Stoney LaRue
| Stoney LaRue | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Taft, Texas |
| Genres | Red Dirt, Texas Country |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Smith Music Group |
| Associated acts |
Cross Canadian Ragweed Jason Boland & The Stragglers Brandon Jenkins Casey Donahew Band Josh Abbott Band |
| Website | http://www.stoneylarue.com |
Stoney LaRue (born Stoney Larue Phillips in 1977) is a Texas Country/Red Dirt artist. Born in Taft, Texas, LaRue was raised in Yanush/Buffalo Valley, Oklahoma where he still visits regularly and began playing country music at a young age.
LaRue moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma, and began to play in the various bars around the college town, as well as his brother, Bo Phillips. He befriended Jason Boland and Cody Canada and the three moved into the infamous "Yellow House" where they would have late night jam sessions and entertain other various musicians around the town, like Mike McClure and Brandon Jenkins.[1] LaRue was heavily influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob Childers, and the "Red Dirt" music scene.[2]
In 2002, LaRue led The Organic Boogie Band and released Downtown, recorded in private sessions at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. LaRue's 2005 follow-up, The Red Dirt Album, reached the Billboard sales charts in its debut week. The next year, Stoney released his first live record Live at Billy Bob's Texas.
LaRue sang backing vocals on Miranda Lambert's 2013 single "All Kinds of Kinds."[3]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Indie | ||
| Downtown (Stoney LaRue and the Organic Boogie Band) |
|
— | — | — |
| The Red Dirt Album |
|
70 | — | — |
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
|
65 | — | — |
| Live Acoustic (EP) |
|
66[4] | — | — |
| Velvet |
|
15 | 53 | 5 |
| Aviator[5] |
|
17 | 72 | 15 |
| Us Time[6] |
|
22 | — | 40 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Travelin' Kind"[7] | |
| 2014 | "First One to Know"[8] | Coleman Saunders |
| "Aviator"[9] |
References
- ↑ "Galleywinter Interiew with Cody Canada".
- ↑ from an interview on episode 228 of the Americana Music Show, published January 12, 2015
- ↑ Billy Dukes (June 10, 2013). "Miranda Lambert, ‘All Kinds of Kinds’ – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Country Albums Week of January 23, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (July 25, 2014). "Video: Stoney LaRue debuts "First One to Know," first single and video from upcoming album "Aviator"". NewsOK. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Vinson, Christina (September 5, 2015). "Stoney LaRue Announces New Album ‘Us Time’". The Boot. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : Travelin' Kind". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : First One to Know". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : Aviator". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 27, 2014.