Career
McNeely began playing the banjo in 1961. In the following years, he absorbed both Don Reno"s style and the Keith style. Around 1967, he taught music lessons to Tom and Bill Gibson on banjo and guitar, respectively.
In 1969, he joined the Glen Campbell Show as a replacement for John Hartford.
About five years later, he was working with Burl Ives and later with Smothers Brothers. He formed the "Larry McNeely Trio" in 1975.
In the fall of the 1970s, McNeely began his career as a studio session player for movie soundtracks. Over the years he"s been working with artists such as, Mac Davis, Eddie Kendricks, Percy Faith and Barbara Mandrell.
Within a year he was back, working with Roy Acuff.
