New Orleans Blues (1965)

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Lonnie Johnson

Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer/guitarist and songwriter who pioneered the role of jazz guitar and is recognized as the first to play single-string guitar solos. Johnson was not only one of the few black blues musicians invited to be 'guest featured' on a number of jazz recording sessions, he was also one of the only classic 1920's blues artists to have a revived a high-charting career after WWII. more »

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Well, I'm goin' back to New Orleans, to where I long to be.
Well, I'm goin' back to New Orleans, where I long to be.
Yes, in my poor lonely mind, it's the only place for me.

Yes, I'm goin' back home, if I have to hitchhike all the way.
Yes, I'm goin' back home, if I have to hitchhike all the way.
I'm goin' where they make love by the moonlight, ha hah, lay in the shade all day.

Creole baby's got coal black hair, and got those big brown eyes.
Yes, they got big brown eyes, and that coal black hair.
That's where you find your true love, that's why I'm goin' back there.

Dear ol' New Orleans, is where I long to be.
Dear ol' New Orleans – [spoken words: not anymore – no, that's right] – is where I long to be.
Yes, it's my hometown, that is the place for me.

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