tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15241582483061696292011-04-21T16:17:05.738-07:00The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' badthemidnight-specialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133555520166405414noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1524158248306169629.post-58818821498893933182008-03-23T14:55:00.000-07:002008-03-23T15:29:28.098-07:00<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Lonnie_Johnson.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px" height="253" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/Lonnie_Johnson.jpg" border="0" /></a> I first heard Lonnie Johnson from a short sample used in "On The Run" in a compilation called "Gangstagrass". Gangstagrass is a hybrid between Bluegrass and Hip-hop. It's actually pretty good. You can download the full album <a href="http://gangstagrass.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970) was a blues guitarist/singer born in Louisiana. He grew up in a house full of musicians and picked up all sorts of instruments but stuck to guitar as his main instrument. You can read more about him <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Johnson">here</a>.<br /><br />My favorite song by him (and the one sampled in Gangstagrass) is called "Death Valley Is Half Way To My Home". Click below to download.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/3/18/899175/Death%20Valley%20is%20only%20half%20way%20to%20my%20home.mp3">Death Valley Is Half Way To My Home</a> (mp3)<br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1524158248306169629-5881882149889393318?l=black-train.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>themidnight-specialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08133555520166405414noreply@blogger.com0