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Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt (b. July 7, 1948, Florida) is an American guitarist who played with Iron Butterfly and Captain Beyond, and at one point he was known as "El Rhino" and "Ryno".

[edit] Early history

Reinhardt started his musical career in the 1960s in the Bradenton and Sarasota, Fla., areas. He worked with several bands, the most well-known of which was The Thunderbeats. In 1969, Reinhardt, along with bassist Richard Price and drummer Ramone Sotolongo, formed a "power trio" called The Load. The band landed a house gig in Gainesville, Fla., at a club called Dubs. Sotolongo was replaced Monty Young. The Load performed mostly original, psychedelic blues-rock. They were invited to move to Jacksonville to share a house with a group from Bradenton called The Second Coming (formerly the Blues Messengers). Reinhardt had previously been a member of this group, which also included guitarist Dickey Betts, singer/keyboardist Dale Betts (Dickey Betts' wife), bassist Berry Oakley, drummer John Meeks, and keyboardist Reese Wynans. After Betts and Oakley left to join what would become the Allman Brothers Band, Rheinhardt, Wynans and Meeks briefly carried on as the Second Coming. Upon relocating to Macon, Reinhardt heard that psychedelic stars Iron Butterfly needed a replacement guitarist, whereupon he flew to Los Angeles for an audition.^[1]

In 1969 he was guitarist for "The Second Coming."^[2]

[edit] Iron Butterfly

Both Reinhardt and Blues Image guitarist/singer, Mike Pinera, from the Tampa, Fla., area, replaced Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Brann. In 1970 Iron Butterfly released an album that included Reinhardt and Pinera, titled Metamorphosis.^[3]^[4]^[5]

[edit] Captain Beyond

Reinhardt and Butterfly bassist Lee Dorman formed Captain Beyond in 1971, recruiting former Johnny Winter/Rick Derringer drummer Bobby Caldwell, along with former Deep Purple vocalist Rod Evans. Captain Beyond released its debut album, Captain Beyond, on Macon, Ga.-based Capricorn Records a year later. The band recorded a live album in 1973, Far Beyond A Distant Sun - Live Arlington, Texas, that wasn't officially released until 2002. That same year Marty Rodriguez replaced Caldwell on drums, and keyboardist Reese Wynans, former member of the Blues Messengers and the Second Coming, joined. This new line-up recorded and released Sufficiently Breathless, which had a Latin-jazz flavor. However, the band soon split up. ^[6]

[edit] Later career

Reihardt guested on two songs by Bobby Womack, "Don't Let Me Down" and "I Don't Want To Get Hurt By Your Love Again" on Womack's 1974 album "Lookin' For A Love Again."

In 1976 Dorman, Reinhardt, and Caldwell reformed Captain Beyond with new vocalist Jason Cahune, who was soon replaced by Willy Daffern (Willy Dee). Captain Beyond recorded its third studio album, Dawn Explosion, in 1977. But the group soon broke up again.

Reinhard then formed The Ryno Band, which lasted until 1981. He later joined Mad Dancer with singer/guitarist Gary Graber, Joe Starkovich on drums, Ron "The Liar" Larsen on bass, and Perry Stronge on lead vocals. Mad Dancer released one album "Lost Worlds," on which Reinhardt only performs on three songs: "Still A Boy," "Serious," and "Such A Feeling."

Reinhardt has performed in various reunions of Iron Butterfly (1978, 1980, 1984, 1989, and in 1989.) In 1991 he performed on the Robert Tepper album "No Rest For The Wounded Heart," which wasn't released until 1996.

Reihardt retired from the music business for a time. In 1998 he and Caldwell again reformed Captain Beyond with Jimi Interval on lead vocals, Dan Frye on keyboards, and Jeff Artabasy on bass. This new lineup recorded a four-song EP that included "Don't Cry Over Me," "Gotta Move," "Be As You Were," and "Night Train Calling (Crystal Clear)," in 2000. Captain Beyond split up again in 2002.

Reinhardt is currently working on a solo album titled "Rhino's Last Dance," slated to be released mid-2009.