Lonnie Glosson - Kensett Cemetery - Kensett, AR - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Lonnie Glosson is interred in Kensett Cemetery at a double headstone he shares with his wife Ruth. The headstone is at the south end of the cemetery, to the east of the circle drive.

Description: Lonnie Elonzo Glosson (born Lonnie Marvin Glosson) was an American country musician, songwriter, and radio personality who was responsible for popularizing the harmonica on a national level. Glosson is known for his versatility as a live performer, both as a soloist and a group member, and for a radio career spanning nearly seven decades. He gained the nickname "The Talking Harmonica Man." Glosson was taught the rudiments of the harmonica by his mother before beginning his professional musical career in 1925 on KMOX Radio, in St. Louis. Lawson traveled around the Midwest and eventually joined the casts of radio shows (such as WSL Chicago's Radio Barn Dance) and worked with actors such as Gene Autrey. Glosson began a long-standing partnership with fellow musician Wayne Raney and the duo were a staple on various radio programs for many years. It is said that Glosson popularized the harmonica to the point that he was responsible for over five million of the instruments sold and established the harmonica as a mainstream instrument. Date of birth: 02/14/1908 Date of death: 03/02/2001 Area of notoriety: Entertainment Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to Dusk Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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