Biography
Lonnie Glosson (Judsonia, Arkansas, February 14, 1908 - March 2, 2001) was known nationally for his harmonica playing. He also played guitar, sang, and even wrote songs. As a teenager he learned that he could travel far and wide as a hobo riding the trains. His love of travel and his talent for playing the harmonica became a means of performing for audiences far away from his home in Kensett, Arkansas.
He performed just about anywhere he could find an audience. He was often a guest on live radio shows such as: the Lousiana Hayride in Shreveport, Louisiana; Grand Ole Opry on WSM in Nashville, Tennessee ; Renfro Valley Gang on the Mutual Radio Network, and Saturday Night Barndance. Several of the shows he performed with aired on many radio stations. A short list includes; KMOX in Saint Louis, Missouri; WLS in Chicago, Illinois; WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio; KARK in Little Rock, Arkansas, and KWHN in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Later he would even have his own regular radio shows. Some of these shows were recorded and aired on as many as 200 radio stations around the country. His energetic style of playing harmonica no doubt influenced many later country, bluegrass, and blues harp players who had listened to Lonnie Glosson on the radio.
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Glosson died in his native White County, in Searcy, on March 2, 2001.
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