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About Me:
MY BROTHER, KENNY MCGEE FIRST TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY GUITAR AT TWEVLE YEARS OLD.
SEVEN MONTHS LATER, WILLIAM HERDON, OF GEORGE BENSON AND THE ALTAIRS DISCOVERED ME PLAYING A GUITAR WITH TWO MISSING/BROKEN STRINGS ON MY FRONT PORCH. HE GAVE ME MY FIRST PROFESSIONAL JOB AS GEORGE BENSON'S REPLACEMENT.
AT FOURTEEN I DID MY FIRST JAZZ GIG WITH EVELYN CHILDRESS,
I GOT THE CALL TO PLAY WITH MARY LOU WILLIAMS, BUT MY MOTHER INSISTED I STAY IN SCHOOL. AT FIFTHTEEN I PLAYED WITH ALAN BLAIRMAN AT THE SENATE CAFE ON FIFTH AVENUE.
ONE YEAR LATER BOBBY WATLEY LET ME PLAY SOMEONE ELSES GUITAR WHILE HE WAS SETTING UP HIS DRUMS AT AN IMPRESSIONS UNFORGETABLE
CONCERT. HE GAVE ME MY FIRST JOB PLAYING ON THE ROAD WITH HIM AND WINSTON WALLS(ORGANIST).
FOUR YEARS LATER I SET IN ON MELVIN SPARKS WITH LONNIE SMITH AT THE HURRICANE BAR ON CENTER AVENUE.
LONNIE GAVE ME MY FIRST JOB RECORDING FOR A MAJOR JAZZ RECORD LABEL(BLUE NOTE RECORDS).
AFTER SEVERAL YEARS ON THE THE ROAD I RETURNED HOME TO FORM MY OWN LOCAL GROUPS. AFTER OBTAINING A ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, I RELOCATED TO LOS ANGELES, CA. TO FORM A SONGWRITING-PUBLISHING/PRODUCTION PARTNERSHIP WITH JOSEPH CACCAMISE JR. MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT "GEORGE BENSON CALLED ME AFTER HE RECORDED BREEZIN IN 1976 TO PLAY IN HIS BAND". THE PICTURE WITH HIM AND I TOGETHER , IS THAT DAY WHEN HE CAME AND GOT ME!
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At 12:48pm on January 18, 2013, Karl Kilcrease said…
Butch, Man, it is great to see you. George Green and I were discussing you, then his younger brother Robert and I were going down memory lane. If you have any recordings let's us know. I have that Lonnie Smith on wax, now I've got to pull it out. My brother, the best to you.
At 10:32pm on March 19, 2012, Dewayne Chandler said…

Great hearing from you larry. I hope all is well. GOD bless...

DC

At 8:14pm on March 2, 2012, Brett Lewis said…

Larry good afternoon By all means check out my station www.bluesjazzradio.com and you can reach me at bluesjazzradio@gmail.com or 910 915-2998. I am in Raleigh Nc....

At 1:20pm on March 2, 2012, Lija Di Vincenzo Moore said…

Hello :-) Thanks for your request

At 10:36pm on June 23, 2011, Aubrey Bruce said…

Hey Butch, Aubrey Bruce here.  I need to speak with you.  I am promoting a few shows featuring Norman Connors.  Call me at: 412.583.6741

 

At 6:21pm on February 21, 2011, Ronald (Ronnie) V. Randolph said…

Hey Larry,

How are you doing these days?

It is great to know you are still out there playing and preforming and doing your thing.

I've spoke with Luther DeJarunett about you, and wondering what you had been doing.

My email is Rflashu2@yahoo.com, maybe one day we will get a chance to talk to you soon, in the near future. Good luck in all that you do in music. 

 

You take it easy.

 

At 2:18am on February 11, 2010, Cecilio Valdez Washington said…
My email address is cecvaldez@hotmail.com. Please send me your home email address so I can then send you my phone # (private info).

Look forward to talking to you.
At 1:13pm on February 7, 2010, Cecilio Valdez Washington said…
Hello Larry. I gave Nathan Davis your phone number a while back. Did you all ever connect? I played with Mark Whitfield at the 2009 University of Pittsburgh's Spring Concert. So much to catch up on.... please keep in touch.

Cecilio
At 12:46am on February 27, 2009, Jerry Butler said…
I would love to feature "you" as my guest on my show..If I am not your friend..please add me...also please call me @ the offc at 757 538 3540...757 971 3733 for details...click on the banner below to be a guest...JB
At 1:40am on October 22, 2008, Lynda Madden said…
Hello Larry. Do you remember me ? Lynda I lived on the Southside of Pgh . New Arlington Ave. It's good to see that you have followed your passion. I kn

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