“All the Gold in California” can be heard at Park Theater on Oct. 26 when Larry Gatlin takes the stage at 7 p.m.
Gatlin is an American country and Southern gospel singer and songwriter. As part of a trio with his younger brothers Steve and Rudy, he achieved considerable success within the country music genre, performing on 33 Top 40 singles. As their fame grew, the band became known as Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers.
Gatlin was born in 1948 in Seminole, Texas, the son of a driller in an oil field. The oldest of the three Gatlin brothers, he was singing at family and church events by age 7. While Steve and Rudy were finishing college, Larry was already touring small clubs in Nashville as a solo act, looking forward to the time he could afford to expand his live show to include his brothers.
From 1976 to 1992, the brothers toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. They racked up hit after hit and banked some of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Larry penned every Gatlin Brothers hit you’ve ever heard. He wrote songs that were later recorded by Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Charlie Rich, Johnny Mathis, Dottie West and more.
December of 1992 marked a farewell to concert touring for the Gatlin Brothers. Then came a major turning point in his career. Larry took the lead role on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning musical “The Will Rogers Follies.” The musical then toured throughout the nation to rave reviews.
Throughout the next decade, Larry would go on to write an autobiography, “All the Gold in California,” record a solo album, “In My Life,” and would occasionally tour solo.
In the early 2000s the brothers reunited for select tour dates and, in 2008, recorded their first album in nearly two decades, “Pilgrimage.” In 2015, the brothers celebrated 60 years of making music together and released a new album, “The Gospel According to Gatlin.”
Also performing will be The Blackwood Quartet.
Tickets are on sale at the Park Theater box office or online at Ticket Biscuit. Tickets are $45. Seating is reserved.