Lonnie Irving Born:  June 11, 1932 Died:  December 2, 1960

About The Artist In 1932, Humes and Lenia Irving welcomed their son, Lonnie Leon Irving, into the world in Stoneville, North Carolina. He was the second oldest of six boys in the fmaily. A 1960 article indicated he attended Wentworth High School and attended Air Force Training in San Antonio, Texas He married the former Shirley Moorefield of Leaksville, North Carolina on October 4, 1953 and that 1960 article mentioned they had a son and a daughter. Before hitting it on the music scene with is Pinball Machine recording for Starday, Lonnie was a truck triver for the Hennis Truck LInes out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He stayed with them until October 2, 1959, when he was diagnosed with Leukemia. He passed away in 1960. Credits & Sources Country Song Roundup; No. 68; September 1960; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT Country Song Roundup; No. 71; March 1961; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT Cowboy Songs; No. 66; May 1961; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT A History and Encyclopedia of Country, Western, and Gospel Music; Linnell Gentry; 1969; Clairmount Corporation

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Starday Rec. No. Side Song Title   486 A Pinball Machine   486 B I Got The Blues On My Mind   505 A Gooseball Brown   505 B An Old Fashioned Love   520 A Trucker's Vitus   520 B I Wish I Had My Heart Back