TY - BOOK AU - Alger,Dean ED - Project Muse. TI - The original guitar hero and the power of music: the legendary Lonnie Johnson, music, and civil rights T2 - North Texas lives of musicians series SN - 9781574415568 AV - ML419.J+ PY - 2014/// CY - Denton, Texas PB - University of North Texas Press KW - Johnson, Lonnie, KW - Music and race KW - United States KW - African Americans KW - Civil rights KW - African American musicians KW - Biography KW - Blues musicians KW - African American guitarists KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The legendary Lonnie Johnson : one of the most important musicians of the 20th century : musicians and progress on civil rights -- New Orleans music -- St. Louis blues -- Playing with the strings : part 1 -- Playing with the strings : part 2 -- Workin' man : Chicago blues -- Rhythm & blues -- Blues revival in the '60s/Comeback again -- The legacy of Lonnie J/The guitar in 20th century music UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781574415568/ ER -