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Grammy Winner & Country Icon LARRY GATLIN -- Then AND Now!

This edition of Midwest BEAT with Tom Lounges" originally aired on June 6, 2017

Guest:  LARRY GATLIN -- Iconic Country Music songwriter/performer

Iconic country star LARRY GATLIN is performing two shows at Munster's Theatre At The Center on Ridge Road -- Saturday, June 10th -- at 3pm and 7:30pm, respectively.  More: www.theatreatthecenter.com.

For over 60 years, LARRY GATLIN has been writing and performing across the globe and spent the years 1976 to 1992 touring with his brothers Steve and Rudy, also frequently pairing with country music queen Dottie West.  

Gatlin wrote all of the Gatlin Brothers hits and also penned songs for such top talents as Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Barbara Streisand, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, and Kris Kristofferson, to name a few.   He also starred in the lead role on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning musical, "The Will Rogers Follies."

Tom Lounges has been a radio personality and music journalist since 1979. For the last 43 years, Tom has been reporting on entertainment as a weekly music columnist and feature writer for The Times newspaper.