Ep. #08 | Lonnie Johnson Guitar Tricks!

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Lonnie Johnson is one of my favourite guitarists, also a beautiful singer and violinist. Here I take a look at two cool Lonnie Johnson signature licks. One of them is a very fun and flashy trick that I love to pull out from time to time. Very simple, but incredibly effective, 'guitaristic' devices that are worth checking out!
Here are links to the recordings I talk about:
When You Fall For Someone That's Not Your Own
open.spotify.com/track/1Vs9DV...
A Handful Of Riffs
open.spotify.com/track/3ARMwz...
Tomorrow Night
open.spotify.com/track/5BJzQp...
Beaumont
open.spotify.com/track/3cR7lt...
That's For Me
open.spotify.com/track/78p1p3...
Jordan Officer is a jazz, blues, country guitar player, singer, producer, educator, touring and recording artist from Montreal. In these video podcasts he will be looking at guitar technique, language, ideas for improvising, gear, talking to some of his favourite guitar players, talking about his influences, and more. New videos will be dropping every two weeks starting Feb 2022 so stay tuned.
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6 апр 2022

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@rodneykitchen3869 7 месяцев назад

I was so lucky to see Lonnie Johnson play in Gerdes New York in the sixties, I was a bit sniffy because He played electric guitar , he was so gracious and gentle also,thank you for your wonderful video…. Rod in London

@moveonupcb Год назад

Have to agree. Lonnie is so soothing to listen to. His voice and guitar are like milk and honey together.

@JordanOfficerStudio 9 месяцев назад

Amazing.

@timparetti1944 28 дней назад

One thing I think I've figured out about sliding which makes it great for our technique no matter what kind of lick or scale is played, is the fact that it makes our brain learn not to over-squeeze the frets. If you're gonna slide down and back the brain is forced to weed out that over-squeezing or you just can't hardly play it. Everyone to some extent is over squeezing, it's just left over in our mind by our original trying to fret clearly with little callus as beginners. Anyway that's a thought.

@geoffwalton118 Год назад

This is a really great series Jordan. Thanks for doing it!

@contraryson4690 9 месяцев назад

such a great video and delivery! I love Lonnie Johnson's playing and was forever haunted by 'Tomorrow Night' the moment I first heard it. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent! I look forward to the rest of your videos! cheers!

@catelliott6266 2 года назад

Lonnie Johnson was brilliant. I have adored him since I was a teenager. You can hear his influence on BB King and, songs like Too late to Cry or Tomorrow Night have a deep melancholy but are also tinged with sophisticated phrasings and passages. Thanks for this Jordan.

@JordanOfficerStudio 2 года назад

He sure was. And I definitely hear him in BB King's playing

@stuartweissman7306 18 дней назад

i so love that guitar. the opening lick you played can be heard on a bob wills recording of "twin guitars", perhaps Elton Shamblin playing it. oh, that is the lick you're speaking of at 2:36 and beyond. i have heard Django type licks come out of the bob wills' players as well. they all come from a similar period, so who knows who was the first and it doesn't matter. you play some cool stuff that i don't. and that is a problem for me because i am at least twice your age. so kudos to u.

@VitalBigras 2 года назад

This is GREAT ! Thank you for introducing me to Lonnie Johnson. I am going to explore his techniques for sure. Please keep these episodes going 🙏 they are really significant and helpful!

@JordanOfficerStudio 2 года назад

Thanks! He is amazing, all of his music is worth checking out, and there is lots to check out!

@brianfoskett4410 2 месяца назад

THANK YOU!

@mercsport Год назад

I must leave a comment - you knocked me out with your playing : such ease ! You would make a great teacher. I saw Lonnie Johnson once in one of the UK Blues Festivals in the 60s along with a host of the other blues greats the U.S.A. produced in the last century. It was about a month ago I discovered in my dusty collection a Mel Bay book with Tab from way-back on Lonnie Johnson with 3 CDs of a spoken tutorial by the late Woody Mann on Lonnie's technique. Since when I've been struggling, fat fingered, slack jawed - tongue-out, ploughing my way through Away Down in the Alley. Am about on the home-run. It's been fun.

@JordanOfficerStudio Год назад

That's very cool. I have never seen a book on his technique. But I definitely checked him out a lot and was very inspired by his way of playing, his sound, his way of bending, everything. I also learned a lot about Lonnie Johnson by talking about him and his music with Michael Jerome Browne, a great guitarist here in Montreal. Michael is amazing, and definitely worth checking out if you like Lonnie Johnson, and blues-roots music in general. Thanks for writing!

@MarsGuitarOfficial 9 месяцев назад

He was one of the pioneers!!! Great breakdown man !!!

@bluespower1961 11 месяцев назад

Love This Dude!

@Kylerjguitar Год назад

Awesome!

@torontolarrivee7965 Год назад

So great

@filipcapalija454 10 месяцев назад

Great stuff man ! Thank you !

@JordanOfficerStudio 9 месяцев назад

Thanks and all the best to you!

@rayoll 11 месяцев назад

this is wonderful. thanks. Something new to work up. also the barney/ freddie king's 70s slacks colored hoodie is slick

@JordanOfficerStudio 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment!! All the best :-)

@ParanoidGoblinoid 2 года назад

Love the guitar on “That’s For Me”!

@JordanOfficerStudio 2 года назад

Thanks!!!!!

@kirilltregubov7341 6 месяцев назад

thank you

@Mr.Altavoz Год назад

He was an incredible guitarrist

@JordanOfficerStudio 9 месяцев назад

Sure was!

@leol6568 2 года назад

Great stuff Jordan ! Thanks.

@JordanOfficerStudio 2 года назад

Thanks Leo!

@yvon.auclair7205 Год назад

merci

@raindogred Год назад

thing that gets me is how under rated Lonnie Johnson is in comparison to namesake Robert Johnson. People have been banging on about about how RJ magically acquired skills at the crossroads...when in reality, he was just rabid Lonnie Johnson fan..at some stage he putting records on, lifting the needle and copping Lonnies licks..which is the true nature of the blues, cop licks put your own spin on it.

@JordanOfficerStudio 9 месяцев назад

It's true that we don't hear about Lonnie Johnson enough. He's amazing. All the best!