What key details about gary burr can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: gary burr , born in meriden , connecticut , is an american musician and songwriter and producer with many hits recorded by country music performers . burr began his career as a member of the group pure prairie league from 1982 to 1985 , taking over after vince gill departed the group . burr later moved to nashville and became a songwriter , penning hits for a plethora of country artists -lrb- and a few pop and rock artists -rrb- . burr 's first top-10 hit as a songwriter was '' love 's been a little bit hard on me '' released by juice newton , which reached # 7 on billboard 's hot 100 in 1982 .
- instrument is background vocals acoustic guitar bass guitar piano- years active is 1982-present- origin is meriden , connecticut , usa- genre is country- background is solo_singer- website is www.garyburr.com- associated acts is pure prairie league blue sky riders- occupation is singer-songwriter record producer