Lonnie Johnson's Gear
Lonnie Johnson was known to use a Kay Value Leader electric guitar during his final years in Toronto. Kay, a leading manufacturer of catalog guitars in the 1950s and 1960s, produced the model. A photo from Keepingthebluesalive confirms this association.
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In a photo from 1960 available on Wikimedia, Lonnie Johnson is seen playing a Harmony Monterey Archtop guitar.
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In a user-uploaded photo titled "Lonnie Johnson.jpg" on Free, Lonnie Johnson is seen with a 1941 Gibson SJ-100 Reissue, indicating his use of this acoustic-electric guitar.
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Lonnie Johnson is listed at #69 on the Early Blues website, which notes his use of the Martin 00-21 acoustic guitar. Additional discussion and imagery of Johnson with this guitar can be found on the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum.
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Back to Lonnie, here are a two more pictures I took of him in 1960—he is playing a Gibson that I bought for him (on time payment that I thought would never end!).
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Discography
Tin Can Alley Blues
1935
Lonnie Johnson
1936
Blues & Ballads (Remastered 2025)
1960
Chicago Blues
1960
Blues By Lonnie Johnson (Remastered 1991)
1960
Losing Game (Remastered 1991)
1961
Another Night To Cry (Remastered 1992)
1962
Idle Hours (Remastered 1992)
1962
Stompin' At The Penny (with Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers)
1965
Tomorrow Night
1970
Blues Stay Away From Me - Selected Singles 1947-1953
1976
Steppin' On The Blues
1990
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