Education
Born Lawrence Dunhill, he attended East High School in Denver, Colorado.
Born Lawrence Dunhill, he attended East High School in Denver, Colorado.
During most of the Earth, Wind & Fire years, Larry produced, performed, composed and arranged for side-projects like Dee Dee Bridgewater, Caldera, Ramsey Lewis, Ronnie Laws, Stanley Turrentine, Sylvia Saint James, Lenny White with Twennynine, and many more. Dunn has also toured with First Rate (at Lloyd's) McKay and his Los Angeles All Stars. The first Devoted Spirits album, Devoted Spirits: A Tribute to Earth Wind and Fire, contains their cover versions of classic EWF songs as well as some new material.
A second Devoted Spirits album, called The Answer, is due to be released.
Dunn has appeared live multiple times on the Jazz Matrix Show on Solar Radio with Michael J. Parlett. Dunn"s second solo album will also soon be released, preceded by a single Finally, a collaboration with Beloyd Taylor and James Ingram.
Dunn, along with other members of Earth, Wind & Fire, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is, together with ex-EWF keyboardist Morris Pleasure and ex-EWF guitarist Sheldon Reynolds, one of the founding members of the band Devoted Spirits.