Phillip LaRue

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Phillip LaRue | image = Phillip-larue.jpg | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|9|mf=y}} | birth_place = | origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee]] | genre = Pop, [[acoustic music|acoustic]], [[Americana (music)|Americana]] | occupation = Singer-songwriter, producer | instrument = Vocals, guitar | years_active = 1999–present | label = [[BEC Recordings|BEC]], [[Razor & Tie]] | associated_acts = [[LaRue (band)|LaRue]] }}

'''Phillip LaRue''' (born October 9, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, artist and producer from [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]].<ref name=rev-1>{{cite web|last=Recordings|first=BEC|title=Signed Artist Phillip LaRue|url=http://www.becrecordings.com/artists/272/Phillip_Larue/|work=BEC RECORDS|access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-date=October 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026144408/http://www.becrecordings.com/artists/272/Phillip_Larue/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has released four studio albums with his band [[LaRue (band)|LaRue]], formed by his sister [[Natalie LaRue]] and himself, and two studio albums as solo artist. He has sold over 500,000 copies and worked with many well-known music artists, including [[Tenth Avenue North]], [[Brandon Heath]], [[Jars of Clay]], [[Audrey Assad]], [[Jennifer Knapp]], [[Phil Wickham]], [[Ronnie Dunn]], [[Jason Castro (singer)|Jason Castro]] and [[Dave Barnes]].<ref name=artists-cowrite>{{cite web|title=Phillip LaRue Recent Works|url=http://www.razorandtiemusicpublishing.com/artist/phillip-larue|work=Razor & Tie Publishing|publisher=Razor & Tie Direct|access-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130226063328/http://www.razorandtiemusicpublishing.com/artist/phillip-larue|archive-date=February 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, he won a [[Dove Award for Song of the Year]] for co-writing "[[By Your Side (Tenth Avenue North song)|By Your Side]]" for [[Tenth Avenue North]].<ref name="Dove Awards- TN">{{cite news|last=Hendrickson|first=Lucas|title=Dove Awards spreads its wings|url=http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/04/21/dove-awards-spreads-its-wings/|access-date=October 17, 2012|newspaper=The Tennessean|date=April 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name=rev-3>{{cite web|title=CCM Artists Honored at 41st Annual DOVE Awards|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/41st-gma-dove-award-winners.aspx|work=The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc|publisher=CBN News|access-date=October 29, 2012}}</ref><ref name=rev-4>{{cite web|title=40th Annual GMA Dove Awards|url=http://entertainment.msn.com/photos/gallery2.aspx?gallery=20927&photo=59bf358e-446e-4ce0-8ba8-1b1affa75d1d|work=MSN|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=October 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303204032/http://entertainment.msn.com/photos/gallery2.aspx?gallery=20927&photo=59bf358e-446e-4ce0-8ba8-1b1affa75d1d|archive-date=March 3, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also received a billboard #1 for the writing the song [[Whiskey in My Water]].

His music is frequently featured in television, films & adds including but not excluding ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' ([[CBS]]), ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' ([[The CW Television Network|CW]]),<ref name=tv-music-rights>{{cite web|title=Phillip Larue's Song Featured on CW's One Tree Hill Premiere|url=http://breathecast.christianpost.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Phillip.LaRue/Article-924_3198.htm|work=Breathe Cast|publisher=breathecast.com|access-date=October 17, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''[[Harper's Island]]'' ([[CBS]]), ''[[The Hills (TV series)|The Hills]]'' ([[MTV]]), and ''[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]'' ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), Apple, Volkswagen, Ford. He is also in a band called "The Rival" http://www.therivalmusic.com which has had many placements for TV/FILM.

==Early life== Phillip LaRue was born on October 9, 1981. His younger sister is [[Natalie LaRue]], and he has two additional younger twin sisters.<ref name="GE">{{cite journal|title=Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|first=Bil|last=Carpenter|pages=[https://archive.org/details/uncloudydaysgosp00carp/page/244 244]–5 |access-date=October 7, 2015|year=2005 |url=https://archive.org/details/uncloudydaysgosp00carp|url-access=registration|quote=Phillip LaRue October 9, 1981.}}</ref><ref name="BMI">{{cite web|title=Songwriter/Composer: LARUE PHILLIP PAUL|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=343504977&keyID=1261643&keyname=LARUE%20PHILLIP%20PAUL&querytype=WriterID&detail=Y&affCD=21&term=|publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]]|author=Broadcast Music, Inc.|author-link=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=October 7, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Discography==

=== As LaRue === {|class="wikitable" !Year !Title |- |1999 |''[[Waiting Room (LaRue album)|Waiting Room]]'' ([[Maxisingle]]) |- |2000 |''[[LaRue (LaRue album)|LaRue]]'' ([[Reunion Records|Reunion]]) |- |2001 |''[[Transparent (LaRue album)|Transparent]]'' ([[Reunion Records|Reunion]]) |- |2002 |''[[Reaching (LaRue album)|Reaching]]'' ([[Reunion Records|Reunion]]) |- |}

=== As solo artist === {|class="wikitable" !Title !Release date !Label |-

|''[[Let the Road Pave Itself]]'' |April 7, 2009 |[[BEC Recordings|BEC]] |- |''6 Strings and 88 Keys EP'' |April 7, 2009 |[[BEC Recordings|BEC]] |- |''[[You (Phillip LaRue album)|You]]''<ref>[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/PhillipLaRue.asp Title and date]</ref> |November 13, 2015 |[[Razor & Tie]] |- |The Meaning |April 6, 2018 |Above Ground/Tone Tree Music |}

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==External links== * [http://www.cmiAcademy.com CMI Academy]

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