Larry's Country Diner | Country Music Variety Show

A country music variety show in a diner format - where the cameras are always rolling and we don't care!

“Larry's Country Diner,” the wholesome, down-home, nationally-broadcasted variety show known for its spontaneity, impromptu dialogue and live-to-tape performances by the best country music artists of yesterday and today, had a surprise guest on set the morning of December 3, 2012. Larry Black, known for telling his famed guests, “Once the tape starts rolling, it's not stopping—you get yourself in trouble, get yourself out,” found the tables turned with an unexpected, on-set visit by Tennessee State Senator, Joe M. Haynes.
Larry's Country Diner is a unique down-home variety show which integrates entertainment, interviews and music in a weekly format, taped LIVE in front of a studio audience in a country diner setting. The show features regular characters including Black, Keith Bilbrey, Sheriff Jimmy Capps, Waitress Renae and avid church lady, Nadine along with appearances by special guest appearances by country music artists of yesterday and today.
This includes great names in country entertainment like Rhonda Vincent, Gene Watson, T. Graham Brown, Ray Stevens, the Malpass Brothers and many others.
Since its initial airing on August 3, 2009, TV show Larry's Country Diner has produced over 100 episodes and has become one of the most popular shows on RFD television, garnering 1.4 million viewers monthly.
Larry's Country Diner is a product of Gabriel Communications. Owned and operated by longtime disc jockey Larry Black, Gabriel Communications was created in 1996 and specialized in “Reunion” videos. The success of these videos spurred the creation of more than a dozen more projects featuring hundreds of songs and stories as well as Country's Family Reunion News, a monthly newspaper which highlights the music of yesteryear.
They also do performances in theatres across Branson, Missouri (including upcoming shows on October 3-7, 2022 at the Clay Cooper Theatre). The cast also joins cruises every year for all-star performances with guests from Country's Family Reunion. They recently did a handful of shows at the Western Carribean Cruise in February 23-28, 2022.
Country's Family Reunion, Black's flagship variety show, also hosts a wide range of country music artists popular then and now, including Gene Watson, Rhonda Vincent, Marty Haggard, the Malpass Brothers and many other household names in country entertainment. For more information, visit their site at www.cfrvideos.com.

Jimmy Capps | Larry’s Country Diner

Longtime Opry guitarist and Musicians Hall of Fame member

Jimmy Capps is one of those chosen few who made it big in Nashville. Over the years, he has been a part of turning songs he's never heard before into hits...and in some cases...even 'classics'.Jimmy Capps, was a guitarist who performed on some of country music's most influential recordings in the 20th century

Capps was a member of the Grand Ole Opry house band for more than 50 years, chiseling out a career rich in credits alongside leading figures in country music — Johnny Cash, George Strait and Kenny Rogers among them. It could be argued that Capps' playing reached virtually all country music listeners in the 20th century. He performed on standards such as "The Gambler" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today." The Oak Ridge Boys — who enlisted Capps to perform on the 1981 hit "Elvira" — shared their feelings via social media Tuesday: "The heavenly choir has gained one of the finest players to ever play, And quite frankly one of the finest men to ever live. "

How did Jimmy Capps rise to fame?

He worked in television and radio, logging nights in local clubs, before being tapped to play guitar for duo The Louvin Brothers. Capps considered the gig his "big break." Once he said, "Thanks to Charlie (Louvin) ... I guess I owe my whole career to him."

Jimmy Capps and the Grand ole Opry

Capps began playing music with his brothers in Tennessee when he was a child. He played with his brothers on the Grand Ole Opry in 1958 and went on to become a session musician in Nashville. In 1967, Capps joined the house band at the Grand Ole Opry. He also served on the board of directors for the Nashville Musicians' Union.

Musicians Hall of Fame

Jimmy Capps was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and North Carolina's Music Hall of Fame in 2014. He also appeared on the August 2019 cover of International Musician magazine highlighting his 61 years on stage. In May, 2019, Jimmy was honored with a memorial marker on the sidewalk in front of his boyhood home at 216 W. Church St., Benson, NC and the street is known locally as Jimmy Capps Parkway.

Death and Legacy

Guitarist Jimmy Capps, beloved by everyone who knew him, died on June 2 at age 81 after a long battle with illness. A member of the Musicians Hall of Fame and lead guitarist in the house band at the Grand Ole Opry, Capps was praised by his peers for his "infectious personality and tremendous musical talent."

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