Nicolette Larson

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Nicolette Larson (July 17, 1952-1997) was an American pop singer.

She is perhaps best known for her appearances in the late 1970s with Neil Young and her 1978 hit single of Young's "Lotta Love," which debuted at No. 1. 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and No. On the pop singles chart, the 8th place is on the top ten.

Four more mature contemporary hits followed it, two of which were also minor pop hits. She shifted her attention to country music by 1985, charting six times on the US country singles chart.

"That's How You Know When Love Is Right," a duet with Steve Wariner, was her only top-ranked country hit.

She died of cerebral edema and liver disease in 1997.

Personal life

Hank DeVito, a guitarist and songwriter, began performing with Emmylou Harris in the 1970s. Larson and DeVito married and divorced later. During the Comes a Time sessions, she even dated Neil Young. Larson was engaged to Andrew Gold in the early 1980s, but their relationship came soon after the release of Larson's 1982 album All Dressed Up and No Place to Go, which Gold had produced. She briefly dated "Weird Al" Yankovic in the late 1980s. Larson married drummer Russ Kunkel in 1990, and the two were married until her death in 1997. Elsie May Larson-Kunkel, the couple's daughter, was born in 1990.

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Early life and career

Nicolette Larson was born in Helena, Montana. Frequent relocation for her father's relatives was necessitated by her father's service in the United States Treasury Department. She graduated from high school in Kansas City, Missouri, where she attended the University of Missouri for three semesters and worked in waitressing and office jobs before embarking on the musical path she had aspired to since being a child.

Larson eventually settled in San Francisco, California, where she worked in a record store; her volunteer work with the Golden Gate Country Bluegrass Festival provided her with encouragement for her vocal dreams. She began appearing in Bay Area showcases, marking Eric Andersen's first appearance as a member of a club in Vancouver, British Columbia. Larson auditioned for Hoyt Axton, who was constructing Commander Cody in 1975. Larson was on tour with Hoyt Axton and The Banana Band, who were opening for Joan Baez on the 1975 "Diamonds and Rust" tour. She received her first recording credit on Commander Cody's 1975 album Tales From the Ozone, as well as providing background vocals for Commander Cody's albums in 1977 and 1978. Hoyt Axton and Guy Clark's first appearances as a guitarist were in 1976 and 1977, as well as Jesse Campbell, Billy Joe Shaver, Jesse Colin Young, Jesse Winchester, and Gary Stewart.

Larson and Guthrie Thomas produced their first joint recording session for A&M Records on Axton's Southbound album. They were listed on the back cover of the album as "Street Singers," completely different from the more well-paid, well-respected artists who appeared on the record.

Larson's collaboration on Emmylou Harris, the album Luxury Liner (1977), prominently featured Larson on the track "Hello Stranger," leading to her meeting Harris' associate and friend Linda Ronstadt, who became friends with Larson. Larson was at Ronstadt's Malibu home when neighbor Neil Young called to ask Ronstadt if she could recommend a female vocal accompanist. Larson was suggested by Ronstadt; she was the third person to mention Larson to Young on the day. Young came over to meet Larson, who remembered, "Neil ran down all the songs he had just written, about twenty of them." "We sang harmonies with him and he was thrilled."

Ronstadt and Larson cut their vocals for Young's American Stars 'n Bars album at Young's La Honda ranch in November 1977, and Young's American Stars 'n Bars' first album was released as the Bullets – the two women were branded on the album as the Bullets – and, in November 1977, Young welcomed Larson to Nashville to perform on his Comes a Time album. Larson was signed to Warner Brothers, an affiliate of Young's home label Reprise.

Larson continued her singing career into 1978, receiving honor from Marcia Ball, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris (Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town), and Norton Buffalo. She has also appeared on the Doobie Brothers' Minute by Minute as a vocalist. Ted Templeman, the album's engineer, later produced Larson's debut album, Nicolette.

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