In Nashville, there are singers, there are songwriters, and there are those who can do both. Larry Boone, born on June 7, 1956, in Cooper City, Florida, falls into the last category. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums and sent multiple singles to the country charts, with his highest-peaking entry, “Don’t Give Candy to a Stranger”, reaching number 10 in 1988. In addition to success as a singer-songwriter, he has also written hit songs for Kathy Mattea, George Strait, Lonestar, Tracy Lawrence, and more.
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The Life and Career of Larry Boone
Distantly related to folk hero Daniel Boone, Larry Boone attended Florida Atlantic University, paying his tuition with singing gigs in local Florida honky-tonks.
“Country music is all I’ve ever known,” he said in a 2015 interview. “I love all genres, but I was raised on country music. It’s been the soundtrack to my entire life.”…