April 24, 1946 - May 30, 2009

Larry began life in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, son of Rev. & Mrs. E. W. Dalton, the eighth of nine children. At age three he began playing piano by ear, and at seven began his studies with Hallie Litton.

He is a Steinway piano artist, an ASCAP writer and a member of NARAS (the Grammys). He has recorded for Integrity Music, WORD, Inc. and PianoDisc. He is an inactive member of MENSA and studies German and Portuguese. He is a producer-arranger-conductor-piano soloist for his own projects as well as a free-lance writer and producer.

He has arranged concert and show music for Carol Lawrence, Donald O'Connor, Larry Gatlin, Ellis Marsalis.

His orchestral arrangements can be heard on albums by Steve Perry, Paula Abdul, Tim Miner, Al Green, Vicki Wynans, Kim Boyce, Maurice Sklar, Greg Buchanan, Living Sound.

Other arranging clients include Reader’s Digest, Oklahoma Sinfonia, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, CITGO Petroleum, Hyatt Hotels, Sheraton Hotels, Phillips Petroleum, Miss Oklahoma/Miss America Pageant, United Way, World Literature Crusade, Oral Roberts Television, LIGHT Records, Lexicon Music, INTEGRITY Music.

Accompanist/orchestral piano credits include Cliff Richard, Evie Tornquist, Dale Evans, Mel Torme/Peter Nero, Henry Mancini, the Lettermen, Four Freshmen, Four Lads, the Drifters, many more.

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