Bill LaBounty

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Bill LaBounty
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Background information
Origin Wisconsin, U.S. [1]
Genres Country, soft rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards
Years active1978–present
Labels Warner Bros./Curb, Noteworthy

Bill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre. [2] As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb/Warner Bros. Records. His first charting single, "This Night Won't Last Forever", was covered in 1979 by Michael Johnson, whose rendition was a top 20 pop hit that year, and eventually also covered by the country group Sawyer Brown in the early 2000s.

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LaBounty was born in Wisconsin and raised in Idaho. He attended Boise State University where he founded his first band Fat Chance, which recorded one album for RCA Records. [1]

In the mid-1980s, LaBounty shifted his focus to country music and has co-written several songs for country music artists, including Steve Wariner's number one hits "Lynda", "The Weekend" and "I Got Dreams". [3] LaBounty signed to a songwriting contract with Curb Publishing in 2001. [4] Many of his songs were written with his wife, Beckie Foster. [5]

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US AC US
[6] 		CAN
1976"Lie to Me"—109—Promised Love
1978"This Night Won't Last Forever"466581This Night Won't Last Forever
"In 25 Words or Less"36——
1982"Never Gonna Look Back"22110—Bill LaBounty

List of singles co-written by LaBounty

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References

  1. 1 2 "Steve Wariner dances up the charts with McLaughlin, LaBounty's 'Lynda'". The Tennessean . November 8, 1987. p. 59. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bill LaBounty". Steve Lukather.net. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Bill LaBounty: The Right Direction". Perigord.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
  4. ↑ Stark, Phyllis (April 1, 2001). "Nashville Scene". Billboard . p. 39.
  5. ↑ "Eddy Raven flies high in country". The Tennessean . March 11, 1990. p. 35. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 504. ISBN   978-0-89820-188-8.
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