Topic: The Lonnie Johnson – Eddie Lang Acoustic Guitar Duets

[jasobr]

In honor of Black History Month, I've posted a detailed account of what happened when the most advanced blues guitarist of the Roaring Twenties teamed up with the era's foremost jazz guitarist. As heard in the embedded musical samples, the duets they created stand the test of time and continue to challenge and inspire.

https://jasobrecht.substack.com/p/the-lonnie-johnson-eddie-lang-acoustic


#LonnieJohnson #eddielang #jazzguitar #bluesguitar #LouisArmstrong #talkingguitar

[MarkC]

Thanks for this Jas. Their duets are some of my all-time favorites. I’m still listening to all the links in your piece.

[Stuart]

Hi Jas: Thank you for the link to your piece and for including the embedded links.

Here are a few more links for those interested:





https://www.amazon.com/Blues-Guitars-1-Eddie-Lang/dp/B00000DHVO

[Tim Connor]

It's worth mentioning that Lonnie was never really happy about being pigeonholed as a blues guitarist--he had broader interests, and said that it was just that he got his first recording contract by winning a blues talent contest, and it took a while for him to convince the record companies to let him branch out into jazz.