Lonnie Johnson (musician)

Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin.

8 February 1899

Born on the same birth day (8 February): Agrippa d'Aubigné • Alejandro Rey • Big Show • Creed Bratton • Dan Seals • Edith Evans • Emperor Sakuramachi • Gabriel Deck • Guercino • Harry Wu • Jim Parrack • Joe Raposo • John Filan • Karine Chemla • Robert Burton • Robert Klein • Sean Bergenheim • Seth Green • Thomas Selfridge • Vital-Justin Grandin

Born in the same month (February 1899): Arthur Bryant • Café Filho • Charles Best (medical scientist) • Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney • Erich Kästner • Gale Sondergaard • George O'Hara (actor) • Georges Auric • Jibanananda Das • Lucio Fontana • Max Petitpierre • Norman Taurog • Ramon Novarro • Rolf Stenersen • Virginia M. Alexander