Laurence F. Nestor (on ASCAP, he spells his first name Laurance)(born January 29, 1940) is a singer, songwriter, author from River Grove Illinois. Nestor is a member of the American Federation of Musicians and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.[1]
Larry Nestor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Laurence Francis Nestor January 29, 1940 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Author, musician, songwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children's books, musicals, song lyrics, novels |
Career as musician
editNestor played keyboards for a short time for The Buckinghams in the early years after the original keyboard player, Dennis Miccolis, left shortly after the Chess Studio recording sessions of Kind of a Drag. Nestor was eventually replaced by Marty Grebb before The Buckinghams hit the charts with Don't You Care, Susan and Hey Baby.
Songwriting
editNestor's songwriting career started in 1962 while still in high school. He was a staff songwriter at Chicago label One-derful Records.[2]
Nestor wrote the song "Loving on Borrowed Time" on Wise World Records for Phil Orsi & The Little Kings in 1963[3]
Career as author
editNestor is also the author and collaborator on several children's books and novels.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Nestor, Larry 1940– – Dictionary definition of Nestor, Larry 1940– – Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Screaming Wildman: Carl Bonafede, Joel Bierig: 9781539420965: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. pp. 183–8. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Phil Orsi and the Little Kings – Loving On Borrowed Time". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Green Room Press – author bio – Larry Nestor". greenroompress.com. Retrieved September 12, 2017.