Larry Thurston

Who is Larry Thurston?

Larry "T" Thurston is a soul, R&B, and blues singer, best known for being the lead vocalist for Matt Murphy's band and the Blues Brothers.

Larry Thurston's musical career dates back to the early 1980s with St Louis's Soulard Bues Band. His next band was Sounds of The City, which also featured Johnnie Johnson, Chuck Berry's collaborator, and the great bassist, Gus Thornton. Eventually Thurston garnered a reputation outside St Louis, performing with James Cotton and Matt Murphy.

After John Belushi died from a heroin and cocaine overdose in 1982, Blues Brothers guitarist Matt "Guitar" Murphy started his own band, with Larry Thurston as his lead singer. It was with Murphy's band where he proved to be a true performer. When the Blues Brothers reunited in 1988, Thurston was chosen to take Belushi's place as lead singer, alongside classic soul/R&B artists such as Sam Moore and Eddie Floyd. The band started going on world tours and in the process, created the albums The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux and Red, White & Blues. These tours kept Thurston away from his family, whom he started to miss. In 1994, Thurston left the Blues Brothers and was replaced by Tommy "Pipes" McDonnell.