Nicolette Larson
Born Nicolette Leigh Larson
American singer/songwriter, born July 17, 1952, Helena, Montana; died December 16, 1997, Los Angeles, California (age 45). Survived by her second husband, drummer Russ Kunkel (married 1990), one daughter, Elsie May Larson-Kunkel (Elsie May Valentine; born July 24, 1990).
Born in Helena, Montana, relocated frequently as a child, living in St. Louis, Missouri, Boston, Massachusetts, Alexandria, Virginia, Birmingham, Alabama, and Portland, Oregon, before setting in Kansas City, Missouri. Attended University of Missouri – Kansas City. Relocated to San Francisco, got a job at a record store in Berkeley, and was soon hired as production secretary at the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival.
