Larry Muhoberac

Who is Larry Muhoberac?

Larry Muhoberac is an American musician, producer, and composer who at various times has also been known as Larry Owens and Larry Gordon.

Muhoberac is widely known as the original keyboardist in Elvis Presley’s TCB Band. He first appeared live with the group at Presley’s Hotel International debut in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 31, 1969 and remained until at least February 1970. Other members were James Burton, Jerry Scheff, John Wilkinson and Ronnie Tutt.

Muhoberac was raised in Louisiana and began playing accordion and piano at age five. He went on the road with Woody Herman at 20, and moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1959. In 1961, then known as Larry Owens, his band played two of Presley’s Memphis charity concerts.

He moved to the West Coast in the early sixties to work as a studio musician. There, Presley first recruited him to work on his movie soundtracks. He developed a reputation as a top player, working first with Elvis and later with Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Tanya Tucker, Ray Conniff and Barbra Streisand among others. Later in his career he arranged and conducted for numerous top acts including Seals & Crofts and Contemporary Christian band The Archers. He emigrated to Australia in 1986 where he continues to produce and arrange.