Larry Gatlin
Larry Gatlin was born in 1948 in Seminole, Texas, the son of an oil driller. The oldest of the three Gatlin brothers, by age seven Larry was already accompanying younger brothers Steve and Rudy in singing at family and church events. Their baby sister LaDonna joined the group when she was five. On the strength of his songwriting talents, Larry Gatlin became known throughout the Nashville music industry. While his siblings Steve, Rudy, and LaDonna were finishing college, Larry was already...See more
Larry Gatlin was born in 1948 in Seminole, Texas, the son of an oil driller. The oldest of the three Gatlin brothers, by age seven Larry was already accompanying younger brothers Steve and Rudy in singing at family and church events. Their baby sister LaDonna joined the group when she was five. On the strength of his songwriting talents, Larry Gatlin became known throughout the Nashville music industry. While his siblings Steve, Rudy, and LaDonna were finishing college, Larry was already touring the small club and listening room circuit as a solo act, looking forward to the time when he could afford to expand his live show to include his siblings. The three brothers and LaDonna finally brought their family harmony to Nashville in the 1970s. (LaDonna left the group in 1976 after she got married.) The now-classic country song "Broken Lady" won Larry a Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year in 1976. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Gatlin Brothers had thirty-three Top 40 singles, and today are considered legends in country music. Larry lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Janis. They are the proud parents of son Josh, who lives with his wife, Tracy, in Nashville, and daughter Kristin, who lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, Scott. Larry is also a "Papa" to Kristin's daughters, Parker and Campbell. See less