Larry Boone

Larry Eugene Boone (born June 7, 1956) is an American country music artist and songwriter. Between 1985 and 1993, Boone recorded five major label studio albums, in addition to charting several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. His highest-charting single, "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", reached No. 10 in 1988. Boone has also co-written several singles for other country music artists, including a Number One single for Kathy Mattea, and Top Ten hits for Don Williams, Tracy Lawrence, Rick Trevino and Lonestar.

Musical career Larry Eugene Boone was born in Cooper City, Florida, on June 7, 1956. He is a distant relative Daniel Boone, the famed frontiersman. He attended Florida Atlantic University and moved to Nashville in 1981.

His first cut as a songwriter was Marie Osmond's 1985 single "Until I Fall in Love Again". Boone was signed to a recording contract with Mercury Records in 1986. Boone's debut single "Stranger Things Have Happened" was released that year, reaching a peak of No. 64 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts. It was the first of seven singles from his self-titled debut album, released in 1987. The album's last single, 1988's "Don't Give Candy to a Stranger", was Boone's highest-charting single, peaking at No. 10.

Boone's third and final album for Mercury, 1990's Down That River Road, produced only one single before he was dropped from Mercury's roster.

Music videos Year Video Director 1987 "I Talked a Lot About Leaving" 1989 "Fool's Paradise" Sherman Halsey 1990 "Everybody Wants to Be Hank Williams" Michael Salomon 1991 "I Need a Miracle" Deaton-Flanigen 1993 "Get in Line"