Author: Dean Alger
DEAN ALGER’s writings and presentations on blues and jazz for the new Grove Dictionary of American Music and others have been widely praised. Also a public affairs consultant, he is the author of five acclaimed books on democracy, elections, and media. He lives in St. Paul where he is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
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Works Published by UNT Press
The Original Guitar Hero and the Power of Music: The Legendary Lonnie Johnson, Music, and Civil Rights
— Vol. 8: of North Texas Lives of Musicians Series
Published: April, 2014 Pages: 384 Features: 23 b&w photos. Notes. Bib. Index.
Listen to the Dean Alger interview on the Big Road Blues Show: Big Road Blues Show (Rochester, NY); this show was called, New Orleans, They Call It the Land of Dreams — The Legendary Lonnie Johnson. more... about The Original Guitar Hero and the Power of Music: The Legendary Lonnie Johnson, Music, and Civil Rights