Laurence F. Nestor (on ASCAP, he spells his first name Laurance)(born January 29, 1940) is a singer, songwriter, author from

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Illinois. Nestor is a member of the American Federation of Musicians and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.

Career as musician

Nestor played keyboards for a short time for The Buckinghams in the early years after the original keyboard player, Dennis Miccolis, left shortly after the Chess Studio recording sessions of

Kind of a Drag "Kind of a Drag" is a song written by Jim Holvay and recorded by the Buckinghams. It was the title track of their debut LP. The single reached #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 in February 1967, becoming the first #1 single within the new calendar year, re ...

. Nestor was eventually replaced by

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before The Buckinghams hit the charts with

Don't You Care "Don't You Care" is a single by The Buckinghams from the album '' Time & Charges''. The song spent 14 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1967, reaching No. 6,

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and Hey Baby.

Songwriting

Nestor's songwriting career started in 1962 while still in high school. He was a staff songwriter at Chicago label

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. Nestor wrote the song "Loving on Borrowed Time" on Wise World Records for

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& The Little Kings in 1963

Career as author

Nestor is also the author and collaborator on several children's books and novels.

References

External links

*Discogs , https://www.discogs.com/artist/377689-Larry-Nestor *https://www.pioneerdrama.com/authordetail.asp?ac=NESTORLARR *https://www.hitplays.com/default.aspx?pg=ab&afn=Larry&aln=Nestor {{DEFAULTSORT:Nestor, Larry 20th-century American musicians 1940 births Living people