Phillip LaRue

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title: "Phillip LaRue" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1981-births", "living-people", "american-male-singer-songwriters", "performers-of-contemporary-christian-music", "american-performers-of-christian-music", "singers-from-nashville,-tennessee", "singer-songwriters-from-tennessee", "21st-century-american-singer-songwriters", "21st-century-american-male-singers"] description: "American singer-songwriter" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_LaRue" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American singer-songwriter ::

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Field	Value
name	Phillip LaRue
image	Phillip-larue.jpg
birth_date
origin	Nashville, Tennessee
genre	Pop, acoustic, Americana
occupation	Singer-songwriter, producer
instrument	Vocals, guitar
years_active	1999–present
label	BEC, Razor & Tie
associated_acts	LaRue
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| name = Phillip LaRue | image = Phillip-larue.jpg | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | origin = Nashville, Tennessee | genre = Pop, acoustic, Americana | occupation = Singer-songwriter, producer | instrument = Vocals, guitar | years_active = 1999–present | label = BEC, Razor & Tie | associated_acts = LaRue

Phillip LaRue (born October 9, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, artist and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released four studio albums with his band LaRue, formed by his sister Natalie LaRue and himself, and two studio albums as solo artist. He has sold over 500,000 copies and worked with many well-known music artists, including Tenth Avenue North, Brandon Heath, Jars of Clay, Audrey Assad, Jennifer Knapp, Phil Wickham, Ronnie Dunn, Jason Castro and Dave Barnes. In 2010, he won a Dove Award for Song of the Year for co-writing "By Your Side" for Tenth Avenue North. He also received a billboard #1 for the writing the song Whiskey in My Water.

His music is frequently featured in television, films & adds including but not excluding Ghost Whisperer (CBS), One Tree Hill (CW), Harper's Island (CBS), The Hills (MTV), and Nashville (ABC), Apple, Volkswagen, Ford. He is also in a band called "The Rival" http://www.therivalmusic.com which has had many placements for TV/FILM.

Early life

Phillip LaRue was born on October 9, 1981. His younger sister is Natalie LaRue, and he has two additional younger twin sisters.

Discography

As LaRue

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Year	Title
1999	Waiting Room (Maxisingle)
2000	LaRue (Reunion)
2001	Transparent (Reunion)
2002	Reaching (Reunion)
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As solo artist

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Title	Release date	Label
Let the Road Pave Itself	April 7, 2009	BEC
6 Strings and 88 Keys EP	April 7, 2009	BEC
You	November 13, 2015	Razor & Tie
The Meaning	April 6, 2018	Above Ground/Tone Tree Music
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References

References

1. Recordings, BEC. "Signed Artist Phillip LaRue". BEC RECORDS.
2. "Phillip LaRue Recent Works". Razor & Tie Direct.
3. Hendrickson, Lucas. (April 21, 2010). "Dove Awards spreads its wings". The Tennessean.
4. "CCM Artists Honored at 41st Annual DOVE Awards". CBN News.
5. "40th Annual GMA Dove Awards". Microsoft.
6. (March 2018). "Phillip Larue's Song Featured on CW's One Tree Hill Premiere". breathecast.com.
7. Carpenter, Bil. (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia". Hal Leonard Corporation.
8. Broadcast Music, Inc.. (May 2019). "Songwriter/Composer: LARUE PHILLIP PAUL". [[Broadcast Music, Inc.]].
9. [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/PhillipLaRue.asp Title and date]

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