{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Larry Fleet | background = solo_singer | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = [[White Bluff, Tennessee]], U.S. | genre = Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | instrument = Vocals, guitar | years_active = 2017–present | label = [[Big Loud]] | website = }}
'''Larry Fleet''' is an American [[country music]] singer-songwriter. Signed to [[Big Loud]] in 2019, he has released three albums and three singles.
==Biography== Larry Fleet was born and raised in [[White Bluff, Tennessee]]. His great grandfather and great-uncle had a [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] band called the Happy Two. He joined them when he was six years old. His great-uncle taught him how to play guitar and [[fiddle]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chattanoogan.com/2020/11/13/418347/Larry-Fleet-s-Where-I-Find-God.aspx | title=Larry Fleet's "Where I Find God" Resonates With Listeners | publisher=Chattanoogan.com | date=November 13, 2020 | accessdate=September 26, 2021}}</ref>
Throughout 2009 and 2010, Fleet played almost every Friday night at The Wet Bar in [[Dickson, Tennessee]], as well as at a bar called Evolutions. It was in these two venues that Fleet really developed and matured as an artist. Later, he chose to move to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] in pursuit of a country music career. In 2017, country singer [[Jake Owen]] discovered Fleet performing cover songs at a wedding, and booked him as an opening act. Fleet also competed on ''Real Country'', a singing competition on the [[USA Network]] where Owen serves as a judge. Fleet placed second on the show, which led to him recording a number of independent releases prior to signing with [[Big Loud]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-fleet-mn0003292907/biography | title=Larry Fleet biography | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=September 26, 2021 | author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]]}}</ref> He officially signed with the label in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bigloudrecords.com/larry-fleet-inks-deal-with-big-loud-records/ | title=Larry Fleet inks deal with Big Loud Records | publisher=Big Loud | date=October 25, 2019 | accessdate=September 26, 2021}}</ref>
Fleet co-wrote his debut single "Where I Find God" with Nashville-based songwriter Connie Harrington. She had discovered Fleet through his social media accounts, where he would post a cover of a [[gospel music|gospel]] song every Sunday. Harrington expressed interest in writing a song with him, and the two wrote it after she presented him with the title.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theboot.com/larry-fleet-where-i-find-god-lyrics/ | title=Story Behind the Song: Larry Fleet, 'Where I Find God' | publisher=The Boot | date=September 16, 2021 | accessdate=September 26, 2021}}</ref> "Where I Find God" entered the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Country Airplay]] charts at number 58 for the chart dated October 17, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_1012.pdf | title=Billboard Country Update | publisher=Billboard | date=October 12, 2020 | accessdate=September 26, 2021 | archive-date=October 27, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027140601/https://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_1012.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> The song would peak at number 43 on the chart dated July 10, 2021.<ref name="Country Airplay">{{cite web | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2021-07-10| title=Billboard Country Airplay | publisher=Billboard | date=August 7, 2021 | accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''Workin' Hard'' (2019) *''Stack of Records'' (2021) *''Earned It'' (2023) *''Another Year Older'' (2026)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! colspan="1"| Peak chart<br />positions |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| [[Country Airplay|US Country Airplay]]<ref name="Country Airplay"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2024_0426.pdf|title=Billboard Country Update|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=April 26, 2024|access-date=April 27, 2024}}</ref> |- | 2021 ! scope="row"| "Where I Find God" | 43 |- | 2024 ! scope="row"| "Things I Take for Granted" | 59 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://findlyrics.uk/larry-fleet Larry Fleet] on [[FindLyrics UK]]
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