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Born in Dallas, Texas in 1948, Larry Groce is a singer and songwriter of folk and children's music who had a Top Ten hit with the 1976 novelty song "Junk Food Junkie." Groce made his first recording as a college student in 1969, a collection of hymns titled Peace and Joy and Power. After finishing his degree, he moved to New York City and began to perform regularly at a restaurant and coffeehouse owned by Larry Brezner (then husband of <a href="spotify:artist:78udmCDNaDu5jqfVnBqwia">Melissa Manchester</a>). A record contract with Daybreak Records soon followed, and they issued his first of many self-penned albums, The Wheat Lies Low, in 1970. After performing across the country for a few years with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, he had a Top Ten hit with "Junk Food Junkie," recorded live at McCabe's in Santa Monica, California. The comical tune about a health food hypocrite led to national television appearances on shows such as The Tonight Show and American Bandstand. Around that time, he began what would become regular contributions to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Disney%22">Disney</a> children's music; his first, "Winnie-the-Pooh for President," was nominated for a Grammy for Best Recording for Children in 1977. Subsequent <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Disney%22">Disney</a> projects included Children's Favorites, Vols. 1-4, and in 1983 he founded Mountain Stage, a popular live-music public radio program based out of his adopted state of West Virginia. The show aired its 750th episode in December 2013. <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22K-Tel%22">K-Tel</a> released His Very Best in 2008; it included "Junk Food Junkie." ~ Marcy Donelson
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