years_active label instruments background birth_date genre image article_title name
1971 -- present warner bros. records , walt disney records vocals , guitar solo_singer 22 april 1948 country , folk , children 's music larry groce.jpg larry groce
 larry groce
larry groce

larry groce -lrb- born april 22 , 1948 -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter and radio host .
since 1983 , groce has served as the host and artistic director of `` mountain stage '' , a two-hour live music program produced by west virginia public radio and distributed by npr .
he first entered the national spotlight in 1976 when his novelty song `` junk food junkie '' became a top ten hit .
after that , groce 's voice became well known by children and parents alike as a result of his platinum recordings of classic children 's songs for walt disney records `` children 's favorites '' 4-volume series : volume 1 -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , volume 2 -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , volume 3 -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , and volume 4 -lrb- 1990 -rrb- .
