Larry Blasingaine

Chicago, USA Guitarist Larry became Jackie Wilson's personal guitarist and touring producer. Larry soon became the live show producer for all Brunswick touring artists, doing the charts and backing such artists as the Artistics, Barbara Acklin, etc. Larry also joined his own group at Brunswick, Channel 3. Although the group wrote and recorded many songs, they only released one single. Although he continued to work with Jackie Wilson as his personal guitarist, Larry soon left Brunswick records to work as a record producer with Clarence Johnson. He was initially called in to help finish producing and mixing the Brighter Side of Darkness LP. He produced other material for Chicago artists on 20th Century / GEC, for such artists as Pat and Pam, North, South, East, West, Betty Jean Plummer (who later recorded as Jean Plum on Hi records), etc. 20th Century even flew in artists from other cities (such as Chuck Walker) to be produced by Larry for the label. Larry also released a record by Keanya Collins on his own Forever label.