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Blues & Ballads (CD)

By: Elmer Snowden (Artist) and Lonnie Johnson (Artist)

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Lonnie Johnson Artist Snapshot:

In contrast to such contemporary country blues musicians as Blind Lemon Jefferson and Charley Patton, guitarist Lonnie Johnson performed a sophisticated, jazz-inflected blues. Active throughout most of the 20th century, he left a profound imprint on blues history, influencing such diverse giants as Robert Johnson, T-Bone Walker, Charlie Christian, and B.B. King.

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DISC 1 for Blues & Ballads (CD) Album By Elmer Snowden (Artist) and Lon...
1   Haunted House
2   Memories Of You
3   Blues For Chris
4   I Found A Dream
5   St. Louis Blues
6   I'll Get Along Somehow
7   Savoy Blues
8   Back Water Blues
9   Elmer's Blues
10   Jelly Roll Baker
 

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Personnel: Lonnie Johnson (electric guitar, vocals), Elmer Snowden (guitar) and Wendell Marshall (bass).

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 5, 1960. Originally released on Bluesville (1011). Includes original liner notes by Chris Albertson.

Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).

One of Lonnie Johnson's numerous comeback albums of the early 1960s, BLUES & BALLADS coincides with the folk/blues revival of that era, and presents the revered New Orleans-born guitarist/singer in fine form, despite years of inactivity. Ably assisted by guitarist Elmer Snowden and bassist Wendell Marshall, Johnson applies his plaintive croon and deft guitar playing to both sauntering rural blues tunes (the weary "Back Water Blues") and gorgeous jazz-tinged ballads (a spare, poignant take on "Memories of You"), effortlessly revealing his artistic range. A must for fans of the underrated bluesman, this record is followed by the excellent companion piece BLUES, BALLADS, AND JUMPIN' JAZZ.

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