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.

Career as musician

Nestor played keyboards for a short time for

The Buckinghams The Buckinghams are an American pop band from Chicago. They formed in 1966 and went on to become one of the top-selling acts of 1967, charting their only five top 40 hits in the U.S. that year. The band dissolved in 1970, but re-formed in 1980 ...

in the early years after the original keyboard player, Dennis Miccolis, left shortly after the Chess Studio recording sessions of

Kind of a Drag "Kind of a Drag" is a song written by Jim Holvay and recorded by the Buckinghams. It was the title track of their debut LP. The single reached #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 in February 1967, becoming the first #1 single within the new calendar year, re ...

. Nestor was eventually replaced by

Marty Grebb Martin Joseph Grebb (September 2, 1945 – January 1, 2020) was an American keyboardist, guitarist, and saxophonist. A member of The Buckinghams in the late 1960s, Grebb was also a record producer and an arranger, who worked with musicians inc ...

before The Buckinghams hit the charts with

Don't You Care "Don't You Care" is a single by The Buckinghams from the album '' Time & Charges''. The song spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1967, reaching No. 6,

Susan Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and severa ...

and Hey Baby.

Songwriting

Nestor's songwriting career started in 1962 while still in high school. He was a staff songwriter at Chicago label One-derful Records. Nestor wrote the song "Loving on Borrowed Time" on Wise World Records for

Phil Orsi Phil Orsi (born June 14, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and musician. Early life Orsi was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. His passion for music began with the gift of a small radio from his grandmother. Orsi's father o ...

& The Little Kings in 1963

Career as author

Nestor is also the author and collaborator on several children's books and novels.

References

External links

*Discogs , https://www.discogs.com/artist/377689-Larry-Nestor *https://www.pioneerdrama.com/authordetail.asp?ac=NESTORLARR *https://www.hitplays.com/default.aspx?pg=ab&afn=Larry&aln=Nestor {{DEFAULTSORT:Nestor, Larry 20th-century American musicians 1940 births Living people