Larry Richardson (3)

Old-style mountain banjo player and guitarist. Born August 9, 1927 in the Galax area of Virginia. Died June 17, 2007 in Lake Butler, Florida. Richardson wrote "Don’t Forget Me," "Pain in My Heart," "Will I Meet Mother in Heaven" and "Lonesome and Sad and Blue" with Bobby Osborne, each of which was recorded in March 1950 while the duo were with the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers. Richardson worked with Bill Monroe during the 1950-1951 period. In the late 1960s, Richardson had a television show that aired in the Winston-Salem area. Richardson spent the last 30 years of his life traveling, singing and preaching. During this period he recorded a Gospel album, "Ship Of Zion" (Lifeline 4070), that was released in 1983.