Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (July 7, 1948 – January 2, 2012) was an American

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guitarist who played with

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and Captain Beyond. At one time Reinhardt was known by the nicknames "El Rhino" and "Ryno".

Early history

Born in

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, Reinhardt started his musical career in the 1960s in the

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, Florida area. He worked with several bands, the most well-known of which was The Thunderbeats. In 1969, Reinhardt, along with bassist Richard Price and drummer Ramone Sotolongo, formed a "power trio" called The Load. The band landed a house gig in Gainesville, at a club called Dubs. Sotolongo was replaced by Monty Young. The Load performed mostly original, psychedelic blues-rock. They were invited to move to

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to share a house with a group from Bradenton called The Second Coming (formerly the Blues Messengers). Reinhardt had previously been a member of this group, which also included guitarist

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, singer/keyboardist Dale Betts (Dickey Betts' wife), bassist

Berry Oakley Raymond Berry Oakley III (April 4, 1948 – November 11, 1972) was an American bassist and one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band, known for long melodic bass runs. He is ranked number 46 on the ''Bass Player'' magazine's list ...

, drummer John Meeks, and keyboardist

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. After Betts and Oakley left to join what would become the Allman Brothers Band, Reinhardt, Wynans and Meeks briefly carried on and, in 1969, Reinhardt was guitarist for The Second Coming. Upon relocating to Macon, Georgia, Reinhardt heard that Iron Butterfly needed a replacement guitarist, whereupon he flew to

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for an audition.

Iron Butterfly

Both Reinhardt and Blues Image guitarist/singer,

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, from the Tampa area, replaced Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Brann. In 1970, Iron Butterfly released an album that included Reinhardt and Pinera, titled '' Metamorphosis'', which was officially credited to "Iron Butterfly With Pinera & Rhino".

Captain Beyond

Reinhardt and Iron Butterfly bassist

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formed Captain Beyond in 1971, recruiting former Johnny Winter/Rick Derringer drummer Bobby Caldwell, along with ex- Deep Purple vocalist

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. Captain Beyond released its debut album, '' Captain Beyond'', on Capricorn Records a year later. The band recorded a live album in 1973, '' Far Beyond A Distant Sun - Live Arlington, Texas'', which was not released until 2002. That same year, Marty Rodriguez replaced Caldwell on drums, and keyboardist

, former member of the Blues Messengers and the Second Coming, joined. This new line-up recorded and released ''

Sufficiently Breathless ''Sufficiently Breathless'', the second album by Captain Beyond, was released in 1973 and features a jazzier, smoother sound than its predecessor, reminiscent of mid-1970s Santana (band), Santana. The medley format of the first album is retaine ...

''. However, the band soon split up.

Later career

Reinhardt guested on two songs by

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, "Don't Let Me Down" and "I Don't Want To Get Hurt By Your Love Again" on Womack's 1974 album, ''

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.'' In 1976 Dorman, Reinhardt, and Caldwell reformed Captain Beyond with new vocalist Jason Cahune, who was soon replaced by Willy Daffern (Willy Dee). Captain Beyond recorded its third studio album, '' Dawn Explosion'', in 1977. But the group soon broke up. Reinhardt then formed The Ryno Band, which lasted until 1981. He later joined Mad Dancer with singer/guitarist Gary Graber, Joe Starkovich on drums, Ron "The Liar" Larsen on bass, and Perry Stronge on lead vocals. Mad Dancer released one album ''Lost Worlds,'' on which Reinhardt only performed on three songs: "Still A Boy," "Serious," and "Such A Feeling." Reinhardt performed in various reunions of Iron Butterfly (1978, 1980, 1984, 1988, and in 1989). In 1991, he played on the

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album ''No Rest For The Wounded Heart,'' which was not released until 1996. Reinhardt retired from the music industry for a time. In 1998, he and Caldwell reformed Captain Beyond with Jimi Interval on lead vocals, Dan Frye on keyboards, and Jeff Artabasy on bass. This new lineup recorded a four-song EP that included "Don't Cry Over Me," "Gotta Move," "Be As You Were," and "Night Train Calling (Crystal Clear)," in 2000. Captain Beyond split up again in 2002. He released his solo album, ''Rhino's Last Dance,'' in February 2009. On January 2, 2012, Reinhardt died aged 63 of

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of the liver, not BPS as earlier reported. - accessed January 10, 2012

Bands

Bittersweet

1968 - Was the house band at a club in Sarasota, Florida called Club Torro. The members were Ramone Sotolongo(Drummer) and son of the club owners. Reese Wynans (Keyboards) who later was in The Second Coming, Boz Scaggs, Jerry Jeff Walker, Delbert McClinton, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many, many more. Larry Rhino Reinhardt (Guitar). Richard Hombre Price (Bass) later with The Load and The Second Coming,(In the Jacksonville Jams with Duane Allman, and all the rest of the guys). Vassar Clements, The Dave Perkins Band, James Talley, Lucinda Williams, Sue Foley, The North Mississippi Allstars, Kasey Chambers, Blue Swamp and many other Fla. bands. Ron Walshaw was the first bassist with Bittersweet until Richard Price was hired. The band was disbanded to form The Load, a 3 piece psychedelic rock band. * No Albums

The Load

1969 - was a 3 piece power rock and psychedelic rock band. It started as a club band covering the music of the late 1960s. They were hired to be the house band at Dub's in Gainesville, Fl. Later Ramone Sotolongo(Drummer) left the band and Monty Young from Sarasota, Fl. was hired and the band became a loud, marshall stacks trio doing original music. They were recorded in some live venues and a rehearsal that is apparently lost. They later moved to Jacksonville Florida to live with and jam in the jams that created what is now called Southern Rock. When Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley left The Second Coming to form The Allman Brothers Band, The Load Teamed up with Reese Wynans, John Meeks of The Second Coming to form another version of that band with the same name. * No Albums

The Second Coming

1968-1969 * One unreleased album. Richard Hombre Price has the masters. He was the bassist in the version of The Second Coming after Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley left. Also there was (one single on Steady Records) by the first version of the band. The Second Coming (1st version members were, Dickey Betts, Berry Oakley, Dale Betts, John Meeks, Reese Wynans & Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt) The Second Coming (2nd version members were, Larry Reinhardt, Richard Price, Reese Wynans, Monty Young, & John Meeks.

Iron Butterfly

1970-1971 * '' Metamorphosis'', 1970 * "

Silly Sally "Silly Sally" is a song by Iron Butterfly that was released as a single in 1971 after the departure of Doug Ingle. Mike Pinera and M. Jones wrote "Silly Sally" in an attempt to keep the band together. Though the usual B-side is "Stone Believer", i ...

", single, 1971 * '' Evolution: The Best of Iron Butterfly'', greatest-hits compilation, 1971 * '' Light & Heavy: The Best of Iron Butterfly'', greatest-hits compilation, 1993

Captain Beyond

1971-1974,1976–1978,1998–2002 * '' Captain Beyond'', 1972 * '' Far Beyond a Distant Sun – Live Arlington, Texas'', 1973 * ''

'', 1973 * '' Dawn Explosion'', 1977

Bobby Womack

1974 * ''

'', 1974 **Two songs: "Don't Let Me Down" / "I Don't Want To Get Hurt By Your Love Again"

The Ryno Band

1977-1981 * No albums.

Mad Dancer

1981 * ''Lost World'' **Reinhardt wrote three songs: "Still A Boy," "Serious," and "Such a Feeling."

Robert Tepper

1991 * ''No Rest For The Wounded Heart'', 1996

Solo

* ''Rhino's Last Dance'', 2009 * ''Rhino and the Posse, Back in the Day'', 2011Rldrecords.com
/ref> * ''Blue Swamp'', recorded in the mid-2000s to be released in 2014 by Richard Hombre Price(producer)

References

External links

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