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Austin, Larry (1st August 1951-12th December 2016)

Bass guitarist and vocalist born in Cincinatti, Ohio, who was with 24-Carat Black for their one and only album, Ghetto:  Misfortune of Wealth.  He went on to become a founding member of the funk group Shotgun in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and played on their six albums as well as A Collection of Rare Jazzy Club Tracks, Vol. 1.

He passed away in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 2016 when he was 65 years old.

Shotgun recordings

Good, Bad and Funky (Larry Austin/William Gentry/Greg Ingram/Ernest Lattimore/Robert Resch/Tyrone Steels/William Talbert)

He is the bass player and a vocalist on this track by Shotgun…

Sources:

  1. http://www.crystalfuneralhome.com/obituary/4040828 
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/877899-Larry-Austin-2 
  3. http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://fhensofunkmusic.blogspot.com/2007/03/collection-of-rare-jazzy-club-tracks.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=6&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2B%2BBass%2BOR%2BShotgun%2B%2522Larry%2BAustin%2522%2B-composer%2B-electronic%26start%3D90%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rlz%3D1T4GWYE_en___US230%26sa%3DN%26as_qdr%3Dall
  4. https://www.facebook.com/pg/TheRealShotgunBand/about/?ref=page_internal 
  5. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/larry-austin-mn0001838452