Biography
Fat Larry's Band
Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 1991
Members: Larry James, Larry LaBes, Ted Cohen, Erskine Williams, Melvin El, Butch Harper, Doug (Khalif) Jones, Arthur Austin, Darryl Grant, Jimmy Lee (3), Art Capehart, Anthony Middleton (2), Cuca Echevarria
Philly soul - disco - funk bandFormed in 1976, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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", "Lookin' 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.