Larry Weiss

about

Weiss recorded his first album in 1974, and then waited nearly 35 years to make a second. And now showing a Broadway musical BASED ON HIS FAMOUS SONG, A STORY that’s been brewing in the back of his mind for decades. Weiss’ approach to art is one in which he goes deep inside, looking for the unexpected as he continues to learn who he is and why he was put here. Music is a means of self-discovery, a pathway to the truth everyone hides—even from themselves—no matter how long it takes. “Finding out who you are,” he says, “is letting go of safety.” Born in Newark and raised in New York City, Weiss has repeatedly snipped his safety nets as he’s challenged his own preconceptions about his life, escaping a destiny in textiles to become a good songwriter, to hear his songs sung by great artists. “I don’t care what any songwriter says to the contrary, but writing is some kind of therapy, where you often come face to face with yourself.” That didn’t happen easily. But almost nothing has in Weiss’ colorful existence. Growing up in Newark, he heard all sorts of music around the house: George Shearing and Thelonius Monk, Broadway show tunes and the traditional pop of Sinatra, Bennett and Cole. His family lived on the edge of a black slum, so by osmosis he developed an affinity for R&B and black gospel music. As a kid, he would even periodically sneak into a nearby Baptist church to drink that music in. In his early teens, Weiss’ father gave him a sunburst Gibson guitar. “I could only play

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black and blue suite

Black & Blue Suite

Cuts and Scratches

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All-Time Top 100 TV Themes

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All-Time Top 100 TV Themes Disc 1

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Unforgotten Yesterdays - the Songs of Larry Weiss & Lockie Edwards Jr

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It's Only a Movie!

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200 Country Classics

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Who's the Boss?

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The Very Best Of DUH: Volume I

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Tube Tunes Volume (3) Three - The '80s

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Television Themes

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