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NAME: LARRY L.
CAMPBELL
HABITAT: Olathe, KS
DOB: 5/17
HAIR: Yeah, some.
INSTRUMENT: Guitar(s),
Banjo, Mandolin, Harmonica, and Vocals
Larry
Campbell, head honcho, and name-sake of LCF has been writing, playing, and
singing music for almost as long as he can remember. At the age of ten, Larry
taught himself to play the guitar and has been
making music ever since. He
plays rhythm and lead guitar, (both electric and acoustic), and has most
recently taught himself banjo and mandolin
as well. Larry has also been known to crank on a mean bluesy harmonica at
times. Some have compared his vocal talent to the likes of David Crosby, Phil
Collins, and Sting. He needs no comparison; his voice stands strong on its
own.
When he isn't playing
music, he plays with money -- that's right, he is a banker by day. He graduated
with a degree in Business from Southern Nazarene University, a Masters Degree
in Business Administration from Mid-America Nazarene University where he
moonlights as a professor of business and he is currently working on his
Doctorate. If that weren't enough, Larry has also
had a successful political career as an Olathe City Council Member (both
past and present), Mayor of
Olathe, and Kansas State Representative. He makes his home in Olathe with
his patient and loving wife Gigi. They have two gorgeous daughters, Jessica and
Valerie.
WEIRD FACTS ABOUT
LARRY:
--
Born in a boot heel and it wasn't in Italy!
-- Rarely writes down the words of a new song before singing it.
NAME: R. LORRAINE TAYLOR
HABITAT: Kansas City, MO
DOB:
06/11
HAIR: Blonde by choice!
INSTRUMENT: Guitar (of various colors) and Vocals
R. Lorraine Taylor is
probably the longest living survivor of the LCF band. I.E. She has stuck by
Larry for more than 20 years now! The harmonies that she and Larry first meshed
in the mid 80's have only sweetened over the years, particularly with the other
vocal talent that has come to LCF. Lorraine sings, writes, and plays music.
Although Lorraine took piano lessons from about the age of 8, her first love is
guitar, which she began playing at 13 years of age.
After graduating with a
degree in Psychology from Olivet Nazarene University, Lorraine moved to Kansas
City and worked at Nazarene Headquarters for 6 years. She began teaching after
receiving her Masters Degree from UMKC in 1990. So, when she isn’t singing with
LCF, Lorraine gets to teach high school kids in the Blue Springs School
District.
WEIRD
FACTS ABOUT R. LORRAINE:
-- She rarely tells anyone
what the R. stands for.
-- She taught herself guitar while living in a
country that had NO TV!!!! Just goes
to show you what good
things can come out of boredom!
NAME: CHRISTY J. KUZMICH
HABITAT: Olathe, KS
DOB: 08/20
HAIR: Natural True Blonde!! (No, really)
INSTRUMENT: Violin, Fiddle, Keyboards, and Vocals
Christy
Kuzmich - not only the most beautiful, but probably the most qualified,
classical musically trained and educated member of LCF! It no wonder, since she
grew up playing both violin and piano in Colorado with a family of musicians.
Her entire family plays instruments and in some ways Christy grew up as a member
of the band! She graduated with a degree in violin performance from Olivet
Nazarene University and later played with the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. In
1995 Christy gave up the "Civic spot light" to play with LCF. Since
joining
LCF, Christy has also given up on exclusively playing violin and now plays the
fiddle as well!! She also sings lead and harmony vocals, plays keyboards and
some rhythm instruments. Look out Shoji Tabuchi, here comes Christy-girl!!
When not on stage with LCF,
Christy is a loving, patient, persistent, fun mother to all her grown children; Jordan, Benson, Ashley, Kristina, and Michael; wonderful wife to Gary; teacher
of piano students; and liaison for "Docs Who Care", an organization that
connects health professionals and their resources to rural communities.
WEIRD
FACTS ABOUT CHRISTY
-- can get so tickled
that even a number can send her into fits of hysteria (really, try it. Try
#37!)
-- has never been a public school teacher, but has the glare of a female army
sergeant teaching first graders after mandatory military retirement. Trust me,
you don't want to be on the receiving end of that look!!!
NAME: PAT BRYANT
HABITAT: Lenexa, KS
DOB: 11/17
HAIR: Still has it!
INSTRUMENT: Bass and MORE Bass
Pat Bryant began playing
and writing music when he was just five years old. He would
compose songs on the piano by writing the letter of the note down on paper --
since he could not yet read music! He played various brass instruments during
his school years and was in the Nebraska Marching Band throughout college. At
14, Pat stood up next to an upright bass, three years later, at 17, he went for
a smaller electric version of bass. After majoring in music for three and a
half years, Pat changed his major to Pharmacy and at that point, he put music
away for about 20 years. THANKFULLY, God had other plans for Pat and called him
back to the bass in 1996 to play with a church praise/worship band. Once he
picked up the bass again, he has not put it down. Fortunately for LCF, he
started playing bass for them in 2002, upright, down low, electric, and acoustic
-- he plays them all and plays them well!!
Pat's full title is
actually Dr. Patrick J. Bryant, Pharm.D., FSCIP Director, Drug Information
Center Clinical Associate Professor, UMKC School of Pharmacy. So, that's what
he does when he isn't playing bass. He also spends time with his family. He is
married to Peggy, and tries to keep up with rambunctious sons Sam and Josh.
WEIRD
FACTS ABOUT PAT:
--
Outdoor pests find him absolutely irresistible!! In fact, they have tried to
love him to death!
-- After going on a low carb diet, he found a stand up bass that had done the
same thing!
NAME: STAN ADELL
HABITAT: Olathe, KS
DOB: 6/14
HAIR:
More than Larry
INSTRUMENT:
Drums & Percussion
Stan
Adell started playing drums when the Beatles were popular and he was “Ringo.” He
played drums for the Youth for Christ Rallies in KC every Saturday Night while
in High School and was one of the original “Extra Dimensions” on TV 50 when it
started. He had the opportunity to travel around the world with bands like
“Simple Truth” and doing concerts with other pioneers of the Jesus Music
Movement like Paul Clark, Keith Green, Phil Keaggy, Love Song, Petra, Andre
Crouch and many others. He has played with LCF off and on since 1997.
Stan has been in the graphics design field for over 20
years. He has owned his own design studio as well as worked for large
corporations. He has also taught computer graphics and web design courses at
Mid-America Nazarene University. Stan and his wife, Adele, are Group Security
Specialists with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., helping families and businesses
have peace of mind from Identity Theft and Legal situations. After being fed up
with all the negative, pessimistic news in the world, Stan created
www.ShareOptimism.com to provide
positive news and resources to enjoy life. Check it out!
WEIRD FACTS ABOUT STAN:
-- Stan’s first band was “The Green Shoebox” which did
a killer version of “Little Red Riding Hood.” They were a colorful band.
-- You should have seen his huge afro hairstyle back in the day.
-- In High School, Stan won first place in the Nazarene Teen Talent contest –
playing a drum solo
-- Stan married Adele so she is Adele Adell – weird name, but people remember
it.
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