Fat Larry's Band
Fat Larry's Band
Top Songs
| 1 | Act Like You Know | ||
| 2 | Zoom | ||
| 3 | Lookin' for Love | ||
| 4 | Peaceful Journey | ||
| 5 | Here Comes The Sun |
Albums
Oct 2023 • 1 song
Aug 2023 • 2 songs
Jan 2021 • 2 songs
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About
Biography
This was an entertaining Philadelphia funk band, fronted by drummer "Fat" Larry James. Fat Larry's Band never scored any major hits, but their singles for Stax, Fantasy, and Omni were prototypical late-'70s and '80s East Coast jazz-tinged funk. Trumpeter and flutist Art Capehart, trombonist and alto saxophonist Jimmy Lee, saxophonist Doug Jones, keyboardist Erskine Williams, guitarist Ted Cohen, bassist Larry Labes, and percussionist Darryl Grant completed the lineup. Their best song aesthetically was "Act Like You Know," a 1982 tune with a surging bass line and simple but cat...