# Stoney LaRue

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American musician (born 1977)

Stoney LaRue LaRue in 2014 Born Stoney Larue Phillips Taft, Texas, US Occupation Musician Years active 2002–present Musical career Genres Red dirt Texas country Label Smith Music Group Formerly of Stoney LaRue and the Organic Boogie Band Musical artist Website www.stoneylarue.com

**Stoney LaRue** (born **Stoney Larue Phillips**; 1977) is an American [Texas country](/source/Texas_country)/[Red dirt](/source/Red_dirt_(music)) artist.

## Life and career

Born in [Taft, Texas](/source/Taft%2C_Texas), LaRue was raised in Yanush/Buffalo Valley, Oklahoma, where he still visits regularly and began playing country music at a young age.

LaRue moved to [Stillwater, Oklahoma](/source/Stillwater%2C_Oklahoma), and began to play in the various bars around the college town, as well as his brother, Bo Phillips. He befriended [Jason Boland](/source/Jason_Boland_%26_the_Stragglers) and [Cody Canada](/source/Cody_Canada) and the three moved into the infamous "Yellow House" where they would have late night jam sessions and entertain other various musicians around the town, like [Mike McClure](/source/Mike_McClure) and [Brandon Jenkins](/source/Brandon_Jenkins_(singer%2Fsongwriter)).[1] LaRue was heavily influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob Childers, Mike Hosty and the "Red Dirt" music scene.[2]

In 2002, LaRue led The Organic Boogie Band and released *Downtown*, recorded in private sessions at Cain's Ballroom in [Tulsa](/source/Tulsa). LaRue's 2005 follow-up, *The Red Dirt Album*, reached the *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))* sales charts in its debut week. The next year, Stoney released his first live record *Live at Billy Bob's Texas*.

LaRue sang backing vocals on [Miranda Lambert](/source/Miranda_Lambert)'s 2013 single "[All Kinds of Kinds](/source/All_Kinds_of_Kinds)."[3]

## Legal issues

On the morning of July 20, 2015, LaRue was arrested and charged with domestic abuse after an altercation involving his then girlfriend Amanda Winsworth. Winsworth claimed in court documents that she was getting ready for work when LaRue began physically assaulting her and ultimately pushed her down a flight of stairs in their home. LaRue was released from jail on $4,000 bond (equivalent to $5,400 in 2025[4]) later that day. The next morning, Winsworth rescinded part of her account of the assault on Twitter stating that the incident had been blown out of proportion by the media.[5][6]

## Discography

### Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country [7] US [8] US Indie [9] Downtown (Stoney LaRue and the Organic Boogie Band) Release date: 2002 Label: released by Stoney LaRue. — — — The Red Dirt Album Release date: August 23, 2005 Label: Smith Music Group 70 — — Live at Billy Bob's Texas Release date: April 10, 2007 Label: Smith Music Group 65 — — Live Acoustic (EP) Release date: December 29, 2009 Label: Smith Music Group 66[10] — — Velvet Release date: August 30, 2011 Label: B Side Music Group 15 53 5 Aviator[11] Release date: October 28, 2014 Label: eOne Music 17 72 15 Us Time[12] Release date: October 16, 2015 Label: eOne Music 22 — 40 Onward[13] Release date: November 1, 2019 Label: One Chord Song — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

### Music videos

Year Title Director 2011 "Travelin' Kind"[14] 2014 "First One to Know"[15] Coleman Saunders "Aviator"[16] 2017 "Blending Colors"

### Honors and Awards

### 2025 Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Inductions

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inducted Stoney LaRue, [Jason Boland & The Stragglers](/source/Jason_Boland_%26_The_Stragglers), [The Great Divide](/source/The_Great_Divide_(band)), and [Cross Canadian Ragweed](/source/Cross_Canadian_Ragweed) during a special ceremony held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, during the Boys from Oklahoma concert series.

The induction took place between performances by the [Turnpike Troubadours](/source/Turnpike_Troubadours) and [Cross Canadian Ragweed](/source/Cross_Canadian_Ragweed), celebrating the legacy and influence of Oklahoma’s [Red Dirt music](/source/Red_Dirt_(music)) scene. All four inductees are regarded as pioneers of the genre, known for shaping the musical identity of the region. [17]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Galleywinter Interview with Cody Canada"](http://www.galleywinter.com/main/News/article/sid=402.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** from an interview on [episode 228 of the Americana Music Show](http://americanamusicshow.com/episode228), published January 12, 2015

1. **[^](#cite_ref-taste_3-0)** Billy Dukes (June 10, 2013). ["Miranda Lambert, 'All Kinds of Kinds' – Song Review"](https://tasteofcountry.com/miranda-lambert-all-kinds-of-kinds/). Taste of Country. Retrieved July 7, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-inflation-US_4-0)** 1634–1699: [McCusker, J. J.](/source/John_J._McCusker) (1997). [*How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda*](https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44525121.pdf) (PDF). [American Antiquarian Society](/source/American_Antiquarian_Society). 1700–1799: [McCusker, J. J.](/source/John_J._McCusker) (1992). [*How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States*](https://www.americanantiquarian.org/proceedings/44517778.pdf) (PDF). [American Antiquarian Society](/source/American_Antiquarian_Society). 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. ["Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–"](https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator/consumer-price-index-1800-). Retrieved February 29, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Schwab, Kyle. ["Girlfriend says in court documents that musician LaRue punched her"](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/07/22/girlfriend-says-in-court-documents-that-musician-larue-punched-her/60733862007/). *The Oklahoman*. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Whitaker, Sterling. ["Stoney LaRue Arrested, Charged With Domestic Abuse"](https://tasteofcountry.com/stony-larue-arrested-domestic-abuse/). *Taste of Country*. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Country_Albums_7-0)** ["Stoney LaRue Chart History (Top Country Albums)"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/stoney-larue/chart-history/clp/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-billboard_200_8-0)** ["Stoney LaRue Chart History (Billboard 200)"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/stoney-larue/chart-history/tlp/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Indie_Albums_9-0)** ["Stoney LaRue Chart History (Top Country Albums)"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/stoney-larue/chart-history/ind/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Country Albums Week of January 23, 2010"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-01-23/country-albums?order=gainer). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved July 24, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** McDonnell, Brandy (July 25, 2014). ["Video: Stoney LaRue debuts "First One to Know," first single and video from upcoming album "Aviator""](http://newsok.com/video-stoney-larue-debuts-first-one-to-know-first-single-and-video-from-upcoming-album-aviator/article/5077516). *[NewsOK](/source/The_Oklahoman)*. Retrieved July 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Vinson, Christina (September 5, 2015). ["Stoney LaRue Announces New Album 'Us Time'"](https://theboot.com/stoney-larue-us-time/). *The Boot*. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Stephano, Angela (October 14, 2019). ["Stoney LaRue and Tanya Tucker, 'Meet in the Middle'"](https://theboot.com/stoney-larue-tanya-tucker-meet-in-the-middle/). *The Boot*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : Travelin' Kind"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121129044614/http://www.cmt.com/videos/stoney-larue/714123/travelin-kind.jhtml). *[Country Music Television](/source/Country_Music_Television)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cmt.com/videos/stoney-larue/714123/travelin-kind.jhtml) on November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : First One to Know"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140728192729/http://www.cmt.com/videos/stoney-larue/1064192/first-one-to-know.jhtml). *[Country Music Television](/source/Country_Music_Television)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cmt.com/videos/stoney-larue/1064192/first-one-to-know.jhtml) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : Aviator"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141027225837/http://www.cmt.com/videos/stoney-larue/1094605/aviator.jhtml). *[Country Music Television](/source/Country_Music_Television)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cmt.com/videos/stoney-larue/1094605/aviator.jhtml) on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-okhfm2025_17-0)** [Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame announces 2025 inductees](https://www.oklahomamusic.org/news/2025-inductees-announced) (April 12, 2025). Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 14, 2025.

## External links

- [Larue's biography at CMT](https://web.archive.org/web/20090523061548/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/larue_stoney/bio.jhtml)

- [Larue's biography at Lonestar Music](http://www.lonestarmusic.com/biography.asp?id=781)

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