Larry LaDon was born in Monroe Louisiana in 1941 to a musical family. When he was 16 or 17 years old he sneaked into a nightclub called "The Waiters Club", heard a Blues shouter named "Good Rockin' Hoppy " and was seriously bitten by the R&B bug. He took the stage name "Little Larry" and began singing locally, working as opening act for touring acts like the "5 Royales" and others.Later Larry took a job singing with Billy Cox's group "The King Casuals". This group had the distinction of having guitarists Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Jones and Larry Lee all pass through its ranks. Larry worked with all three legendary musicians. Larry worked with Jimmy Church for the next ten years, appearing on the television show "The Night Train" and in the Hollywood film "Walking Tall". The 1970s found Larry out on his own. He recorded a session with his backup band "The Soul Searchers" for John Richbourg's Sound Stage 7 label, but it was never released. He spent the next twenty years working nightclubs around the mid-south and also touring with the Jimmy Church Revue. In the 1980s Larry replaced Mighty Sam McClain in Johnny Jones' band, but the group soon disbanded.At the turn of the new century, Larry is finally entering the worldwide Blues Music scene.This is his first album for Black Magic Records. Larry LaDon has finally arrived. None too soon and right on time!
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