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Stoney LaRue
LaRue in 2014
Born
Stoney Larue Phillips

Taft, Texas, US
OccupationMusician
Years active2002–present
Musical career
Genres
LabelsSmith Music Group
Formerly ofStoney LaRue and the Organic Boogie Band
Websitewww.stoneylarue.com

Stoney LaRue (born Stoney Larue Phillips; 1977) is an American Texas country/Red dirt artist.

Life and career

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Born in Taft, Texas, LaRue was raised in Yanush/Buffalo Valley, Oklahoma, where he still visits regularly and began playing country music at a young age.

LaRue moved to Stillwater, Oklahoma, and began to play in the various bars around the college town, as well as his brother, Bo Phillips. He befriended Jason Boland and Cody Canada and the three moved into the infamous "Yellow House" where they would have late night jam sessions and entertain other various musicians around the town, like Mike McClure and Brandon Jenkins.[1] LaRue was heavily influenced by Woody Guthrie, Bob Childers, Mike Hosty and the "Red Dirt" music scene.[2]

In 2002, LaRue led The Organic Boogie Band and released Downtown, recorded in private sessions at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. LaRue's 2005 follow-up, The Red Dirt Album, reached the Billboard sales charts in its debut week. The next year, Stoney released his first live record Live at Billy Bob's Texas.

LaRue sang backing vocals on Miranda Lambert's 2013 single "All Kinds of Kinds."[3]

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On the morning of July 20, 2015, LaRue was arrested and charged with domestic abuse after an altercation involving his then girlfriend Amanda Winsworth. Winsworth claimed in court documents that she was getting ready for work when LaRue began physically assaulting her and ultimately pushed her down a flight of stairs in their home. LaRue was released from jail on $4,000 bond (equivalent to $5,100 in 2023[4]) later that day. The next morning, Winsworth rescinded part of her account of the assault on Twitter stating that the incident had been blown out of proportion by the media.[5][6]

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Country
[7] 		US
[8] 		US
Indie
[9]
Downtown (Stoney LaRue
and the Organic Boogie Band)
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: released by Stoney LaRue.
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The Red Dirt Album
  • Release date: August 23, 2005
  • Label: Smith Music Group
 70 — —
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  • Release date: April 10, 2007
  • Label: Smith Music Group
 65 — —
Live Acoustic (EP)
  • Release date: December 29, 2009
  • Label: Smith Music Group
 66[10] — —
Velvet
  • Release date: August 30, 2011
  • Label: B Side Music Group
 15 53 5
Aviator[11] 17 72 15
Us Time[12]
  • Release date: October 16, 2015
  • Label: eOne Music
 22 — 40
Onward[13]
  • Release date: November 1, 2019
  • Label: One Chord Song
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Title Director
2011 "Travelin' Kind"[14]
2014 "First One to Know"[15] Coleman Saunders
"Aviator"[16]
2017 "Blending Colors"

References

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  1. ^ "Galleywinter Interview with Cody Canada".
  2. ^ from an interview on episode 228 of the Americana Music Show, published January 12, 2015
  3. ^ Billy Dukes (June 10, 2013). "Miranda Lambert, 'All Kinds of Kinds' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Schwab, Kyle. "Girlfriend says in court documents that musician LaRue punched her". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  6. ^ Whitaker, Sterling. "Stoney LaRue Arrested, Charged With Domestic Abuse". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  7. ^ "Stoney LaRue Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Stoney LaRue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Stoney LaRue Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Country Albums Week of January 23, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  11. ^ McDonnell, Brandy (July 25, 2014). "Video: Stoney LaRue debuts "First One to Know," first single and video from upcoming album "Aviator"". NewsOK. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  12. ^ Vinson, Christina (September 5, 2015). "Stoney LaRue Announces New Album 'Us Time'". The Boot. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Stephano, Angela (October 14, 2019). "Stoney LaRue and Tanya Tucker, 'Meet in the Middle'". The Boot.
  14. ^ "CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : Travelin' Kind". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  15. ^ "CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : First One to Know". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  16. ^ "CMT : Videos : Stoney LaRue : Aviator". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
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