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Orleans Founder Larry Hoppen, 61
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Ray Arthur
Jul 26, 2012, 12:48:02 AM7/26/12
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Larry Hoppen, voice of Orleans and former Hudson Valley resident, dies at age 61
Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Larry Hoppen, a longtime member of the band Orleans and the voice of some of the band’s biggest 1970s hits, including “Dance With Me” and “Still the One,” has died, his family announced on Wednesday.
Hoppen, 61, was a longtime Hudson Valley resident. He died on Tuesday in Florida, where he lived most recently.
In a Wednesday morning posting on Hoppen’s official Facebook page, his wife, Patricia Smith Hoppen, wrote: “For those who don’t already know, Larry passed away yesterday. ... For his fans, I am deeply sorry for YOUR loss. I know he will be missed. I will (ask) that my family’s privacy be respected during this horrible time.”
The posting did not cite a cause of death.
Fellow musician Robbie Dupree, a longtime friend of Hoppen’s who lives in Saugerties, said he learned about Hoppen’s death in a phone call Tuesday night from Hoppen’s wife.
Dupree, in a phone interview on Wednesday, said Hoppen “was a consummate guitarist, an extraordinary singer, a devoted friend and family member.”
“It’s hard to put into words,” Dupree said of dealing with Hoppen’s death. “He was an irreplaceable friend and musician.”
Dupree, known for his 1980 hits “Hot Rod Hearts” and “Steal Away,” performed with Hoppen numerous times, most recently touring with him in 2006.
“We traveled for years together,” Dupree said. “We were synonymous for a long time.”
Orleans was founded in 1972 in Woodstock and originally included longtime Hudson Valley resident John Hall, who has spent most of the last 25 years in politics, including two terms as the congressman for New York’s 19th District
Hall, in a Wednesday evening post on his Facebook page, wrote: “Today we are mourning the death of my bandmate, friend and musical collaborator of forty years, Larry Hoppen. Larry’s unique tenor singing ‘Still the One’ and ‘Dance With Me’ ... will reverberate in our generation’s conscience for years to come.”
Orleans also included Hoppen’s brothers Lance and Lane. The band scored its biggest hits with “Still the One,” “Dance with Me” and “Love Takes Time.”
Orleans continued to tour without Hall and had a current schedule of performances to mark the band’s 40th anniversary.
A statement posted Wednesday on the band’s official website said: “Due to the sudden passing of Larry Hoppen, all shows for July have been canceled. If possible, we will undertake to finish out the rest of the schedule in Larry’s honor. That’s all we know for now.”
The band had been scheduled to perform Friday on the morning news show “Fox & Friends” and on Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa.
In recent years, Orleans has played benefit concerts in Woodstock for the Queens Galley, a soup kitchen in Kingston.
Hoppen also released two solo albums in recent years, “HandMade” (1996) and “Looking for the Light” (2006).
Besides Orleans, Hoppen played with a band called Rock and Pop Masters. From 1969 to 1971, he played with a band based in Ithaca where he was attending Ithaca College, called Boffalongo, which recorded two albums for United Artists.
Other musicians with whom Hoppen worked, according to statement released by his family, included Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Parker, Blues Traveler, Ricky Skaggs, Levon Helm, Chet Atkins, John Sebastian and Bela Fleck.
Hoppen graduated from Ithaca College in 1971, according to his personal Facebook page.
Hoppen was born on Long Island and most recently lived in Sanford, Fla.
Besides his wife and brothers, Hoppen is survived by his daughters, Claire and Maeve, and his sister Lynda.
Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Ray Arthur
Larry Hoppen, voice of Orleans and former Hudson Valley resident, dies at age 61
Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Larry Hoppen, a longtime member of the band Orleans and the voice of some of the band’s biggest 1970s hits, including “Dance With Me” and “Still the One,” has died, his family announced on Wednesday.
Hoppen, 61, was a longtime Hudson Valley resident. He died on Tuesday in Florida, where he lived most recently.
In a Wednesday morning posting on Hoppen’s official Facebook page, his wife, Patricia Smith Hoppen, wrote: “For those who don’t already know, Larry passed away yesterday. ... For his fans, I am deeply sorry for YOUR loss. I know he will be missed. I will (ask) that my family’s privacy be respected during this horrible time.”
The posting did not cite a cause of death.
Fellow musician Robbie Dupree, a longtime friend of Hoppen’s who lives in Saugerties, said he learned about Hoppen’s death in a phone call Tuesday night from Hoppen’s wife.
Dupree, in a phone interview on Wednesday, said Hoppen “was a consummate guitarist, an extraordinary singer, a devoted friend and family member.”
“It’s hard to put into words,” Dupree said of dealing with Hoppen’s death. “He was an irreplaceable friend and musician.”
Dupree, known for his 1980 hits “Hot Rod Hearts” and “Steal Away,” performed with Hoppen numerous times, most recently touring with him in 2006.
“We traveled for years together,” Dupree said. “We were synonymous for a long time.”
Orleans was founded in 1972 in Woodstock and originally included longtime Hudson Valley resident John Hall, who has spent most of the last 25 years in politics, including two terms as the congressman for New York’s 19th District
Hall, in a Wednesday evening post on his Facebook page, wrote: “Today we are mourning the death of my bandmate, friend and musical collaborator of forty years, Larry Hoppen. Larry’s unique tenor singing ‘Still the One’ and ‘Dance With Me’ ... will reverberate in our generation’s conscience for years to come.”
Orleans also included Hoppen’s brothers Lance and Lane. The band scored its biggest hits with “Still the One,” “Dance with Me” and “Love Takes Time.”
Orleans continued to tour without Hall and had a current schedule of performances to mark the band’s 40th anniversary.
A statement posted Wednesday on the band’s official website said: “Due to the sudden passing of Larry Hoppen, all shows for July have been canceled. If possible, we will undertake to finish out the rest of the schedule in Larry’s honor. That’s all we know for now.”
The band had been scheduled to perform Friday on the morning news show “Fox & Friends” and on Saturday in Bethlehem, Pa.
In recent years, Orleans has played benefit concerts in Woodstock for the Queens Galley, a soup kitchen in Kingston.
Hoppen also released two solo albums in recent years, “HandMade” (1996) and “Looking for the Light” (2006).
Besides Orleans, Hoppen played with a band called Rock and Pop Masters. From 1969 to 1971, he played with a band based in Ithaca where he was attending Ithaca College, called Boffalongo, which recorded two albums for United Artists.
Other musicians with whom Hoppen worked, according to statement released by his family, included Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Graham Parker, Blues Traveler, Ricky Skaggs, Levon Helm, Chet Atkins, John Sebastian and Bela Fleck.
Hoppen graduated from Ithaca College in 1971, according to his personal Facebook page.
Hoppen was born on Long Island and most recently lived in Sanford, Fla.
Besides his wife and brothers, Hoppen is survived by his daughters, Claire and Maeve, and his sister Lynda.
Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced.
Ray Arthur
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