Larry Self

Larry is a bassist and a recent addition to the band. Larry calls Kansas City home and grew up in
the Holiness church where his mother played piano and organ, which is where his love of music
got its start. During the early eighties, while living in Los Angeles, Larry enrolled in the Dick
Grove School Of Music and begin studying the Contra Bass along with bass guitar. In the
following years, he began performing in top forty and variety bands in and around the LA and
Hollywood area.
Over the next forty plus years, Larry has continued to perform in bands while pursuing a career
in the Federal Government and raising a family. As an employee of the Federal Government,
Larry was assigned to positions in Europe where he had the opportunity to play in blues bands
for seven and a half years. In 1998, Larry arrived in the Washington D.C. area and became a
member of the incomparable David Cole and the Main Street Blues Band where he played bass
for the next six years. Following this he spent seven years as a member of the Ruby Hayes Blues
Band. Upon retirement from the Federal Government, Larry moved to the West Virginia area
and played in local bands performing Old School R&B and Blues. Over the past few years, he has
been in the Pensacola, Fl area playing R&B. He recently returned to WV and is excited and
looking forward to this opportunity of becoming a member of the Chis David Band.