";s:4:"text";s:3150:" At 3 years old, LaRue could be found belting out “Swinging” by John Anderson on his Mr. 11th Street from the Expo Center grounds. Stoney LaRue (born Stoney Larue Phillips in 1977) is a Texas Country/Red Dirt artist. “I like to connect with people at any age, whatever it might be sonically or to the depth of what they are willing to think." A "red dirt" genre artist, LaRue … At 3 years old, LaRue could be found belting out “Swinging” by John Anderson on his Mr. #EXPERIENCESTONEYLIVEATHOMEMaximum upload file size: 64 MB.2 years ago, Stoney sat alongside two-time GRAMMY winning producer and hit songwriter Gary Nicholson as they worked on songs for LaRue’s latest album “Onward.” One song in particular had a certain duality to it, and both agreed that its perfect restless attitude could only be shared with the likes of Tanya Tucker. His 2011 album "Velvet" climbed as high as No. Stay tuned! It rides high on the tail of the album’s 3 previous successful singles including “Hill Country Boogaloo” that hit #1 on the Texas Regional Radio Chart, “Message In A Bottle” that reached #2 and “You Ought To Know Me” that hit the Top 5. Stoney LaRue plays music that combines the rootsy, emotionally honest sound of country with the beer-drinking swagger of heartland rock and a dash of the moody undercurrents of the blues. Stoney Larue band members Alan Orebaugh (left), and Casey Twist rehearse their song "Oklahoma Breakdown" on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, on the Oklahoma Memorial Union's east lawn. Stoney LaRue (born Stoney Larue Phillips in 1977) is a Texas Country/Red Dirt artist.