currently acoustic duo w/Don Chapman (guitars/vox...a master of both)...we are seeking the deepest feeling & finest singing rhythm section around...oh yeah, and an agent...drop me a line
Influences
Narcotics and alcohol for about 19 years...then lives and life around me in general, observed with a bit more clarity..and folks like Greg Brown and Bo Ramsey and Annie Gallup and Amanda Marshall...and more than a few others
As a 16-year-old in his father’s home in Ventura, California, Larry Burnett wrote his first song. 10 years later, “Cinderella” (“one of the most frighteningly beautiful love songs ever made”, said one reviewer) was dominating the airwaves around the world as a single release from the debut album from Firefall. Fans were screaming their recognition at the distinctive opening hook of the song that began every Firefall performance for the next 9 years.
For a band that could have become famous for only a few shallow love songs, Larry Burnett’s songs and singing added a diversity and edginess, as well as an irony in his own observations in affairs of the heart, which broadened the band’s fan base and life span.
Firefall concerts, heavily laden with Burnett’s songs, betrayed the innocence portrayed by the lighter side represented by his songwriting counterpart, Rick Roberts.
Having composed and sung lead on half of the songs that the band recorded, Larry Burnett demonstrated formidable talent and insight into the minds and hearts of millions of music lovers.
The songs of Firefall and Larry Burnett have been cited as major influences in the lives and music of such artists as Garth Brooks and Travis Tritt.
Larry's first post-Firefall album, a solo acoustic EP titled Confidence Game, was released in 2004. Reviewer Michael McDonald wrote of the disc: "Hearing the CD on the first listen is like being reacquainted with an old friend and discovering he was still as rock solid as ever. In many ways the CD is a six song teaser of so many cool things to come...it also reminds us that it's the work of a true songwriter at the top of his game..."
Larry and co-conspirator Tom Hampton are currently busy recording the follow up to Confidence Game, which will be Larrys' first full-length album release since his Firefall days. Hopes are high that the album will be finished in the spring of 2007, with an accelerated concert schedule to follow.
To purchase Larry's Confidence Game CD, go to www.larryburnett.com
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