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Fat Larry's Band
Band, 1976-1987
R&B/Soul
Philly soul - disco - funk band Formed in 1976, Philadelphia. Fronted by drummer Fat Larry James. Within a decade they released nine albums at labels as WMOT Records, Fantasy, Virgin and Omni Records. Their biggest hits were "Act Like You Know", "Zoom", "Looking For Love". Larry James also played with the The Delfonics and Blue Magic and managed the group Slick (2). The group folded after the premature death of Larry James in 1987 at age 38.
Members
 | Larry James dr, voc, perc *1949 US |
 | Larry LaBes b |
| Ted Cohen g |
| Erskine Williams ep |
 | Melvin El tb, bvoc |
| Butch Harper |
| Doug Jones sax, voc |
| Arthur Austin perc, voc |
 | Darryl Grant voc, perc |
| Jimmy Lee tb |
 | Art Capehart tr |
| Anthony Middleton g, voc |
| Cuca Echevarria bvoc |
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Party (Best Of) | Fat Larry's Band | 2006 | Compil. |
| Act Like You Know Remix 95 | Fat Larry's Band | 1995 | Single |
| Greatest Hits | Fat Larry's Band | 1995 | Compil. |
| Close Encounters Of A Funky Kind | Fat Larry's Band | 1994 | Compil. |
| Act Like You Know / Watch Out | Fat Larry's Band / Brandi Wells | 1993 | Album |
| The Golden Dance-Floor Hits Vol. 20 | C.O.D. / Fat Larry's Band | 1991 | Album |
| Zoom | Fat Larry's Band | 1988 | Album |
| Act Like You Know / Double Dutch Bus / Watch Out | Fat Larry's Band / Frankie Smith / Brandi Wells | 1987 | Album |
| Zoom / Which One Should I Choose | Fat Larry's Band | 1986 | Single |
| Sunrise Sunset / Chill Out | Fat Larry's Band | 1986 | Album |
| Nice / Which One Should I Choose | Fat Larry's Band | 1986 | Single |
| Nice | Fat Larry's Band | 1986 | Album |
| Teach Me (There Is Something About Love) | Fat Larry's Band | 1986 | Single |
| Stubborn Kind Of Fellow / Changes | Fat Larry's Band | 1983 | Album |
| Straight From The Heart | Fat Larry's Band | 1983 | Album |
| Don't Let It Go To Your Head | Fat Larry's Band | 1983 | Album |
| Straight From The Heart | Fat Larry's Band | 1983 | Album |
| Act Like You Know / Get Down, Get Funky | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Single |
| トラフィック・ストッパー / アクト・ライク・ユー・ノウ = Traffic Stopper /Act Like You Know | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Single |
| Golden Moment | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Zoom | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Traffic stopper / Be My Lady | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Act Like You Know | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Single |
| Act Like You Know | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Act Like You Know | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Breakin' Out | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Zoom / Be My Lady | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Single |
| Be My Lady / Act Like You Know | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Traffic Stopper / Be My Lady | Fat Larry's Band | 1982 | Album |
| Can't Keep My Hands To Myself / Stand Up | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Album |
| Stand Up | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Album |
| Stand Up | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Album |
| Stand Up | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Single |
| Lookin' For Love | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Album |
| Can't Keep My Hands To Myself | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Single |
| Party After Midnight / Can't Keep My Hands To Myself | Fat Larry's Band | 1980 | Single |
| Lookin' For Love | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Album |
| Lookin' For Love | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Album |
| Here Comes The Sun / Everything Is Disco | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Single |
| Bright City Lights - The Best Of Fat Larry's Band Plus | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Compil. |
| How Good Is Love | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Single |
| Boogie Town | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Single |
| Here Comes The Sun | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Single |
| Lookin' For Love Tonight | Fat Larry's Band | 1979 | Single |
| Boogie Town / Passing Time | Fat Larry's Band | 1978 | Single |
| We Just Can't Get It Together | Fat Larry's Band | 1978 | Single |
| Spacin' Out | Fat Larry's Band | 1978 | Album |
| Castle Of Joy | Fat Larry's Band | 1977 | Single |
| Peaceful Journey | Fat Larry's Band | 1977 | Single |
| Off The Wall | Fat Larry's Band | 1977 | Album |
| Feel It | Fat Larry's Band | 1976 | Album |
| Center City / Music Maker | Fat Larry's Band | 1976 | Single |
| Fascination / Center City | Fat Larry's Band | 1976 | Album |
| True Love / We Just Want To Play For You | George Harrison / Fat Larry's Band | 1976 | Single |
| We Just Want To Play For You | Fat Larry's Band | 1976 | Single |
| Act Like You Know / Lookin' For Love / Zoom | Fat Larry's Band | Album | |
| Lookin For Love Tonight / Funky Bebop | Fat Larry's Band / Vin Zee | Album | |
| Here Comes The Sun / Center City | Fat Larry's Band | Album | |
| Double Dutch Bus / Zoom | Frankie Smith / Fat Larry's Band | Single | |
| Act Like You Know / Feed Me Your Love | Fat Larry's Band / The Fatback Band | Album | |
| Tune Me Up / Zoom / F.L.B. | Fat Larry's Band | Single | |
| B-O-P-S Vol. 1 | Phyllis Hyman, Positive Force, Bobby Thurston, Fat Larry's Band | Single |
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