Larry Finnegan

John Lawrence Finneran (August 10, 1938 – July 22, 1973), better known under his stage name Larry Finnegan (sometimes erroneously listed as "Larry Finneran"), was an American pop singer.

Born in New York City, Finnegan's only hit in the US was 1962's "Dear One", which went to No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where Dear One was a No. 1 hit in 1962 and he had more hits, for example "Oh, Lonesome me (No. 9), "Pretty Suzie Sunshine (No. 7) and "I like it like that" (No. 5).

Due to his great successes in Sweden, Finnegan visited the country for tours and became involved in the Swedish pop industry. The first result came already in 1963 when the Swedish-Dutch singer (Martina Carina Peereboom) got her first hit with "Johnny Loves me" - written and produced by him. The record spent 10 weeks at the best selling chart Kvällstoppen and peaked at No. 7. Her German version Johnny komm became a hit in Germany. In Nederland she had a hit with his song De wereld is leeg zonder jou 1966.

Larry Finnegan also made records of his songs in German, among others Komm doch zu mir, Tiger aus Papier, Sieben Tage, Einen Grüss an Mama, Glück und heisser Tränen, Unterm Dach and Das schönste Mädchen der Welt.

In 1966, he started his own record label SvenskAmerican,

Discography Singles YearTitlePeak chartpositionsRecord LabelB-side US AUS 1961 "Dear One" 11 1 Old Town Records "Candy Lips" 1962 "Pretty Suzy Sunshine" – – "It's Walkin' Talkin' Time" "Oh Lonesome Me" – – "Knock on Wood" "I'll Be Back, Jack" – – Coral Records "There Ain't Nothin' in This World" 1963 "A Kiss and a Dozen Roses" – – Old Town Records "Pick Up the Pieces" 1964 "Dear One, Part Two" – – RIC Records "Baton Rouge" "A Tribute to Ringo Starr – The Other Ringo" 130 – "When My Love Passes By"