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ABOUT THE GATLIN BROTHERS
January, 2020...Larry, Steve & Rudy, the Gatlin Brothers are Grammy award-winners who have dazzled audiences for more than sixty-five years. They have accrued a lifetime of noteworthy achievements in their storybook career, including a Grammy for Best Country Song (“Broken Lady”), three ACM awards for Single of the Year (“All The Gold In California”), Album of the Year (Straight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of the Year, along with five nominations for CMA Vocal Group of the Year, Single, Album. The Brothers have accumulated 8 # 1 Singles, 30 Top 40 Records, 24 Studio Albums and 5 BMI “Million-Air” Awards. As a solo writer, Larry ranks 4th on Billboards top 40 self-penned hits & was recently inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His impressive song catalog has been recorded by the “Who’s Who” of entertainers, including Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Glen Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Sir Tom Jones, Dottie West, Charlie Rich, Johnny Mathis, the Oaks Ridge Boys and many others, securing his legacy as one of BMI’s top solo songwriters. This year the Gatlin Brothers celebrate 65 years of making music together as they embark on their 65th Anniversary Tour. They have entertained audiences in venues and stages all over the world from the Grand Ol’ Opry to Carnegie Hall. They have also performed for the Grammy Awards, the American Music Awards, the People’s Choice Awards, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Oprah, Hee-Haw, Love Boat, the Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack, the Merv Griffin Show, Solid Gold, the Barbara Mandrell Show and their own variety special on ABC. In 1976, the Gatlin Brothers were on the fast track musically, thanks to the chart-topping success of their single “Broken Lady”. The hits continued throughout the decade with their signature song “All the Gold InCalifornia” followed by “Houston (Means I’m One Step Closer To You).” The next decade brought number one hits with “I Don’t Wanna Cry”, “I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love,” “Statues Without Hearts,” “Love Is Just A Game”, and “Night Time Magic.” They have performed at the White House, the President Reagan Library, Air Force One, Ford’s Theater, Camp David, President Bush’s 80th Birthday Party, The Lincoln Theater, and Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Gardens, West Point, The Mall in Washington D.C., The Greek Theater, Billy Bob’s, Radio City Music Hall, Disney World and The Wembley Music Festival, to name a few. They have been privileged to grace the stage with legendary entertainers, like Bob Hope, George Burns, Kenny Rogers, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Vince Gill, the Mandrels, The Oak Ridge Boys, the Gaither Vocal Band, the Isaacs and many others.
The brothers have also proudly entertained our U.S. Troops in Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Germany and at many military bases in the United States as well. They have appeared at many sporting events and venues singing the National Anthem, including the ’85 and ’89 World Series, and the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. They have performed in Yankee Stadium, the Astrodome, Nissan Titans Stadium, Candlestick Park, Chicago White Sox Ballpark, NHL All Star Hockey Game, Darlington NASCAR Speedway, the Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl, Giants Stadium, New Orleans Saints Superdome, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Houston Texans’ Reliant Stadium and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Larry has also written & produced a musical, “Quanah”, which was performed in April 2017 to rave reviews. Their career began in Abilene, Texas in 1955 when Larry was seven, Steve was four and Rudy was two. The brothers grew up singing gospel music while listening to James Blackwood and the Blackwood Brothers, Hovie Lister and The Statesmen Quartet as well other accomplished gospel artists. As children the brothers would sing for anyone who would listen. Soon they were singing from coast to coast and appeared at the World’s Fair in 1964 in New York City. They recorded four Gospel records early in their career. In 1966, Larry went to college at the University of Houston where he studied English and Law. In 1971, he auditioned for The Imperials, Elvis’ backup group. While he did not get the job, he met Dottie West, who was the opening act for Jimmy Dean. Dean would later become one of Larry’s oldest and dearest friends. Dottie was initially taken with Larry’s resemblance to Nashville songwriter Mickey Newbury. She told him one night in Las Vegas that he looked so much like Mickey, he had to be able to write great songs too. Encouraged, Larry returned to Houston and wrote eight songs. He sent them to Dottie and she liked them so much she sent him a plane ticket to Nashville. Through Dottie’s friendship, Larry met Kris Kristofferson, who championed his talents as a writer and singer. Kristofferson’s introduction to Fred Foster at Monument Records resulted in a recording contract with the label. Larry’s first album, The Pilgrim, was released later that year. Johnny Cash wrote the liner notes for the album and dubbed him “The Pilgrim”, a name he called him the rest of his life.
At this time Steve and Rudy were still in college at Texas Tech University, but by 1975 they had moved to Nashville to sing backup with Tammy Wynette. The two later joined Larry to form the group as we know it today. Listed below are a few of the awards, television shows & venues the brothers have worked.
1964 World’s Fair New York City, New York
Hee-Haw
Hee-Haw Honeys
The Barbara Mandrel Show
The Merv Griffith Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Gatlin Brothers ABC Special
Solid Gold TV Show
The Dinah Shore Show
John Davidson TV Show
SALUTE with Dick Clark
Johnny Cash Special
Crook & Chase Show
Midnight Special with Wolfman Jack
Love Boat
Marty Stuart TV Show
Larry’s Country Diner
Jason Crabb TV Show
Pop Goes the County
Marty Robbins TV Show
Ralph Emory TV Show
Tommy Hunter TV Show (Canada)
Huckabee TV Show
Bill Gaither Videos
Carnegie Hall (New York)
AT&T Stadium (Dallas)
Wembley Stadium (London)
Death Valley (Clemson University)
Super Dome (New Orleans)
Madison Square Garden (New York)
Pontiac Silverdome (Pontiac)
Astrodome (Houston)
Reliant Field (Houston)
Nissan Stadium (Titans Nashville)
Yankee Stadium (New York)
Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Candlestick Park (San Francisco)
Forum (Los Angeles)
Ryman Auditorium (Nashville)
Grand Ole Opry House (Nashville)
43 years members of Grand Ole Opry
Performed for 8 of the last 8 United States Presidents