Career
His hometown is Bend, Oregon. He was also the bassist for the legendary Christian rock band Petra from 1997 to 2001 before joining Tait. Lonnie joined Petra in 1996, replacing Ronny Cates.
He helped record some of the bass for Petra"s second praise album, Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus.
After that, he immersed with the band in the creation of their next studio album. After Petra"s 2000 album, Double Take he left to join TAIT. He is also an inductee in the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando Florida and Cape Town South Africa.
When Michael listened to him, he liked it so much that he asked him immediately to stay in the band. Tait would bring Lonnie another Grammy nomination and Dove award.
He remained in the band until 2004.
