2007-11-06 03:41:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Country
The Gatlin Brothers were also great! My parents used to listen to them when I was little.........30 years ago!
Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole, Texas) is an American Country Music Singer. He is best-known for teaming up with his brothers in the late 70s, where they became one of Country music's most successful artists of the 70s and 80s. He has a total of 33 top 40 singles under his belt with both his solo recordings and those with his brothers. As their fame grew the band became known as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers.
Their popularity lasted throughout much of the 1980s. Their biggest hits together included, "Broken Lady", "All the Gold In California", "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)", "She Used to Be Somebody's Baby", and "Talkin' to the Moon". Larry Gatlin is known for his rich tenor voice.
Larry Gatlin is best known for the string of pop-inflected hit songs he recorded during the 1970s and 80s. During this time, country music trended heavily towards polished pop music arrangements in a style that came to be known as Countrypolitan. Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers came to prominence and enjoyed their greatest success during this period.
Gatlin was born in Seminole, Texas in 1948. He was raised listening to Country and Gospel music. Even since childhood he and his brothers, Steve and Rudy have always sung and performed together. When they were younger, they often sang in their local church. They sometimes performed on local radio stations, and occasionally on television shows. They also recorded a Gospel music album for the Gospel label Sword and Shield. After graduating from high school in 1966, Gatlin attended college at the University of Houston. A wide receiver on the football team, he caught a touchdown pass in a game in which the University of Houston scored 100 points.
He later was auditioning to join a Gospel music group called the Imperials.[1] "The Imperials" went on to perform in Las Vegas, Nevada in January 1971 at Jimmy Dean's Las Vegas Revue. While walking through the showroom, he caught legendary Country singer, Dottie West's attention when she thought he looked like Mickey Newbury.
West Soon met Gatlin and was impressed with his songwriting skills. West was so impressed she recorded two of Gatlin's compositions, "You're the Other Half of Me" and "Once You Were Mine." West passed one of his demo tapes around Nashville, Tennessee (the Country music capital), and even planned for him to re-locate there. She even bought Gatlin a plane ticket for Nashville. West later recorded other compositions by Gatlin that would later become hits for him, including "Broken Lady", which was put on West's 1978 album Dottie.
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2007-11-06 03:50:34 · answer #1 · answered by mommy00420 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers. They've been around for quite a while.
2007-11-06 03:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by dwtg5425 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ohhhh, such good material. Larry Gatlin had lots of help from Dottie West getting started, and then he and the brothers made some fantastic songs. Broken Lady, Taking Somebody With Me When I Fall, Take Me To Your Lovin' Place, All The Gold In California, is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills in somebody else's name...
This makes me want to go raid my record collection!
2007-11-06 03:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, Larry Gatlin
2007-11-06 03:48:40 · answer #4 · answered by dino 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the Gold In California
2007-11-06 05:46:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure do started out singing Gospel with their sister way abck there in early 60s,dont hear much from them except their in Branson Now.
2007-11-06 04:20:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
seen them in concert and the houston rodeo back in the 80's..love 'em just lke the Oak Ridge Boys...al the gold in California is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills in somebody elses name..so if you dreaming about california...californias a brand new game...houston houston means that I am one day closer to you..aw honey houst houston means that last day of the tour were through ah honey you and god in heaven above knows what I do for a livin' I do..honey houston houston means that Iam one day closer to you...singing at the world biggest rodeo sure was a great time for me and the guys..
2007-11-06 03:57:54 · answer #7 · answered by ღOMGღ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
looking with the aid of granpa's vinyl checklist series . no longer actual united states ,on the time referred to as "rock-a-billy". comparable bands of this time contain...Marshall Tucker Band ...%....Ozark Mountain Daredevils( O.M.D for short)...Outlaws...The Jeff Healy Band...there is greater ,yet i will't undergo in techniques all of them now.
2016-10-15 05:54:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do! They were a good group to listen to.
2007-11-06 04:31:10 · answer #9 · answered by J.D.L. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OOOOOOOOOOO YEAH..THAT HANDSOME LARRY...HUBBA..HUBBA..OH YEAH HE COULD SING TOO!
MAN WHAT A GROUP.".I JUST WISH YOU WERE SOMEONE I LOVED" IS RIGHT AT THE TOP OF MY LIST!
2007-11-06 03:59:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋