Nicolette Larson
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Nicolette Larson on 1999 album cover |
Nicolette Larson (
July 17,
1952 â€"
December 16,
1997) was an
American singer best known for her cover version of
Neil Young's "Lotta Love", which peaked at #8 on
Billboard Magazine's
Hot 100 chart in February
1979.
She sang backing vocals on the
Van Halen song "Could This Be Magic?".
Born in
Helena,
Montana, Larson got her start singing with
Hoyt Axton's band and
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. She worked as a session vocalist for
Emmylou Harris,
Linda Ronstadt,
Michael McDonald,
Willie Nelson,
Jimmy Buffett,
Neil Young,
Christopher Cross,
Little Feat, Mary Kay Place,
The Dirt Band,
The Beach Boys and
The Doobie Brothers. In 1979, she was nominated for a
Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She also had a minor role in the 1988 film
Twins.
In December 1997, she died in
Los Angeles from complications arising from a
cerebral edema at the age of 45. She was survived by her husband
Russell Kunkel and her daughter
Elsie May Larson-Kunkel (born 1990), who has also found some entertainment experience [
1].
Larson is buried in
Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in
Los Angeles.
Nicolette (1978)
In the Nick of Time (1979)
Bring Back the Stroll - Live at The Roxy (1979)
Radioland (1981)
All Dressed Up & No Place to Go (1982)
...Say When (1985)
Rose of My Heart (1986)
Shadows of Love (1987)
Sleep, Baby, Sleep (1994)
The Very Best of Nicolette Larson (1999)
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