Biography
Guitarist and songwriter Larry Byrom has performed on over a 100 albums in genres ranging from rock to country to somewhere comfortable in between. Byrom was born in 1948 in Huntsville, AL, but spent a lot of his childhood in South Bend, IN. He dropped out of high school to try out his dream of reaching rock stardom. When it didn't work out as he planned, he made a detour and found success on his own terms.

In the mid-'60s, Byrom joined a band called the Precious Few. He went right to professional status, performing on Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars. Byrom's next step was to head out to California where he joined the group Hard Times, appearing on the television show #Where the Action Is. The Hard Times group called it quits before long. Byrom, undaunted, got together with Nick St. Nicholas and formed another band, T.I.M.E., which unabbreviated is Trust in Men Everywhere.

Before 1970, T.I.M.E. disbanded while Byrom joined a new rock band, Steppenwolf. Byrom recorded a number of hit songs with the group, including some he penned himself, like Hey Lawdy Mama. In 1972, he left Steppenwolf to start another band, Ratchell. When it had little success, he went back home to Alabama to think about his career and where he wanted it to go. Where it went was to country music and into the studio.

By 1980, Byrom was living in Nashville, TN. He soon began working steadily as a session guitarist for superstar country artists like Barbara Mandrell, Eddie Rabbit, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, and Kenny Rogers. Byrom's skills with slide, acoustic, and electric guitar, as well as his songwriting, kept him in constant demand. Over the years he added more recordings to his list of credits, working with well-known country singers such as Lorrie Morgan, Brooks Dunn, Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, Clint Black, and many others. ~ Charlotte Dillon, Rovi




 
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Steppenwolf - "Screaming Night Hog" 1970
FOGGY MENTAL BREAKDOWN live Steppenwolf 1970 - 1/4
Rock & Roll Reunion 1993 - Huntsville, AL
Clarece Carter, Rick Hall & Larry Byrom conversation
Tony with Larry Byrom
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