Larry Franklin
Born into a family of legendary Texas Fiddlers
Larry began playing fiddle when he was seven years old. His father Louis Franklin and great uncle Major Franklin were seldom recorded but vastly influential fiddlers in the Texas fiddle style that has become the national "contest" style heard everywhere today. Following in their footsteps, Larry was winning most of the major fiddle contests while still in his teens and evolved into the all around musician he is today. He was inducted into Texas Fiddlers Hall of Fame 2002 and the National Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 2017. He has won three Grammy Awards for Instrumental Performance of the Year with Asleep at the Wheel in 1987, 1988, and 1999. Larry was also named Academy of Country Music Fiddler of the Year 1997 and 2002. After performing with the Cooder Browne Band (1976-79), the Larry Franklin Band (1980-84), Asleep at the Wheel (1984-91) and Pam Tillis’s Band (1993), Larry began his recording career in Nashville and has recorded with some of the top singers, producers, writers and musicians while playing on many hit records along the way. He is also a former member of the Supergroup “The Time Jumpers” (2010 - 2023). He has recorded more than 17 albums and hundreds of songs.