low-down blues.
01. Oh Doctor The Blues (2:46)
02. Sweet Woman, See For Yourself (2:58 )
03. To Do This You Got To Know How (3:09)
04. South Bound Water (2:46)
05. Treat 'em Right (3:16)
06. Baby, Will You Please Come Home (2:49)
07. I Done Tole You (3:00)
08. Steppin' On The Blues (2:54)
09. A Broken Heart That Never Smiles (3:19)
10. Black Cat Blues (3:11)
11. A Worried Woman's Blues (2:59)
12. Superstitious Blues (3:09)
13. Cotton Patch Blues (3:03)
14. Blackbird Blues (2:40)
15. Unkind Mama (3:04)
16. Four Hands Are Better Than Two (3:18 )
17. Woke Up With The Blues In My Fingers (3:10)
18. Backwater Blues (3:38 )
19. I Love You Mary Lou (3:06)
20. Sweet Woman You Can't Go Wrong (2:52)
21. Mean Old Bedbug Blues (2:56)
22. Lonesome Ghost Blues (3:09)
23. Fickle Mama Blues (3:00)
24. Roaming Rambler Blues (3:05)
25. Stay Out Of Walnut Street Alley (3:11)
Vol. 3: 1927-1928
With Victoria Spivey
01. St Louis Cyclone Blues (3:06)
02. Bedbug Blues Part 2 (3:03)
03. 6/88 Glide (3:01)
04. Tin Can Alley Blues (2:43)
05. Bitin' Fleas Blues (3:19)
06. Life Saver Blues (3:07)
07. Blue Ghost Blues (3:11)
08. Untitled (2:48 )
09. The St Louis Train Kept Passing By (2:56)
10. When A Man Is Treated Like A Dog (2:59)
11. It's Hot - Let It Alone (2:45)
12. Bearcat Blues (2:47)
13. Why Should I Grieve After You've Gone (2:50)
14. Low Land Moan (3:13)
15. Sweet Potato Blues (3:00)
16. Kansas City Blues Part 1 (3:16)
17. Kansas City Blues Part 2 (3:20)
18. Memphis Stomp (2:54)
19. Violin Blues (3:26)
20. Keghouse Blues (3:21)
21. Shiftin' My Gear Blues (3:14)
22. Playing With The Striings (3:02)
23. Stompin 'em Along Slow (2:56)
24. Away Down In The Alley Blues (2:52)
25. Blues In G (2:49)
Vol. 4: 1928-1929
The period of time covered in the fourth of seven Lonnie Johnson Document CDs found the guitarist/singer being well-featured as a leader in many settings. He is heard on three two-part double-entendre performances with singer Victoria Spivey ("New Black Snake Blues," "Toothache Blues," and "Furniture Man Blues"); on five guitar duets with the great Eddie Lang (during which Lang was billed as Blind Willie Dunn); in a vocal duet with Spencer Williams; on the two-part "It Feels So Good" with Lang, King Oliver, and Hoagy Carmichael; as part of Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four; and as a solo blues performer.
01. I'm So Tired Of Living All Alone (3:08 )
02. Way Down That Lonesome Road (2:43)
03. Crowing Rooster Blues (2:41)
04. Broken Levee Blues (3:26)
05. Wrong Woman Blues (2:55)
06. New Black Snake Blues Pt. 1 (With Victoria Spivey) (2:56)
07. New Black Snake Blues Pt. 2 (With Victoria Spivey) (2:50)
08. Toothache Blues Pt. 1 (With Victoria Spivey) (2:50)
09. Furniture Man Blues Pt. 1 (With Victoria Spivey) (3:08 )
10. Furniture Man Blues Pt. 2 (With Victoria Spivey) (3:10)
11. Toothache Blues Pt. 2 (With Victoria Spivey) (3:23)
12. When You Fall For Someone Who's Not Your Own (3:19)
13. Careless Love (2:57)
14. Two Tone Stomp (3:03)
15. Have To Change Keys To Play These Blues (3:03)
16. It Feels So Good Pt. 1 (With Spencer Williams) (3:18 )
17. It Feels So Good Pt. 2 (With Spencer Williams) (2:59)
18. I Wanna A Little Some O' That What You Got (3:28)
19. Death Is On Your Track (With Spencer Williams) (3:08 )
20. Jet Black Blues (With Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four) (3:02)
21. Blue Blood Blues (With Blind Willie Dunn's Gin Bottle Four) (3:01)
22. Guitar Blues (3:15)
23. A Handful Of Riffs (3:07)
24. Blue Guitars (3:12)
Vol. 5: 1929-1930
Lonnie Johnson straddled the boundaries between blues and jazz during the 1927-1930 period before deciding to stick to the former. This 22-song collection features five guitar duets with Eddie Lang (including "Bull Frog Moan" and "Hot Fingers"), vocal duets with Spencer Williams (including "It Feels So Good Parts 3 and 4" and "Once or Twice"), Victoria Spivey (the two-part "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now") and Clarence Williams ("Wipe It Off"), and such blues numbers as "From Now on Make Your Whoopee at Home," "She's Making Whoopee in Hell Tonight," and "Another Woman Booked Out and Bound to Go." Lonnie Johnson at his best.
01. Bull Frog Moan (3:19)
02. It Feels So Good - Pt 3 (Duet With Spencer Williams) (3:13)
03. It Feels So Good - Pt 4 (Duet With Spencer Williams) (2:57)
04. You Can't Give A Woman Everything She Needs (3:23)
05. Sundown Blues (3:05)
06. From Now On Make Your Whoopee At Home (3:01)
07. Mr Johnson's Blues No.2 (2:57)
08. Baby Please Don't Leave Home No More (3:08 )
09. The New Fallin' Rain Blues (3:14)
10. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now Pt 1 (Duet With Victoria Spivey) (3:04)
11. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now Pt 2 (Duet With Victoria Spivey) (3:05)
12. Deep Minor Rhythm Stomp (3:13)
13. Midnight Call Blues (3:19)
14. Hot Fingers (3:00)
15. Blue Room Blues (3:08 )
16. She's Making Whoopee In Hell Tonight (3:11)
17. Another Woman Booked Out And Bound To Go (3:13)
18. Once Or Twice (Duet With Spencer Williams) (3:10)
19. Monkey And The Baboon (Duet With Spencer Williams) (3:00)
20. Wipe It Off (Duet With Clarence Williams) (3:20)
21. Death Valley Is Just Half Way To My Home (3:29)
22. Headed For Southland (3:24)
Vol. 6 1930-1931
The music on this CD, the sixth of seven Document discs that trace Lonnie Johnson's recording career during the 1925-1932 period, alternates between blues and hokum. Johnson performs good-time vocal duets with Spencer Williams (such as "Keep It to Yourself" and "The Bull Frog and the Toad") and Clara Smith (an excellent four-song session from 1930 including "What Makes You Act Like That" and "Don't Wear It Out"), plus a variety of solo numbers. Other highlights include the two-part "I Got the Best Jelly Roll in Town," "I Have to Do My Time," and "Let All Married Women Alone."
01. I Got The Best Jelly Roll In Town, Pt 1 (3:23)
02. I Got The Best Jelly Roll In Town, Pt 2 (3:33)
03. She Don't Know Who She Wants (3:26)
04. Don't Drive Me From Your Door (3:36)
05. The Dirty Dozen (3:10)
06. Keep It To Yourself (3:26)
07. I Just Can't Stand These Blues (3:31)
08. Deep Sea Blues (3:29)
09. The Bull Frog And The Toad (3:10)
10. The Monkey And The Baboon - Pt 2 (3:13)
11. Long Black Train (3:00)
12. I Have To Do My Time (3:10)
13. No More Troubles Now (3:16)
14. Sam, You Can't Do That To Me (3:06)
15. You're Getting Old On Your Job (3:17)
16. What Makes You Act Like That (3:09)
17. You Had Too Much (3:22)
18. Don't Wear It Out (3:20)
19. Got The Blues For Murder Only (3:24)
20. Let All Married Women Alone (3:20)
21. Southland Is All Right With Me (3:02)
22. Blues Is Only A Ghost (2:57)
Vol. 7 1931-1932
Lonnie Johnson, who had played both creative blues and advanced jazz in the 1920s, was sticking exclusively to blues (with some good-time hokum) by 1931. These 21 performances ended his classic period with OKeh before Johnson disappeared from records for five years. All of the selections are solo vocal/guitar numbers with the exception of three cuts, where he switches to piano and one duet with pianist Fred Longshaw. Johnson is in excellent form on such numbers as "Low Down St. Louis Blues," "Hell Is a Name for Sinners," "Best Jockey in Town," "She's Dangerous With the Thing," and "Racketeers Blues."
01. Low Down St. Louis Blues (3:05)
02. Beautiful But Dumb (3:03)
03. From A Wash Woman On Up (2:55)
04. Hell Is A Name For All Sinners (2:55)
05. Home Wreckers Blues (3:07)
06. Not The Chump I Used To Be (3:17)
07. Best Jockey In Town (2:57)
08. Sleepy Water Blues (3:04)
09. Uncle Ned, Don't Use Your Head (3:06)
10. Cat You Been Messin' Aroun' (2:58 )
11. She's Dangerous With That Thing (2:55)
12. Men, Get Wise To Yourself (3:22)
13. Sam, You're Just A Rat (3:21)
14. Winnie The Wailer (3:12)
15. There Is No Justice (2:43)
16. I'm Nuts About That Gal (3:13)
17. Racketeers Blues (3:14)
18. Unselfish Love (3:37)
19. My Love Don't Belong To You (2:58 )
20. Love Is A Song (Your Love Is Cold) (2:59)
21. Go Back To Your No Good Man (2:53)
Lonnie Johnson 1960
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