calsfoundation@cals.org
March 2, 2001
Lonnie Glosson died in Searcy (White County), weeks after his ninety-third birthday. Glosson popularized the harmonica nationwide and had a hand in several hit songs during a time when radio stations employed harmonica orchestras. After enjoying a radio career playing the harmonica, Glosson delved more into gospel as the years wore on, self-issuing songs such as “For Christmas Give Jesus Your Soul.” Nicknamed the “Talking Harmonica Man,” Glosson toured mainly in schools and continued performing into his nineties.