Larry Fleet is an American

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singer-songwriter. Signed to

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in 2019, he has released three albums and three singles.

Biography

Larry Fleet was born and raised in

White Bluff, Tennessee White Bluff is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,862 at the 2020 census and 3,206 at the 2010 census. The community name derives from the White Bluff Iron Forge. History A fort was constructed at White Bluf ...

. His great grandfather and great-uncle had a bluegrass band called the Happy Two, which he joined when he was six years old. His great-uncle taught him how to play guitar and

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. Throughout 2009 and 2010, Fleet played almost every Friday night at The Wet Bar in

Dickson, Tennessee Dickson is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. Located in Dickson County. It is part of the Nashville metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, Dickson's population was 16,058. History Dickson was named for Congressman William Dickson, as ...

, as well as at a bar called Evolutions. It was in these two venues that Fleet really developed and matured as an artist. Later, he chose to move to

Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

in pursuit of a country music career. In 2017, country singer

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discovered Fleet performing cover songs at a wedding, and booked him as an opening act. Fleet also competed on ''Real Country'', a singing competition on the

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where Owen serves as a judge. Fleet placed second on the show, which led to him recording a number of independent releases prior to signing with

. He officially signed with the label in October 2019. Fleet co-wrote his debut single "Where I Find God" with Nashville-based songwriter Connie Harrington. She had discovered Fleet through his social media accounts, where he would post a cover of a

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song every Sunday. Harrington expressed interest in writing a song with him, and the two wrote it after she presented him with the title. "Where I Find God" entered the ''

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charts at number 58 for the chart dated October 17, 2020. The song would peak at number 43 on the chart dated July 10, 2021.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Workin' Hard'' (2019) *''Stack of Records'' (2021) *''Earned It'' (2023)

Singles

References

External links

Larry Fleet
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