Occupation(s) Musician
Arranger Role Musician Spouse Andra Willis | Years active 1950s–present Name Larry Muhoberac Genres Rock music, Pop music | |
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Birth name Lawrence Gordon Muhoberac, Jr. Also known as Larry Owens, Larry Gordon Born February 12, 1937 (age 87)
Louisiana, United States ( 1937-02-12 ) Associated acts Elvis Presley, Woody Herman, TCB Band Children Jamie Muhoberac, Parrish Muhoberac Similar People Andra Willis, Ron Tutt, Jerry Scheff, Glen D Hardin, Jamie Muhoberac | ||
Music group TCB Band (1969 – 1970) Instruments Piano
Organ, keyboards | ||
Larry muhoberac 2016 at kincumber
Larry Muhoberac (born Lawrence Gordon Muhoberac, Jr.; (February 12, 1937 - December 4, 2016) was an American musician, record producer, and composer who was also known under pseudonyms "Larry Owens" and "Larry Gordon".
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- Larry muhoberac 2016 at kincumber
- Career in America
- Emigration and career in Australia
- Selected discography
- References
Career in America
Muhoberac is widely known as the original keyboardist in Elvis Presley's TCB Band. He first appeared live with the group at Presley's Hotel International debut in Las Vegas on July 31, 1969, After years of touring, Glen Hardin replaced him on piano. Other members from the TCB era were James Burton (lead guitar), Jerry Scheff (bass), John Wilkinson (rhythm guitar), and Ronnie Tutt (drums).
Muhoberac was born and raised in Louisiana and began playing accordion and piano at age five. He went on the road with Woody Herman at 20 and moved to Memphis in 1959. In 1961, using the pseudonym "Larry Owens", he and his band played two of Presley's Memphis charity concerts.
He moved to the West Coast in the early sixties to work as a studio musician. Presley recruited him to work on his movie soundtracks. He developed a reputation as a top player, working first with Elvis and later with Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Tanya Tucker, Ray Conniff, and Barbra Streisand. Later in his career he arranged and conducted for numerous successful acts, including Seals & Crofts and Contemporary Christian band The Archers.
He composed themes to many TV shows during this time, including the theme song to The Bold and the Beautiful, for which he received neither credit nor royalties. He composed the opening theme for the Lawrence Welk Show, entitled "Interlude", to the music and title The Joy of Painting.
Emigration and career in Australia
In 1986, he moved to Australia, where he produced records, played piano, and did arrangements for Keith Urban, Rick Price, Grace Knight, Silverchair, and Col Joye. His wife was Andra Willis, a vocalist on The Lawrence Welk Show who had a successful career as a solo artist, with numerous hit singles. His sons, Jamie Muhoberac and Parrish Muhoberac, are well known session musicians, arrangers, producers, and engineers.