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Stoney LaRue

Stoney LaRue

American musician (born 1977)


Stoney LaRue (born Stoney Larue Phillips; 1977) is an American Texas country/Red dirt artist.

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Life and career

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, Mike Hosty 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]

On the morning of July 20, 2015, LaRue was arrested and charged with domestic abuse after an altercation involving his then girlfriend Amanda Winsworth. Winsworth claimed in court documents that she was getting ready for work when LaRue began physically assaulting her and ultimately pushed her down a flight of stairs in their home. LaRue was released from jail on $4,000 bond (equivalent to $5,100 in 2023[4]) later that day. The next morning, Winsworth rescinded part of her account of the assault on Twitter stating that the incident had been blown out of proportion by the media.[5][6]

Discography

Albums

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References

  1. "Galleywinter Interview with Cody Canada".
  2. from an interview on episode 228 of the Americana Music Show, published January 12, 2015
  3. Billy Dukes (June 10, 2013). "Miranda Lambert, 'All Kinds of Kinds' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. Schwab, Kyle. "Girlfriend says in court documents that musician LaRue punched her". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  5. Whitaker, Sterling. "Stoney LaRue Arrested, Charged With Domestic Abuse". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. Vinson, Christina (September 5, 2015). "Stoney LaRue Announces New Album 'Us Time'". The Boot. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  7. Stephano, Angela (October 14, 2019). "Stoney LaRue and Tanya Tucker, 'Meet in the Middle'". The Boot.



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