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Bill LaBounty's musical
direction was clear by the age of 19, when he was signed with his
rock band to RCA Records. The Pacific Northwest native then took his
act solo, recording an album for Twentieth Century Fox Records,
followed by 3 albums for Warner Bros. Records, which spawned the pop
hits Never Gonna Look Back (with James Taylor),
Livin' It Up and
This Night Won't Last Forever.
Bill's most recent album The Right Direction, co-produced with Robbie
Dupree, enjoyed success in Europe and Japan with featured singles
The
Right Direction and
Mr. O.
He also established himself as a songwriter for other artists, with
successes that span almost two decades. Over the years his resume
includes cuts by an array of Pop and Country artists including Patti
LaBelle, Jimmy Buffett, The Judds, Steve Wariner, The Temptations,
Brooks & Dunn, Steve Goodman and Phoebe Snow, Peter Cetera and Tim
McGraw, among others.
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An accomplished keyboardist and synthesist, LaBounty has worked in
the studio with such artists as James Taylor, Jennifer Warnes, Patti
LaBelle and Peter Cetera.
In 1983, while working in
Nashville, LaBounty met his wife, songwriter Beckie Foster, which
led to a joint career in Nashville and L.A. and resulted in Steve
Wariner's #1 record
The Weekend and Peter Cetera's
No Explanation,
the end theme for the movie Pretty Woman.
His hits include Robbie Dupree's
Hot Rod Hearts, Michael Johnson's
This Night Won't Last Forever, Steve Wariner's #1 records
Lynda and
I Got Dreams,
Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart (a
Grammy-winning record by Alison Kraus and Shenandoah), Tanya Tucker
and Delbert McClinton's Tell Me About It,
Tequila Talkin' by Lonestar, the #1
Shenandoah single
I Want To Be Loved Like That
and
Brooks & Dunn's
Rock My World (Little Country Girl).
To date, he
has had over 100 songs recorded by other artists, resulting in 25
BMI Awards, including 10 Million Performance awards.
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Currently Alan Jackson's new Grammy-nominated album, "Like Red On A Rose", produced by Alison Krauss, features Bill's song Don't Ask Why.
Bill has also been in the studio recently providing five new songs, as
well as backing vocals for the new Bill Medley project produced by
Steve Dorff.
In 2006, Bill toured Japan and Europe with friend and
collaborator Robbie Dupree and his all-star band, featuring Larry
Hoppen, Leslie Smith, David Sancious, Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff.
Bill's own new album is slated for release later this year. |
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