Crowley CD Celebrates Rock 'n' Roll
By Lucky Clark
September 21, 2007

Larry Crowley's impact on Maine rock music has been considerable. His blues-tinged electric guitar work has graced many a local band (including Cornerstone with Dan Merrill) and now he has a solo CD on Wonderment Records (www.wonderment records.com) titled "Bang!" that brings his love of that classic rock 'n' roll sound full circle. The release offers 10 tracks that Crowley either solo penned (eight songs) or co-penned (one with Merrill titled "Faith Makes the Man" and the other with Royal Wade Kimes called "She's My Baby").

Crowley sent this fine release from his home in Spring Hill, Tenn., a couple of weeks ago and I've been getting reacquainted with his excellent guitar skills, which really shine on the CD's one instrumental track, "Telegraph."

The musician gathered together a tight, impressive group of musicians and singers to make this project happen, including Mike Noble (bass, high string guitar and backing vocals), George Bradfute (slide guitar and seven other instruments), Paul Hollowell (keyboards), Shawn Fichter (drums and percussion) and the legendary Rosemary Butler (backing vocals) who is known for her work with James Taylor and Jackson Browne just to name a few.

This is a killer CD by a strong singer-songwriter with deep Maine roots. If you want to find out more about both him and this CD, visit his Web site.

ARTHUR FROMMER — (America's foremost travel writer)
…they've picked up a hard-driving guitarist from down Maine who bites off his notes tough as a machine hammering nails in board….. He's just a thin young kid in a big-brimmed cowboy hat, but he drives this band like a locomotive….. You're never sure at the intro of each whether the music is about to break through to Duane Allman or smooth out into modern , hip country a la Lyle Lovett. ….they also let the kid take on one or two of his own folk ballads, and you won't hear the likes at any country show anyplace else

JIMMIE RODGERS — (Singing/television star of the 50's & 60's)
“He's a terrific writer! He has an almost Jim Croce style to his writing”

LUCIE TARDIFF — (Former writer for “Sweet Potato” magazine, Portland ME )
Larry is irrefutably one of Maine's topnotch Guitarists/Musicians/Songwriters!”

STEVE LEA — (Writer for “Cradle” magazine, ME)
“He's got to be one of the slickest acoustic players I've heard recently.”