Pokey LaFarge

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pokey LaFarge
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 26, 1983(1983-06-26)
Age	41
Birthplace	Bloomington
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Gemini

Pokey LaFarge Biography

Pokey LaFarge is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on June 26, 1983 in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. This singer, songwriter and guitarist is well-known for his unique blend of Americana, blues and folk musics. He also performed with the group South City Three. Riverboat Soul and Middle of Everywhere are two of his most acclaimed albums.

He performed alongside fellow Americana musician He and fellow Americana musician Gillian Welch both performed with Old Crow Medicine Show., who also performed with Old Crow Medicine Show.

He adopted the name “Pokey LaFarge” because it sounded like what he was looking for musically during the time he was moving around the country. After graduating from University High School in 2001, at the age of seventeen he hitchhiked to the west coast and earned a living as a busker on streets, sidewalks, and pedestrian malls. He met Ryan Koenig and Joey Glynn of the St. Louis band The Rum Drum Ramblers while he was playing on a street in Asheville, North Carolina. Koenig and Glynn began playing with LaFarge in 2008, and the addition of Adam Hoskins in 2009 resulted in the formation of the South City Three.

LaFarge independently released his first album, Marmalade, in 2006. During the same year, he toured with The Hackensaw Boys. His second solo album, Beat, Move & Shake, was released in 2008 by Big Muddy Records.

Andrew Heissler was born in Bloomington, Normal, Illinois. He later settled in St. Louis Missouri.

Pokey LaFarge Net Worth

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

He graduated from Illinois’ University High School and performed all over the United States, eventually releasing Marmalade, which was his first solo album.

He was awarded two Independent Music Awards in 2010 and 2011 for his ‘Best Americana Record’.

Pokey LaFarge (born June 26, 1983) is an American musician, writer, and actor raised in Illinois, and now is based in Los Angeles, California.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Pokey LaFarge Dating?

According to our records, Pokey LaFarge is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Pokey LaFarge’s is not dating anyone.

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Musicians that have influenced him include Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe, Milton Brown and the Musical Brownies, Modern Mountaineers, Sleepy John Estes, Henry Townsend, Frank Fairfield, Fats Waller, Emmett Miller, and Willie Dixon.

Facts & Trivia

Pokey Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pokey LaFarge celebrates birthday on June 26 of every year.

On January 22, 2020 LaFarge announced the release of a new album called “Rock Bottom Rhapsody” which was released on April 10th on the New West label.

What is Pokey LaFarge real name?

Andrew Heissler

What music genre is Pokey LaFarge?

Genres

What movie was Pokey LaFarge in?

Movies

Does Pokey LaFarge write his own songs?

At home in the city two hours north of where he grew up and became a die-hard Chicago Cubs fan, LaFarge rigorously and meticulously recorded the songs ( half of which he wrote with his best friend Nick Africano over FaceTime ) in the Windy City.

How old is Pokey LaFarge?

38 years (June 26, 1983)