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Chanteur
Pop US né le 30 Juin 1940 à Hamlett (Ohio). Larry Hall a enregistré chez Ever Green et Strand
Records. Il est décédé le 24 Septembre 1997 d'un cancer.
One-hit
wonder Larry Hall enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame when "Sandy" reached number 15
on the Billboard pop charts during the first week of 1960. Born June 30, 1940,
in Hamlett, OH, Hall first attracted attention as a teen when he won a local
talent contest sponsored by country music legend
Cliffie Stone. Soon after, he was approached by songwriter
Terry Fell (the author of the country classic "Truck Driving Man") with the
offer to cut a single for Fell's fledgling Hot Records label.
Fell paid Hall all of 50 dollars to record "Sandy," recording the track on
hand-me-down equipment acquired from legendary guitarist Les Paul. Hall and his
mother drove to record stations across the U.S., imploring programming directors
to add the single to their radio playlists, but it did not catch fire until the
New York City-based Strand label licensed the song for national distribution,
purchasing Hall's contract in the process. The re-released "Sandy" hit radio in
the fall of 1959, peaking at number 15 the week ending January 4, 1960. The
follow-up "Rosemary" earned little attention, and is arguably more notable for
its flip side, "A Girl Like You," an early effort from composer Burt Bacharach.
Strand spared no expense in its attempts to galvanize Hall's career, hiring
famed producer Jimmie Haskell to helm the majority of the singer's lone LP,
Sandy and Other Larry Hall Hits, but he never again returned to the charts,
cutting a handful of additional singles for Gold Leaf before exiting show
business for good. In the wake of "Sandy," Hall and his family settled on a
cattle ranch in Oregon, and he continued operating the ranch until cancer
claimed his life on September 24, 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hall
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Teen Idol
SANDY
(1959)
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Lovin' Tree
(1959)
Kool Luv
(1961)
REBEL
HEART (1961)
Ladder Of Love
(1961)
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Years in activity :
1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
08/1959 | SP EVER GREEN E-1001 (US) | . |
Sandy
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08/1959 | SP HOT H-1 (US) | . |
Sandy
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09/1959 | SP STRAND 25007 (US) |
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Sandy
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01/1960 | SP STRAND 25013 (US) | . | A Girl Like You / Rosemary |
1961 | SP STRAND 25025 (US) | . |
Kool Luv
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02/1961 | SP STRAND 25029 (US) | . |
Rebel Heart
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08/1961 | SP STRAND 25048 (US) | . |
Ladder Of Love
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196? | EP AMERICA 45 M 77 (F) |
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Bobby POORE (???) - Larry HALL - A Girl Like You / Rose Mary / Sandy /
Lovin' Tree
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1984 | SP Axbar AX-6030 (US) | . | There's No Danger / Got To Get Back The Feeling |
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Album
1960 | LP 12" STRAND SL 1005 (mono) / SLS 1005 (stereo) (US) |
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"Sandy" And Other Larry Hall Hits! - Sandy / Knick Knack Shelf / A Girl Like You / Lovin Tree / I Didn't Ask To Be Born / Rosemary / I'll Stay Single / A Hundred / Ladder Of Love / On The Street Where I Live / The Stranger / For Every Boy |
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