Larry Byrom was born in Huntsville, Alabama, and spent part of his childhood in South Bend, Indiana. He is a guitarist and songwriter and has performed on more than 100 albums in genres ranging from rock to country.

In the mid-1960s, Byrom joined the band Precious Few, which performed on Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars. Byrom next joined the group Hard Times in California. After this band dissolved, Byrom and Nick St. Nicholas formed the band T.I.M.E. (Trust in Men Everywhere). By 1970, Byrom joined a new rock band named Steppenwolf. He recorded a number of hit songs with the group, including some he penned himself, such as “Hey Lawdy Mama.” He was featured on Steppenwolf’s recordings Monster, Steppenwolf Live, and Steppenwolf 7. In 1972, he left Steppenwolf to start another band, Ratchell, which did not succeed. He moved back to Alabama and learned of the music being recorded in Muscle Shoals. He soon began recording for R&B acts such as Wilson Pickett.

By 1980, Byrom was living in Nashville, where he became a session guitarist. His skills with slide, acoustic, and electric guitar as well as his songwriting kept him in constant demand. He played for superstar country artists such as Barbara Mandrell, Eddie Rabbit, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Lorrie Morgan, Brooks & Dunn, Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, Clint Black, and many others.