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
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 2011 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 46, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 2012
Creator: Gorman, Sean
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
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 56, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 2012

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 2012
Creator: Gorman, Sean
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 2010 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 29, 2010

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 29, 2010
Creator: Hughes, Jamie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 136, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 2010 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 95, No. 136, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 15, 2010

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 2010
Creator: Hughes, Jamie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 7, 2015 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 2017 (open access)

The Port Lavaca Wave (Port Lavaca, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 8, 2017

Semiweekly newspaper from Port Lavaca, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 2017
Creator: French, Tania
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 2019 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 2019

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 2019
Creator: Bloom, David
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

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
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
The Rice Thresher, Vol. 98, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 2011 (open access)

The Rice Thresher, Vol. 98, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, April 15, 2011

A weekly student newspaper from the Rice University in Houston, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 2011
Creator: Rutenberg, Josh
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 14, 2015 (open access)

The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 21, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Weekly student newspaper from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas that includes campus news and commentaries along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (open access)

Mannford Eagle (Mannford, Okla.), Vol. 53, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Weekly newspaper from Mannford, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: Hughes, Dustin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2015 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2015

Weekly newspaper published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2015
Creator: Pruden, Todd
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 126, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 126, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 13, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 110, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 5, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 127, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 2011 (open access)

Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 127, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 122, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 122, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 12, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 121, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 121, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 12, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 118, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 118, Ed. 1 Friday, April 8, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 8, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 125, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 125, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 14, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 14, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 112, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 112, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: April 6, 2011
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History