American singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Larry Cordle
(born November 16, 1948) is an American
country
and
bluegrass
singer-songwriter
.
[1]
Cordle is most famous for his song "
Murder on Music Row
",
[2]
which was recorded by
George Strait
and
Alan Jackson
and received the
Country Music Association
Award for Vocal Event of the Year, and CMA nomination for Song of the Year, in 2000.
[3]
Career
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Cordle has written songs for
Garth Brooks
("Alabama Clay" and "Against the Grain", the latter of which was also recorded by
The Oak Ridge Boys
),
Mountain Heart
("Bitter Harvest"),
Ricky Skaggs
("Callin' Your Name", "Highway 40 Blues", "
Heartbreak Hurricane
"),
Loretta Lynn
("Country In My Genes"),
George Strait
("Hollywood Squares"),
Trisha Yearwood
("Lonesome Dove"),
Kathy Mattea
("Lonesome Standard Time"),
Diamond Rio
("Mama, Don't Forget To Pray For Me") and
Bradley Walker
("When I'm Hurtin'") .
Cordle also has a career of his own, with his band Lonesome Standard Time. He founded the band in 1990 with his friend Glen Duncan. He received a Grammy nomination for the group's debut album, self-titled, in 1992. In 2005, Cordle's band played at the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. On his album 2007 "Took Up and Put Down", he sings "The First Train Robbery"; a song about the
Reno Gang
written from brother William Reno's perspective. The Song was written by Chris Stuart
[4]
Cordle performed on two bluegrass tribute albums for the British rock band
the Moody Blues
:
Moody Bluegrass
: A Nashville Tribute to the Moody Blues
(2004), and
Moody Bluegrass TWO... Much Love
(2011).
[5]
[6]
Along with friends
Carl Jackson
and
Jerry Salley
, the trio (Cordle, Jackson & Salley) recorded the song "You’re Running Wild" on the
Louvin Brothers
tribute on
Universal South Records
, which features numerous country music stars singing songs made famous by the legendary duo. Entitled
Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers
, this project won the
2004 Grammy
for
Country Album of the Year
. The trio tours across the country and performs the hits they wrote for others.
Discography
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Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
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Solo
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References
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- ^
Linda Seida.
"Artist Biography"
. allmusic.com
. Retrieved
September 7,
2015
.
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William Ruhlmann.
"AllMusic Review"
. allmusic.com
. Retrieved
September 7,
2015
.
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"CMA Awards, Archive 2000"
. cmt.com
. Retrieved
September 7,
2015
.
- ^
"Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival",
Strings
, newsletter of the
Pineridge Bluegrass Folklore Society
, October 2005.
- ^
"Moody Bluegrass: Rocking Through the Hills"
. NPR.org. December 3, 2004
. Retrieved
August 25,
2015
.
- ^
"Moody Bluegrass Two…Much Love"
. bluegrasstoday.com. June 7, 2011
. Retrieved
August 25,
2015
.
External links
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1967?1970
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1971-1980
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1981-1990
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1991-2000
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2001-2010
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- "
Murder on Music Row
" -
Larry Cordle
, Larry Shell (2001)
- "
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
" -
Alan Jackson
(2002)
- "
Three Wooden Crosses
" -
Doug Johnson
,
Kim Williams
(2003)
- "
Live Like You Were Dying
" -
Tim Nichols
,
Craig Wiseman
(2004)
- "
Whiskey Lullaby
" -
Bill Anderson
,
Jon Randall
(2005)
- "
Believe
" -
Ronnie Dunn
,
Craig Wiseman
(2006)
- "
Give It Away
" -
Bill Anderson
,
Buddy Cannon
,
Jamey Johnson
(2007)
- "
Stay
" -
Jennifer Nettles
(2008)
- "
In Color
" -
Jamey Johnson
,
Lee Thomas Miller
,
James Otto
(2009)
- "
The House That Built Me
" -
Tom Douglas
,
Allen Shamblin
(2010)
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2011-2020
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- "
If I Die Young
" -
Kimberly Perry
(2011)
- "
Over You
" -
Miranda Lambert
,
Blake Shelton
(2012)
- "
I Drive Your Truck
" -
Jessi Alexander
, Connie Harrington,
Jimmy Yeary
(2013)
- "
Follow Your Arrow
" -
Brandy Clark
,
Shane McAnally
,
Kacey Musgraves
(2014)
- "
Girl Crush
" -
Hillary Lindsey
,
Lori McKenna
,
Liz Rose
(2015)
- "
Humble and Kind
" -
Lori McKenna
(2016)
- "
Better Man
" -
Taylor Swift
(2017)
- "
Broken Halos
" -
Mike Henderson
,
Chris Stapleton
(2018)
- "
Beautiful Crazy
" -
Luke Combs
,
Wyatt Durrette
, Robert Williford (2019)
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2021-2030
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International
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National
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