Lonnie Holley on overcoming hardship through art | 7.30

Lonnie Holley was born in 1950, one of 27 children in Birmingham, Alabama. The story goes he was traded for a bottle of whisky as an infant, lived on carnival showgrounds, and was confined as a teenager in the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children - a place of notorious cruelty. He found his way out through art, and spoke to ABC 7.30's Sarah Ferguson while he was on tour in Australia.
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[@Kalebas2]

Such a beautiful person - he really touches me

[@drbekken]

Heartwarming.

[@Gwilym48]

Love his singing and his art, so much love for him and how he survived.

[@dorceyjoy]

Thought-smith....Eloquent.."I got hidden qualities about me."

[@emmafayelecaun9678]

Gorgeous, both of them