Larry Groce was born on April 22,1948 and is an American singer-songwriter and radio host.
11 Facts About Larry Groce
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From 1983 until 2021, Groce served as the host and artistic director of Mountain Stage, a two-hour live music radio program produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed by NPR.
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Larry Groce first entered the national spotlight in 1976 when his novelty song "Junk Food Junkie" became a Top Ten hit.
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Larry Groce's first album, a collection of hymns called Peace and Joy and Power for The First Church of Christ, Scientist, of which he is a member, was recorded in 1969 while he was still a college student at Principia College in Elsah, Illinois.
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Between 1979 and 1990, Larry Groce performed on nine Disney albums, one of which was certified gold and five certified platinum.
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In 1983, Larry Groce co-founded Mountain Stage, a two-hour live music program produced by West Virginia Public Radio and distributed nationally and internationally by NPR and Voice of America's satellite radio service to over 200 stations.
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Larry Groce retired from hosting Mountain Stage in 2021; his successor is Kathy Mattea.
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In 2016, Larry Groce released his first recording in 27 years Live Forever with his wife, violist Sandra Larry Groce.
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Larry Groce owned The Morgantown School of Ballet from 1980 to 1985.
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Larry Groce was part owner of West Virginia's only statewide arts and entertainment alternative tabloid, Graffiti, from 1990 until 2004.
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Larry Groce is married to Sandra Groce, a classically-trained violist.