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Lonnie Fisher is a native Kansan, playing a unique 5-string guitar with no G string and a voice that some call reminiscent of David Bowie and Roy Orbison. 

Lonnie moved to Lawrence, Kansas from the western part of the state in the 1990's, as the college town found its place on the national music scene. The project he started there, Sturgeon Mill, played live venues all around the West and Midwest, with the song "Kill Yourself or I Will" charting in European countries. After Sturgeon Mill broke up in the 2000's, he began experimenting with solo work at Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, Kansas with Ed Rose. A few projects came and went, but nothing really stuck until his band, Lonnie Fisher & the Funeral. 

He moved to the Kansas City area in 2015. With that move, he evolved Lonnie Fisher & The Funeral with some new local members. In 2016 he had a health scare that led him to finally quit drinking. He learned to live life, play and sing without alcohol and has been sober since. With over 1,000 live shows under his belt, Lonnie focuses most of his energy on writing and composing in the studio, with a few pop-up shows here and there.

Lonnie released some newly recorded and remastered solo tracks in 2022's Famous Girl, 2023's Seeds EP and the album John Brown Karmageddon. His most recent songs written in the last 5 years can be found on 2023's Beautiful Star, 2024's Floating Palace, and 2025's The Onion's Tale. He's already in the studio, working on 2026's album.