Larry Finnegan
John Lawrence Finneran[1] (August 10, 1938 – July 22, 1973),[2] better known under his stage name Larry Finnegan (sometimes erroneously listed as "Larry Finneran"), was an American pop singer.
Born in New York City, Finnegan's only hit in the US was 1962's "Dear One", which went to No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[3] and climbed to No. 1 in Australia. The recording had sold one million copies by 1966, earning a gold disc.[1]
In 1966 Finnegan moved to Sweden,[3] where he had more hits. In 1966, he started his own record label SvenskAmerican,[1] which published his own records – for example the singles "Good Morning Tears" and "Bound for Houston" – and also records with the Swedish group Sven-Ingvars. Finnegan recorded several records in Swedish, such as "Maria, min vän" (Maria, my friend) and "Hälsa hem till mamma" (Send your greetings to my mamma) in 1967. After that he moved to Switzerland, and in 1970 back to the United States.[3]
He died of a brain tumor at age 34 in 1973.[3][4]
Discography[]
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record Label | B-side | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | ||||
| 1961 | "Dear One" | 11 | 1 | Old Town Records | "Candy Lips" |
| 1962 | "Pretty Suzy Sunshine" | – | – | "It's Walkin' Talkin' Time" | |
| "Oh Lonesome Me" | – | – | "Knock on Wood" | ||
| "I'll Be Back, Jack" | – | – | Coral Records | "There Ain't Nothin' in This World" | |
| 1963 | "A Kiss and a Dozen Roses" | – | – | Old Town Records | "Pick Up the Pieces" |
| 1964 | "Dear One, Part Two" | – | – | RIC Records | "Baton Rouge" |
| "A Tribute to Ringo Starr – The Other Ringo" | 130 | – | "When My Love Passes By" | ||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 146. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Talevski, Nick (April 7, 2010). "Rock Obituaries: Knocking On Heaven's Door". Omnibus Press. p. 175. Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 861. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
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