Lonnie Pitchford

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lonnie Pitchford
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Oct 8, 1955(1955-10-08)
Age	69
Date Of Death	November 8, 1998, Lexington, MS
Birthplace	Lexington
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Libra

Lonnie Pitchford Biography

Lonnie Pitchford is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on October 8, 1955 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

In addition to the acoustic and electric guitar, Pitchford was also skilled at the one-string guitar and diddley bow, a one-string instrument of African origin, as well as the double bass, piano and harmonica. He was a protégé of Robert Lockwood Jr., from whom he learned the style of Robert Johnson. For a while, Pitchford performed accompanied by Johnny Shines and Lockwood. His own debut album, All Round Man was released on Rooster Blues Records in 1994. Pitchford performed at the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, and at the 1984 Downhome Blues Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.

In November 1998, Pitchford died at his home in Lexington, from AIDS. A diddley bow is featured on his headstone which was paid for by John Fogerty and Rooster Blues Records through the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund. His grave is located near the grave of Elmore James, in the New Port Baptist Church cemetery in Holmes County, Mississippi.

Lonnie Pitchford Net Worth

Lonnie Pitchford is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lonnie Pitchford 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lonnie Pitchford (October 8, 1955 – November 8, 1998) was an American blues musician and instrument maker from Lexington, Mississippi, United States. He was notable in that he was one of only a handful of young African American musicians from Mississippi who had learned and was continuing the Delta blues and country blues traditions of the older generations.

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