death_date years_active birth_place article_title name background birth_date instrument genre origin birth_name occupation
28 december 2011 1965 & ndash ; present galveston , texas , united states larry hamilton -lrb- musician -rrb-
 larry hamilton solo_singer 23 march 1951 vocals , bass guitar new blues orleans blues , rhythm and blues , soul gretna , louisiana , united states larry james hamilton singer , songwriter
larry hamilton -lrb- musician -rrb-

larry hamilton -lrb- march 23 , 1951 -- december 28 , 2011 -rrb- was an american new orleans blues , rhythm and blues and soul blues singer and songwriter .
although he had been a professional musician since the mid-1960s , his solo debut album was not released until 1997 .
