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JANUARY 2019

Bio

Larr y, Steve, & Rudy, the Gatl in Broth ers are a Gra mmy Award-winning tr io who have dazz led audiences for more than sixty years with a lifeti me of note wort hy achievements in their storyb ook career, including a Gra mmy for Best Countr y Song (“Brok en Lady”), thre e ACM awards for Si ngle of the Year (“All Th e Go ld In Californi a”), of th e Year (Str aight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of th e Year for Larr y Gatl in, along with five nomi nati ons for CMA Vocal Gr oup of the Year, Si ngle, Album and Male Vocalist of th e Year. (DOV E Awards – AMA’s – PEOPL E’S CHO ICE info here) Th e Broth ers have accumulated 7 # 1 Si ngles, 32 Top 40 Records, 22 Stud io and 5 BMI “Million-Air” Awards. Larr y ran ks 4th as So lo Wri ter’s with th e mo st self-penned to p 40 Billboard Hit s! His ma ssive song catalo g has been record ed by the Who’s Wh o of entert ainers , including El vis Presl ey, Barba ra Str eisand, , Roy Orb ison, Glen Campbell, Kri s Kri stof fers on, Si r To m Jones, Dott ie West, Charl ie Rich, Johnny Mathis and dozens of oth ers , securi ng his legacy as one of BMI’s top solo songwri ters of all ti me .

For mo re th an 62 years now, the Gatl in Broth ers have entert ained audiences in some of th e worl d’s larg est venues and from some of the mo st iconic stag es, including the GR AMMY Awards, th e Ame ri can Music Awards, th e People’s Choice Awards, th e To night Sh ow with Johnny Cars on, Op ra h, He e Ha w, Love Boat, the Midnight Sp ecial with Wo lfman Jack, th e Merv Gri ffin Sh ow, So lid Go ld, the Barb ara Mandrell Sh ow and the ir own vari ety special on ABC – “Larr y Ga tl in and th e Ga tl in Brothe rs ”.

In 1976, th e Gatl in Broth ers were on the fast tr ack, thanks to th e chart -top ping success of th e Gr amm y Award -winning single “Brok en Lady”. Th e hits conti nued thro ughout th e decade with t heir signature song “All the Go ld In California” followed by “Ho usto n” (Means I’m On e Ste p Closer To You). Th e next decade bro ught number one hits with “I Don’t Wa nna Cry ”, “I Just Wi sh You Were So meone To Love”, “Statu es Wi th out Hearts ”, “Love Is Just A Ga me”, and “Ni ght Ti me Magic”.

Th ey have perf orm ed at fame d venues, including th e White H ouse, the Pr esident Reagan Library , Air Force One, Ford’s Th eater, Camp David, Presi dent Bush’s 80th Birt hday Part y, Th e Lincoln Theater, with t he Ne w York Po ps Or chestr a at Carn egie Ha ll, Ho usto n Sy mphony, Madison Sq uare Gard en Veneti an Room, We st Po int, Dollywood, The Mall in D.C. for July 4th , th e Gre ek Theater, Billy Bob’s, Radio City Music Ha ll, Disney Worl d and Wembley Music Festi val. In additi on, the y have gra ced the sta ge with l egendary entert ainers , from all over th e worl d, like Brad Pa isley, Rascal Flatt s, and Gospels acts , including th e Oak Ridge Boys, the Ga ith er Vocal Band, the Isaacs and ma ny others .

Th e brot hers have also proudly entert ained our U.S . Tr oops in Kuwait, Qatar, UA E, Ge rm any, & at ma ny mi litary bases in th e Un ite d Stat es as well. Th ey have appeared at fame d sport ing events performi ng th e Na ti onal Anth em for th e ’85 and ’8 9 Worl d Se ri es, th e US Open Tennis To urn ament, at Yankee Sta dium, the Astr odome , Nis san Ti tan s St adium, Candlesti ck Park, Chicago Wh ite S ox Ballpark, NHL All Star Ho ckey Ga me, Darl ingto n NA SCAR Sp eedway, th e Cott on Bowl, Su gar Bowl, Rose Bowl, Gian ts St adium, New Orl eans Sa ints Su perdome, Dallas Cowboys Stad ium, Houston Te xans’ Reliant St adium and the 2008 Oly mpics in Beijing, China. Th ey conti nued performi ng thro ughout the USA for th e next 10 years & in 2015 th e broth ers celebrate d 60 years of ma king music togeth er and released a new album, Th e Go spel Accordi ng To Ga tl in. Larr y wrot e & produced a mu sical, “Qu anah” which was performe d in Apri l 2017 to r ave revi ews.

A litt le background…

It all began in Abilene, Te xas in 1955 when Larr y was seven, St eve four and Rudy two . Th e broth ers grew up singing after liste ning to Jame s Blackwood and th e Blackwood Broth ers , Ho vie Lister and The St ate ma n as well oth er accomp lished gospel art ists . As children the broth ers would sing for anyone th at would liste n. So on th ey were s inging fro m coast to c oast and appeare d at the Wo rl d’s Fair in 1964 in Ne w York C ity . Th ey rec ord ed four Gospel rec ords earl y in the ir care er. In 1966 Larr y went to c ollege where he studied English and Law at th e Un ivers ity of Ho usto n. In 1971, he auditi oned for the legendary group, the Imperi als, El vis’ backup group. Wh ile he did not get the job, he me t Dott ie We st, who was the opening act for . Dean would later become one of Larr y’s oldest and best fri ends. Dott ie was initi ally tak en with Larr y’s res emblance to Na shville songwri ter Mickey Ne wbury . Dott ie tol d him one night in their backsta ge dress ing roo m at th e Landmark Ho tel in th at he looked so much like Mickey Ne wbury , tha t he had to b e able to wri te gr eat songs. Larr y retur ned to Ho usto n and wrot e eight songs. He sent them to D ott ie and she liked th em so mu ch she sent him a plane ti cket to N ashville.

Th ro ugh Dott ie, he met Kri s Kri stof fers on, who championed Gatl in’s talen t as a wri ter and singer. Kri stof fers on intr oduced Larr y to Fre d Foster at Monume nt Re cords which res ulte d in a re cordi ng contr act with t he label. Larr y’s firs t album, Th e Pi lgri m, was released later th at year. Johnny Cash wrote th e liner notes for th e album and dubbed him “Th e Pi lgri m” a name Cash called Larr y his enti re l ife. Steve and Rudy were s ti ll in college at Te xas Te ch Un ivers ity and in 1975 th ey mo ved to Na shville to s ing backup with T ammy Wy nette. Th e two later joined Larr y in 1976 to form Larr y Gatl in & th e Ga tl in Broth ers .

Listed below are a few of the awards, tv shows & venues th e brothe rs have work ed. 1964 Worl d’s Fair New York C ity , Ne w York HEW HA W HEW HA W HO NEY S Barb ara Mandrell TV Sh ow Merv Gri ffith TV Show Mike Douglas TV Show Ga tl in Brot hers ABC Special TV Sh ow So lid Gold TV Sh ow Dinah Shore TV Sh ow John Davidson TV Sh ow SA LUTE with D ick Clark Johnny Cash Sp ecial TV Sh ow Croo k & Chase TV Sh ow Midnight Sp ecial w Wolfman Jack Love Boat Mart y St uart TV Show Larr y’s Countr y Diner Jason Cra bb TV Sh ow Po p Go es th e County Mart y Robbins TV Sh ow Ralph Emo ry TV Show

To mmy Hu nter TV Show (Canada) Bill Ga ithe r Videos Carn egie Ha ll (New York ) AT& T Stad ium (Dallas) We mbley St adium (London) Death Valley (Clems on Un ivers ity ) Su per Dome (Ne w Orl eans) Madison Sq uare Gard en (Ne w York) Po nti ac Si lverdome (Ponti ac) Astr odome (Houston) Reliant Field (Ho usto n) Nis san St adium (Ti tans Na shville) Yankee Sta dium (New York) Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) Candlesti ck Pa rk (San Fra ncisco) Forum (Los Angeles) Ryma n Auditori um (Na shville) Gra nd Ol e Opry Ho use (Na shville) 40 years members of Gra nd Ol e Opry Su ng for 5 of last 8 US PR ESID ENTS