Biography of lonnie johnson
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Lonnie Johnson (musician)
American blues and jazz musician (–)
For other uses, see Lonnie Johnson (disambiguation).
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| Birth name | Alonzo Johnson |
| Born | ()February 8, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 16, () (aged&#;71) Toronto, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz, blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, violin, vocals |
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Musical artist
Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, [1][2] – June 16, ) was an American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar and jazz violin and is recognized as the first to play an electrically amplified violin.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Early career
[edit]Johnson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised in a family of musicians. He studied violin, piano and guitar as a child and learned to play various other instruments, including the mandolin, but he concentrated on the guitar throughout his professional career. "There was music all around us," he recalled, "and in my family you'd better play something, even if you just banged on a tin can."[5]
In , Johnson joined a revue that toured England, returning home in to find that all of his family, except his brother Jame
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Lonnie Johnson, acclaimed inventor, is the founder and President of Johnson Research and Development and founder and chairman of Johnson Energy Storage and JTEC Energy. His most popular invention is the Super Soaker water gun, which sold over million units since its launch in and grossed more than $1 billion.
He conceived the extremely sought-after kids toy in while working on another invention, an environmentally friendly heat pump. Dr. Johnson partnered with Larami Corporation, which was later bought by Hasbro when the Super Soaker became the number one selling toy in the world. The wild success of the Super Soaker allowed him to fulfill a life-long dream of becoming a full-time inventor and establishing his own company, Johnson Research.
Dr. Johnson is a prolific inventor and holds over patents and continues to invent to this day. His innovations to science and engineering are significant and include numerous energy technologies, consumer products, and high-tech toys. He is among an elite group of African-American inventors who hold 6 percent of all patent applications in the United States.
He served in the United States Air Force and worked as an engineer for NASA. While in the Air Force, he served as the Chief of the Space Nuclear Power Safety Section and worked on