Lonnie Holley (born Lonnie Bradley Holley in Birmingham, Alabama, on 10 Feb… Read Full Bio ↴Lonnie Holley (born Lonnie Bradley Holley in Birmingham, Alabama, on 10 February 1950) (sometimes known as the Sand Man) is an American artist, art educator, and musician. He is best known for his assemblages and immersive environments made of found materials.In 2012, he released his debut album "Just Before Music".
Holley was born the seventh of 27 children. From the age of five, Holley worked various jobs: picking up trash at a drive-in movie theatre, washing dishes, and cooking. He lived in a whiskey house, on the state fairgrounds, and in several foster homes. His early life was chaotic and Holley was never afforded the pleasure of a real childhood. Since 1979, Holley has devoted his life to the practice of improvisational creativity. His art and music, born out of struggle, hardship, but perhaps more importantly, out of furious curiosity and biological necessity, has manifested itself in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, performance, and sound.
Holley's professional music career began in 2006 when he made improvisational vocal recordings, at the urging of Matt Arnett (son of William Arnett), in an Alabama church using just a keyboard and a microphone. In 2012, he released his debut album "Just Before Music" on the Dust-to-Digital label, followed by "Keeping a Record of It" the following year. In September 2018, he released his third album MITH on Jagjaguwar. In April 2021, Holley released a collaboration album with Matthew E. White titled Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection.
Holley did not start making and performing music in a studio nor does his creative process mirror that of the typical musician. His music and lyrics are improvised on the spot and morph and evolve with every event, concert, and recording. In Holley's original art environment, he would construct and deconstruct his visual works, repurposing their elements for new pieces. This often led to the transfer of individual narratives into the new work creating a cumulative composite image that has depth and purpose beyond its original singular meaning. The layers of sound in Holley's music, likewise, are the result of decades of evolving experimentation."
Holley was born the seventh of 27 children. From the age of five, Holley worked various jobs: picking up trash at a drive-in movie theatre, washing dishes, and cooking. He lived in a whiskey house, on the state fairgrounds, and in several foster homes. His early life was chaotic and Holley was never afforded the pleasure of a real childhood. Since 1979, Holley has devoted his life to the practice of improvisational creativity. His art and music, born out of struggle, hardship, but perhaps more importantly, out of furious curiosity and biological necessity, has manifested itself in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, performance, and sound.
Holley's professional music career began in 2006 when he made improvisational vocal recordings, at the urging of Matt Arnett (son of William Arnett), in an Alabama church using just a keyboard and a microphone. In 2012, he released his debut album "Just Before Music" on the Dust-to-Digital label, followed by "Keeping a Record of It" the following year. In September 2018, he released his third album MITH on Jagjaguwar. In April 2021, Holley released a collaboration album with Matthew E. White titled Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection.
Holley did not start making and performing music in a studio nor does his creative process mirror that of the typical musician. His music and lyrics are improvised on the spot and morph and evolve with every event, concert, and recording. In Holley's original art environment, he would construct and deconstruct his visual works, repurposing their elements for new pieces. This often led to the transfer of individual narratives into the new work creating a cumulative composite image that has depth and purpose beyond its original singular meaning. The layers of sound in Holley's music, likewise, are the result of decades of evolving experimentation."
The Deer In The Forest
Lonnie Holley Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lonnie Holley:
Back for Me I went picking up in my memory (Picking up, Picking…
Better Get That Crop In Soon BETTER GET THAT CROP IN SOON Looks like it’s gonna rain…
Coming Back Coming back Through the years Light years away Coming back O…
Copying the Rock Skip, skip, skip, hop, and jump Skip, hop, and jump Til you…
Crystal Doorknob From far away From far away I could see something shining Sh…
Do T Rocker Do T rocker Do T rocker Do T rocker Remembering the days whe…
Down in the Ghostness of Darkness I bet you’re wondering Where I am Oh, Oh, oh, I’m I’m down,…
Earth Will Be There EARTH WILL BE THERE Earth will be there Earth will be…
I Am A Part Of The Wonder I Am A Part of the Wonder I am I am a…
I Woke Up In a Fucked America I went to sleep I went to sleep Anticipating on dreaming I f…
I Woke Up in a Fucked-Up America I went to sleep I went to sleep Anticipating A dreamer I fe…
I'm a Suspect I’m a suspect In America I’ve been going around No matter if…
Kindness Will Follow Your Tears KINDNESS WILL FOLLOW YOUR TEARS Most of the time it was…
Like Hell Broke Away Yesterday You had nerves enough to go You called me out, Bab…
Mount Meigs MOUNT MEIGS Mount Meigs Alabama Industrial School for Negro…
None Of Us Have But A Little While NONE OF US WILL HAVE BUT A LITTLE WHILE None of…
Oh Me Oh My Oh Me, Oh My Mmm Oh me oh my Oh me oh…
Sometimes I Wanna Dance I notice humans, they love to dance I said, “Dance,…
Testing Testing Testing 1, 2, 3 We are all being tested Here we are…
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