Larry Willoughby

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| name = Larry Willoughby

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|2|24}}

| birth_place = Sherman, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1|14|1950|2|24}}

| death_place = Sherman, Texas, U.S.

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| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| years_active = 1983–2021

| label = Atlantic America

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Larry Willoughby (February 24, 1950[https://musicrow.com/2021/01/ar-executive-larry-willoughby-dies/ A&R Executive Larry Willoughby Dies]. Music Row. Retrieved February 15, 2021. – January 14, 2021){{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/larry-willoughby-dead-dies-covid-19/|title=Larry Willoughby, A&R Executive Who Signed Luke Bryan, Dies of COVID-19|publisher=Taste of Country|date=15 January 2021|accessdate=15 January 2021}} was an American country music singer-songwriter and the vice president of A&R at Capitol Records.{{Cite web|url=http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=2178|title=Rodney Crowell: Ditchin' the "Country" Connotation|website=Vintageguitar.com|access-date=July 13, 2009|archive-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430052058/http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=2178|url-status=dead}}

Biography

Willoughby's debut album, Building Bridges, was released in 1984 by Atlantic America. Three singles were released from the album, including the title track, which was Willoughby's only single to reach the Top 60 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/1503686/crow-gill-to-harmonize-with-brooks-dunn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312105138/http://www.cmt.com/news/1503686/crow-gill-to-harmonize-with-brooks-dunn/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2016|title=Crow, Gill to Harmonize With Brooks & Dunn|website=Cmt.com|accessdate=April 12, 2020}} It was covered in 2006 by Brooks & Dunn, whose version peaked at No. 4.{{Cite web |url=http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=2005060621093874 |title=Brooks & Dunn Are "Building Bridges" with Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill for Next CD |access-date=July 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210437/http://magazine.angrycountry.com/article.php?story=2005060621093874 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }} Another single from the album, "Heart on the Line (Operator, Operator)," was covered by Eddy Raven as "Operator, Operator" and reached the country Top 10 in 1985. Willoughby's songs have also been recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys, Waylon Jennings, and his cousin Rodney Crowell, who produced Willoughby's album.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p25124/songs|pure_url=yes}} Songs Composed By Larry Willoughby], AllMusic

Willoughby had Alzheimer's disease.LB Cantrell: [https://musicrow.com/2021/01/ar-executive-larry-willoughby-dies/ A&R Executive Larry Willoughby Dies], musicrow.com, January 15, 2021 He died in Sherman, Texas, at the age of 70, after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.[https://tasteofcountry.com/larry-willoughby-dead-dies-covid-19/ Larry Willoughby, A&R Executive Who Signed Luke Bryan, Dies of COVID-19]