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Beckett started writing together in the mid-1960s as members of Southern California rock band The Bohemians, with Buckley on rhythm guitar, Brian Hartzel on lead guitar, Beckett on drums, and
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English teacher helped change his mind from thinking he wanted to be a mathematical physicist, to realizing he was a writer. Also while in high school Larry Beckett befriended classmates
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magazine which also covered his relationship with
Buckley. Beckett continued his working relationship with Stuart Anthony of The Long Lost Band in 2018, releasing a full-length album
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Reviews in Brief - Songs and Sonnets by Larry Beckett, 2002
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