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Lonnie Robertson

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Lonnie Robertson (January 8, 1908 in Longrun, Missouri – 1981) was an American musician, singer and composer

Born in Missouri, Robertson was recognized for his skill as a fiddle player. He also played guitar and mandolin, sang, and composed fiddle tunes. They also printed and sold song books. .

Robertson recorded many of his tunes from the 1960s to 1981, often on Caney Mountain Records. He and his wife Thelma played on radio station KWTO in Springfield, Missouri, for a number of years.[1]

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  1. ^ Marshall, Howard Wight (2017). "Lonnie Robertson". Fiddler's Dream: Old-Time, Swing, and Bluegrass Fiddling in Twentieth-Century Missouri. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press. pp. 50–69. ISBN 978-0-8262-2121-6. OCLC 2017933621.
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