Larry Long, born in 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa, is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in a working-class family, Long's early life was marked by financial struggles following his father's death when he was twelve. Influenced by artists like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, Larry Long began writing songs inspired by his travels and experiences with working-class communities in his early 20s. He wrote a song for farmers fighting a high voltage power line and traveled with a tractorcade to Washington D.C. Notable releases include Troubadour (1993), Run for Freedom (1997), and Slow Night (2018). He has received several awards including the Bush Artist Fellowship (1995), Pope John XXIII Award (2001), and Spirit of Crazy Horse Award (2002).
