Losing Game

by Lonnie Johnson

Losing Game cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Prestige Bluesville
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:15
  • Community rating: 3.94/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Rescued from obscurity while working as a hotel janitor, jazz and blues guitar pioneer Lonnie Johnson delivers a remarkably intimate comeback session. 'Losing Game' emphasizes his smooth, melancholic vocal delivery and features his highly influential, sophisticated single-string soloing technique that predated modern blues guitar.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. New Orleans Blues (2:28)
  2. My Little Kitten Susie (2:41)
  3. Evil Woman (2:34)
  4. What A Diff'rence A Day Made (2:32)
  5. Moanin' Blues (4:03)
  6. Summertime (3:30)
  7. Lines In My Face (2:53)
  8. Losing Game (1:55)
  9. New Years Blues (2:20)
  10. Slow And Easy (4:21)
  11. Four Walls And Me (3:48)
  12. You Won't Let Me Go (3:04)

Credits

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