Larry's Musical Background

I retired in 2006 as a university professor in special education. I live in Oxford, Mississippi.

My earliest musical experiences started in church, with much exposure to vocal music. Then, early-on, came a lot of radio listening (pre TV days) that included Saturday night rituals with the Grand Ole Opry. Three years of piano instruction during the elementary years was a good start, but I soon drifted away due to the intrusion of sports. Then, in high school, I picked up the ukulele, which quickly led to my first guitar. In college (early 60's), I was around guys starting a band playing hits of the day. The electric guitar and bass drew most of my interest and, shortly, I was in my first group, The Shamrocks.

Countless gigs over the years have certified my addiction to music and the love of live music in particular. Along the way, I developed an interest in multitrack home recording. Much gear later (reel-to-reel, cassette, to digital), I recently made the plunge into computer-based recording. Wow, what a learning curve for a non-techie! The primary purpose of recording was to create backing tracks to solo with on guitar. That introduced me to Band In A Box and, now, arranger keyboards. I've owned many arrangers, including Roland, Technics, and several Yamahas, most recently the PSR-S920.

Larry at keyboard In retirement, I play solo several nights a week at a private dining club, a blend of vocals and instrumentals. This experience has allowed me to move from guitar to playing keyboard more often. My play list includes everything from the 1920's through the 70's. The Great American Songbook, 50's to 70's pop tunes, and classic country fit the ambience of the room and interest of listeners and dancers for the most part. Occasionally, I'll add a more contemporary tune if it sits well within the play list. For special occasions and events, musician friends join me for duos, trios, up to a 10-piece group, including two vocalists. I'm basically an "ear" player, but do read chord charts and melody lines rather easily. (Photo of Larry at his keyboard in his little corner of the living room.)


Just Friends Band

Just Friends Band members Larry Tyler, Kelley Walker and Wes Walker (see photo below) delight audiences with skilled renditions of pop, jazz standards, rock, country, and gospel. Larry Tyler Band Larry is skilled on both guitar and keyboard and provides vocals on a wide repertoire of material, including pop, jazz standards, rock, country, and gospel.  Wes Walker plays saxophone, flute, and clarinet and has performed professionally around the region for the past 30 years, including productions of West Side Story, Will Rogers Follies, A Chorus Line, and The King and I. Wes has backed prominent entertainers, including Johnny Mathis, Burt Bachrach, Wayne Newton, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and the Tommy Dorsey Band. His experience includes the Memphis Jazz Orchestra and the Memphis Symphony Pops Concerts. Kelley Walker has performed around the Memphis area for over 30 years with various bands, singing rock and roll, old standards and top 40 hits in venues including the Peabody Hotel, The Memphis Country Club, and Mud Island.

The PSR Site, with its contributors, has been very helpful in providing needed information. I've purchased several of the products offered by Joe Waters and found them useful. I hope the PSR Tutorial website will be around for a long time to come.

info: Larry has played the PSR-3000, Tyros2, PSR-S910, and PSR-S950. In 2014, Larry acquired his new Tyros5, in 2015, Larry got the new PSR S970, in 2019 the PSR-SX900 and in 2024 the new PSR-SX920.

Larry's MP3 Songs

Click on the song title to audition and/or download the MP3 song. Some songs include recordings featuring vocals, clarinet, tenor sax, or flute — these indicate tracks where Wes Walker accompanied Larry on that instrument. The recordings were made using the Yamaha Tyros5, PSR-S970, PSR-S975, or PSR-SX900 keyboards.

A Blossom Fell

A Love Song

Adios, Au Revoir, Auf Wiedersehn

After The Lovin'

Alfie

All In The Game

All My Loving

All Of Me

All The Things You Are

All The Way

Alright, Ok, You Win

Always

Am I That Easy To Forget

And I Love Her

And I Love You So

An Affair To Remember

Angel Eyes

Annie's Song

Amor, Amor, Amor

Arthur's Theme

As The Deer

At Sundown

Avalon

Baby Blue

Back Home Again In Indiana

Best of My Love

Black and Blue

Blowin' In The Wind

Blue Bossa

Blue Skies

Boot Scootin' Boogie

Break My Mind

By The Time I Get To Phoenix

But Beautiful

Call Me

Can't Buy Me Love

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Cheek To Cheek

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

Choo Choo Cha Boogie

Close To You

Cold Cold Heart

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Could I Have This Dance

Crazy

Cry

Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup

Day By Day

Dear Heart

Deep Water

Down On The Corner

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Don't Blame Me

Dream A Little Dream Of Me

Drinking Champagne

East Bound and Down

Eleanor Rigby

Emily

Every Day 1

Every Day 2

Everytime I Feel The Spirit

Everybody's Talkin'

Everything Happens To Me

Evil Ways

Flamingo

Flip Flop & Fly

Flowers On The Wall

Fool On The Hill

A Fool Such As I

For Once In My Life

For The Good Times

From A Jack To A King

Funny How Time Slips Away

Gentle On My Mind

Gonna Build A Mountain

Goodnight My Love

Gospel Medley

Goofus

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

The Greatest Love Of All

Green Leaves of Summer

The Gypsy

Happy Holidays

Hard Days Night

Have You Looked Into Your Heart

He

Heart

Heartaches by the Number

Hello Mary Lou

Here Comes The Sun

Here, There and Everywhere

Hi Lilli Hi Lo and Tammy

Hit The Road Jack

Hooked On A Feeling

House At Pooh Corner

A House of Gold

How About You

How Are Things In Glocca Mora

How Big Is God

How Can You Mend A Broken Heart

I Believe In Music

I Can See Clearly

I Don't Know Why I Love You But I Do

I Don't Want To Walk Without You

I Fall In Love Too Easily

I Fall To Pieces

I Get A Kick Out of You

I Got It Bad

I Got Rhythm

I Just Called To Say I Love You

I Just Want To Dance With You

I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart

I Like It Like That

I Only Have Eyes For You

I Saw The Light

I Will Wait For You

I Wish You Love 1

I Wish You Love 2

I Won't Last A Day Without You

I'll Be Around

I'll Close My Eyes

I'll Remember April

I'll String Along With You

I'm Walking

I've Got Peace Like A River

Ice Castles Theme

Isle of Capri

It Could Happen To You

It Doesn't Matter Anymore

It Happened In Monterey

It Is No Secret

It Is Well With My Soul

It Might As Well Be Spring

It Was A Very Good Year

It's A Blue World

It's A Good Day

It's So Easy

Jamaica Farewell

Joy To The World

Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee

Just One of Those Things

Just The Way You Are

King Of The Road

A Kiss To Build A Dream On

Lady Be Good

Lady Madonna

Latin Medley

Laughter In The Rain

Learning the Blues

Legend In My Time

Let It Be

Let It Be Me

Let Me Be There

Let The Good Times Rol

Let's Twist Again

Lonely Street

The Lonesome Road

The Long And Winding Road

Long Black Train

Lost In The 50's Tonight

Love Nest

Lovely Hula Girl

Lullaby Of Birdland

Lullaby of Broadway

Lying Eyes

Manana

Marianne

MASH Theme

Maybe Baby

Me And Bobby McGee

Melody of Love

Memories Are Made Of This

Mercy Mercy Mercy

Michelle

Midnight Sun

Mississippi

Misty

Moon River

Moondance

More

More Today Than Yesterday

Morning Has Broken

Mr. Bojangles

My Favorite Things

My Romance

My Way

The Nearness of You

New Orleans Ladies

New World In The Morning

Night and Day

Nobody Wins

O Lonesome Me

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Oh Boy

Oh Shenandoah

Oh, Pretty Woman

Old Cape Cod

Old Shep

On A Clear Day

On And On

On Green Dolphin Street

The One I Love

One Toke Over The Line

Our Love Is Here To Stay

Out of Nowhere

Peggy Sue

People

Pink Panther Theme

Please Help Me I'm Falling

Polk Salad Annie

Prisoner Of Love

Pure Imagination

Put Your Hand In The Hand

Rainy Days and Monday

Rave On

Rhinestone Cowboy

Roll Over Beethoven

Route 66 1

Route 66 2

San Antonio Rose

Satin Doll

Secret Love

September In The Rain

The Shadow of Your Smile

Shall We Gather At The River

Shangri La

She's Got You

Sing

The Sloop John B

Slow Hot Wind

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Someone To Watch Over Me

Something

Something Stupid

Somewhere Along The Way

The Sound of Music

South Of The Border

Southern Love

Special Angel

Spooky

St. James Infirmary

Stars Fell On Alabama

Stompin' At The Savoy

Stranger On The Shore

Street of Dreams

Struttin' With Some Barbecue

The Summer Knows

Superstar

Surrey With The Fringe On The Top

Sway

Sweet Memories

Swingin' On A Star

Take Good Care of My Baby

Tangerine

Teach Me Tonight

Texas Girl

That Sunday

That's All

That's What Friends Are For

There I've Said It Again

There Will Never Be Another You

These Foolish Things

They All Laughed

A Thing Called Love

Things

This Can't Be Love

This Could Be The Start Of Something Big

This Is All I Ask

This Magic Moment

This Masquerade

Three Coins In the Fountain

Tiger By The Tail

Tijuana Taxi

Till Then

A Time For Love

A Tisket A Tasket

To All The Girls I've Loved Before

To Me

Top Of The World

Traces

Triste

True Love Ways

Try A Little Tenderness

Try To Remember

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Twelfth of Never

Two Different Worlds

Venus

Vincent

Walk Don't Run

Watch What Happens

Way Down Texas Way

The Way You Look Tonight

Wayfaring Stranger

The Wayward Wind

We've Only Just Begun

Welcome to My World

Well All Right

What A Difference A Day Made

What I Did For Love

What Now My Love

What the World Needs Now

When Sunny Gets Blue

Where Is The Love

Who Can I Turn To

Why Don't You Do Right

Wichita Lineman

Wind Beneath My Wings

Witchcraft

Yellow Days

Yesterday

Yesterday Once More

You And I

You Are My Sunshine

You Are So Beautiful

You Are Too Beautiful

You Don't Have To Be A Star

You Don't Know Me

You Raise Me Up

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

You're The Reason God Made Oklahoma

You've Got A Friend

Your Cheatin' Heart