Phillip LaRue

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Phillip LaRue

| image = Phillip-larue.jpg

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place =

| origin = Nashville, Tennessee

| genre = Pop, acoustic, Americana

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, producer

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| years_active = 1999–present

| label = BEC, Razor & Tie

| associated_acts = LaRue

}}

Phillip LaRue (born October 9, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, artist and producer from Nashville, Tennessee.{{cite web|last=Recordings|first=BEC|title=Signed Artist Phillip LaRue|url=http://www.becrecordings.com/artists/272/Phillip_Larue/|work=BEC RECORDS|access-date=October 29, 2012}} He has released four studio albums with his band LaRue, formed by his sister Natalie LaRue and himself, and two studio albums as solo artist. He has sold over 500,000 copies and worked with many well-known music artists, including Tenth Avenue North, Brandon Heath, Jars of Clay, Audrey Assad, Jennifer Knapp, Phil Wickham, Ronnie Dunn, Jason Castro and Dave Barnes.{{cite web|title=Phillip LaRue Recent Works|url=http://www.razorandtiemusicpublishing.com/artist/phillip-larue|work=Razor & Tie Publishing|publisher=Razor & Tie Direct|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226063328/http://www.razorandtiemusicpublishing.com/artist/phillip-larue|archive-date=February 26, 2013|url-status=dead}} In 2010, he won a Dove Award for Song of the Year for co-writing "By Your Side" for Tenth Avenue North.{{cite news|last=Hendrickson|first=Lucas|title=Dove Awards spreads its wings|url=http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/04/21/dove-awards-spreads-its-wings/|access-date=October 17, 2012|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=April 21, 2010}}{{cite web|title=CCM Artists Honored at 41st Annual DOVE Awards|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/41st-gma-dove-award-winners.aspx|work=The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc|publisher=CBN News|access-date=October 29, 2012}}{{cite web|title=40th Annual GMA Dove Awards|url=http://entertainment.msn.com/photos/gallery2.aspx?gallery=20927&photo=59bf358e-446e-4ce0-8ba8-1b1affa75d1d|work=MSN|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303204032/http://entertainment.msn.com/photos/gallery2.aspx?gallery=20927&photo=59bf358e-446e-4ce0-8ba8-1b1affa75d1d|archive-date=March 3, 2014|url-status=dead}} He also received a billboard #1 for the writing the song Whiskey in My Water.

His music is frequently featured in television, films & adds including but not excluding Ghost Whisperer (CBS), One Tree Hill (CW),{{cite web|title=Phillip Larue's Song Featured on CW's One Tree Hill Premiere|url=http://breathecast.christianpost.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Phillip.LaRue/Article-924_3198.htm|work=Breathe Cast|publisher=breathecast.com|access-date=October 17, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Harper's Island (CBS), The Hills (MTV), and Nashville (ABC), Apple, Volkswagen, Ford. He is also in a band called "The Rival" http://www.therivalmusic.com which has had many placements for TV/FILM.

Early life

Phillip LaRue was born on October 9, 1981. His younger sister is Natalie LaRue, and he has two additional younger twin sisters.{{cite journal|title=Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|first=Bil|last=Carpenter|pages=[https://archive.org/details/uncloudydaysgosp00carp/page/244 244]–5 |access-date=October 7, 2015|year=2005 |url=https://archive.org/details/uncloudydaysgosp00carp|url-access=registration|quote=Phillip LaRue October 9, 1981.}}{{cite web|title=Songwriter/Composer: LARUE PHILLIP PAUL|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=343504977&keyID=1261643&keyname=LARUE%20PHILLIP%20PAUL&querytype=WriterID&detail=Y&affCD=21&term=|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|author=Broadcast Music, Inc.|author-link=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=October 7, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}