Larry Crew was born in Richmond, VA where he grew up playing in high school band and a variety of local groups. He was influenced by many different types of music prevalent in the area, including classical, jazz, r & b, beach, funk, country, and rock. Later, he earned a Bachelor of Music degree from James Madison University in the Shenandoah Valley, before eventually settling in Nashville, TN. Here, he began a vibrant career as a free lance musician playing bass on numerous recordings and shows with a wide variety of hit songwriters, artists, and producers, including Greg Guidry, BJ Thomas, Deborah Gibson, Dennis Locorriere, Bobby Vinton, Randy VanWarmer, Billy Walker, Skeeter Davis, Boots Randolph, The Mills Brothers, Mickey Gilley, Aaron Tippin, Bobby Jones, The Drifters, Lucy Arnaz, Larry Braggs (Tower of Power), Don King, Sarah Darling, Dan Huff, Jim Ed Norman, Tim Dubois, and Harold Bradley. He continues to perform and record, and has recently released two self produced musical collections recorded by his personal ensemble, Crewation, entitled Heads And Hearts, and A Crewation Christmas, currently available as digital downloads.
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