Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014 (open access)

Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Weekly student newspaper from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas that includes news and information of interest to the college community along with advertising.
Date: April 2, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
JTAC News (Stephenville, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 21, 2014 (open access)

JTAC News (Stephenville, Tex.), Ed. 1 Monday, April 21, 2014

Student newspaper from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Original Guitar Hero and the Power of Music: the Legendary Lonnie Johnson, Music, and Civil Rights

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Lonnie Johnson (1894–1970) was a virtuoso guitarist who influenced generations of musicians from Django Reinhardt to Eric Clapton to Bill Wyman and especially B. B. King. Born in New Orleans, he began playing violin and guitar in his father’s band at an early age. When most of his family was wiped out by the 1918 flu epidemic, he and his surviving brother moved to St. Louis, where he won a blues contest that included a recording contract. His career was launched. Johnson can be heard on many Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong records, including the latter’s famous “Savoy Blues” with the Hot Five. He is perhaps best known for his 12-string guitar solos and his ground-breaking recordings with the white guitarist Eddie Lang in the late 1920s. After World War II he began playing rhythm and blues and continued to record and tour until his death. This is the first full-length work on Johnson. Dean Alger answers many biographical mysteries, including how many members of Johnson’s large family were left after the epidemic. He also places Johnson and his musical contemporaries in the context of American race relations and argues for the importance of music in the fight for civil …
Date: April 2014
Creator: Alger, Dean
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Taylor Press (Taylor, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014 (open access)

Taylor Press (Taylor, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Semiweekly newspaper from Taylor, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 2, 2014
Creator: Wade, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 265, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 265, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 2014
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 268, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 2014 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 268, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 2014

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2014
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014 (open access)

Jackson County Herald-Tribune (Edna, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Weekly newspaper from Edna, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 2, 2014
Creator: Lundstrom, Chris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History