Biography for
Larry Gatlin More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

2 May 1948, Odessa, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Larry Wayne Gatlin

Spouse

Janis Ross

(9 August 1969 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Joined the Grand Ole Opry with his brothers in 1976.

Other major hits in the Gatlins' career were "Broken Lady" (1976); "Statues Without Hearts," "I Don't Wanna Cry" and "Love is Just a Game" (1977); "Night Time Magic" (1978); "I've Done Enough Dying Today" (1979); "Takin' Somebody With Me When I Fall" and "Take Me to Your Lovin' Place" (1980); "What are We Doin' Lonesome" (1981); "Sure Feels Like Love" (1982); "Denver" and "The Lady Takes the Cowboy Every Time" (1984); "Nothing But Your Love Matters" and "She Used to be Somebody's Baby" (1986); "Talkin' to the Moon" (1987); and "Love of a Lifetime" (1988).

With younger brothers Steve and Rudy Gatlin, formed Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band.

Had a long string of country hits from 1974 through 1988, with three of their 17 top 10 songs reaching No. 1 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart -- "I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love" (1978); "All the Gold in California" (1979); and "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You" (1983).

Country singer and songwriter.

Was a wide receiver on the University of Houston football team and on November 23,1968 scored a touchdown in Houston's 100-6 win over the University of Tulsa; one of the most lopsided games in modern college football history.

His son, Josh Cash Gatlin (named for Johnny Cash, is the manager of the Gatlin Brothers Band) [June 27, 2009].

FoxNews.com contributor.

Personal Quotes

I'm an American by birth and a Texan by the grace of God (on his move from Texas to Nashville where he currently resides) (2011)