Larry Brent | zh

Like so many other Los Angeles studio musicians, guitarist and composer Larry Carlton was faced with a choice a number of years back: whether to go solo and develop a name for himself under his own name or to continue the less risky, more lucrative existence as a session guitarist, making good money and recording with prominent musicians. Fortunately for fans of this eclectic guitarist, he chose the former, and has recorded under his own name for Warner Bros., MCA Records and GRP Records since 1978. Carlton's studio credits from the 1970s and early '80s include musicians and groups like...

There are at least two artists with the name Brenton Wood: an American soul singer and songwriter, and a rock musician. 1.) Alfred Jesse Smith (born July 26, 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana), better known by the stage name Brenton Wood, is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his two 1967 hits: Oogum Boogum Song and Gimme Little Sign. When he was a child his family moved west to San Pedro in Los Angeles, California. In his high school years his family relocated to nearby Compton, where Brenton became a member of the Compton High School track team and...

Bio: Brent lives in Clarksville, Ohio, where he writes his own songs and performs around the area. He currently works at P.C. Connection, and spends his off time with his girlfriend. Brent plays the guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, banjo, and keyboards. He has competed in the Colgate Country Showdown, where he placed in the top three in 1999, 2000, and 2001 and finally won the competition in 2002. His musical influences are The Warren Brothers, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Garth Brooks, and Tim McGraw. Personal Statement: "I'm a modern-day country boy with influences from all over, but my music is...

April 24, 1946 - May 30, 2009 Larry began life in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, son of Rev. & Mrs. E. W. Dalton, the eighth of nine children. At age three he began playing piano by ear, and at seven began his studies with Hallie Litton. He is a Steinway piano artist, an ASCAP writer and a member of NARAS (the Grammys). He has recorded for Integrity Music, WORD, Inc. and PianoDisc. He is an inactive member of MENSA and studies German and Portuguese. He is a producer-arranger-conductor-piano soloist for his own projects as well as a free-lance writer and...