Lonnie Plaxico was born on September 4, 1960 in Chicago, Illinois and started playing the bass at age twelve. He turned professional at 14 playing both double bass and bass guitar. His first recording was with his family's band, and by the time he was twenty he had moved to New York City, where he had stints playing with  Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Junior Cook, and Hank Jones..

In 1978 he…