Larry Lee Cansler (born 9 May 1940 in Dallas, Texas) is an American composer, arranger, conductor, musical director, and pianist.
Cansler and Murphey composed an 18-song concept album, The Ballad of Calico, for The First Edition, and together penned the pop hit "Wildfire",[1] which sold over five million copies.
He began composing film scores and during the course of several years composed the scores for many movies and television shows including the Gambler series (starring Kenny Rogers), The Smothers Brothers Twentieth Reunion, and The Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton Christmas Special.
The piece included a text written by John Stewart (formerly with the Kingston Trio) and was narrated by Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter.
"Mojave" was premiered at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and has been performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. During this period[when?]