Larry Hall
Encyclopedia
Larry Hall recorded
a one-hit wonder
song
called "Sandy" in 1959. The disc
reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart
. Larry Hall attended Rancho Alamitos High School, Garden Grove California in the late 50's. He appeared on the favorite dance show, American Band Stand in late 1959 and was seen out with a variety of female singers. He married Sharon Lee Hattensty in 1961 and moved to Pedee Oregon in 1967. They later divorced. They had three children, Jennifer (Ginger)Dawn Murphy Haber, born July 28, 1962, Toto LaVerne Simons, born November 3, 1963, and Larry Damon Hall, born July 14, 1965. He became involved with Barbara Gambetti after his divorce and they had a son, Jesse Gambetti, born in 1977. He and his family lived in Pedee, Oregon, as a gentleman farmer of a 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) ranch called the Circle H Ranch for the remainder of his life. He also sang for the rest of his life, joined by his brother Gene at various night clubs in the Willamette Valley and on the Oregon coast, and was often noted in the 'Magpie', a local musical news tabloid published in Salem, Oregon. Larry continued to sing and play guitar until his death from Cancer on September 24, 1997.
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder
A one-hit wonder is a person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single.-Characteristics:...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
called "Sandy" in 1959. The disc
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. Larry Hall attended Rancho Alamitos High School, Garden Grove California in the late 50's. He appeared on the favorite dance show, American Band Stand in late 1959 and was seen out with a variety of female singers. He married Sharon Lee Hattensty in 1961 and moved to Pedee Oregon in 1967. They later divorced. They had three children, Jennifer (Ginger)Dawn Murphy Haber, born July 28, 1962, Toto LaVerne Simons, born November 3, 1963, and Larry Damon Hall, born July 14, 1965. He became involved with Barbara Gambetti after his divorce and they had a son, Jesse Gambetti, born in 1977. He and his family lived in Pedee, Oregon, as a gentleman farmer of a 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) ranch called the Circle H Ranch for the remainder of his life. He also sang for the rest of his life, joined by his brother Gene at various night clubs in the Willamette Valley and on the Oregon coast, and was often noted in the 'Magpie', a local musical news tabloid published in Salem, Oregon. Larry continued to sing and play guitar until his death from Cancer on September 24, 1997.
Strand Records
- "Sandy" / "Lovin' Tree" (1959)
- "A Girl Like You" / "Rosemary" (1960)
- "For Every Boy" / "I'll Stay Single" (1960)
- "The Girl I Left Behind" / "Kool Love" (1961)
- "Lips Of Wine" / "Rebel Heart" (1961)
- "Ladder Of Love" / "The One You Left Behind" (1961)