Nicolette Larson

Nicolette Larson ( Helena (Montana) , July 17 1952 - Los Angeles , December 16 1997 ) was an American pop and country singer . She worked a lot with Neil Young and is heard as a background vocalist on several albums by Neil Young ( Comes a Time , American Stars' n Bars , Rust Never Sleeps ). She was in the 1970s also a backing vocalist with The Doobie Brothers ( Minute by Minute , One Step Closer ), Linda Ronstadt ( Mad Love ), Emmylou Harris , Commander Cody and others.

In 1978 she made ​​a solo album Nicolette and the single from it, "Lotta Love", written by Neil Young, was a top ten hit in the US and # 1 in the " Adult Contemporary "list of Billboard Magazine .

In 1988, Larson contributed to the soundtracks of the movies and Renegade Twins with the numbers and "Let Me Be the One" and "I'd Die For this Dance." The latter was performed live on screen by Larson accompanied by Jeff Beck .

Nicolette Larson died at the age of 45 at the UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, as a result of a cerebral edema caused by a liver failure. She was married twice: first with guitarist / songwriter Hank DeVito and from 1990 with the well-known session drummer Russ Kunkel . They had a daughter, Elsie May. Larson is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) . ==[Discography  edit ] == Albums:


 * 1978 - Nicolette
 * 1979 - In the Nick of Time
 * 1979 - Live At The Roxy (as promo)
 * 1981 - Country Radio
 * 1982 - All Dressed Up and No Place To Go
 * 1985 - ... Say When
 * 1986 - Rose of My Heart
 * 1987 - Shadows of Love
 * 1994 - Sleep, Baby, Sleep
 * 1999 - The Very Best of Nicolette Larson
 * 2006 - A Tribute to Nicolette Larson: Lotta Love Concert
 * 2006 - Live At The Roxy (1979 recording)