Larry Santos (born 2 June 1941, Oneonta, NY) is an American pop singer-songwriter compared with other popular pianist/singers such as Carole King and Barry Manilow.

Just because he is known as "America's smooth pop crooner." his soft, smooth baritone was influenced by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Gordon Lightfoot, John Sebastian and Jack Jones. He is best known for his Grammy-winning hits "Don't Let the Music Stop," "We Can't Hide it Anymore" and “You Got Me Where You Want Me”. He also covered Linda Ronstadt's "Long, Long Time", written by Gary White, taken from his 1976 pop album, "You Are Everything I Need", produced by the late Detroit soul producer Don Davis.

He also co-wrote several pop standards, such as "Take The Bows" with John Bettis, Richard Wilbur and Alan & Marilyn Bergman, "It Takes Two" with Barry Hurd, James Horner, Tom Snow and Cynthia Weil, "Get To Know Your Feelings" with Barry Hurd, Marvin Hamlisch, David Shire and Carole Bayer Sager, "Where You Are" with Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow and "Don't Take The Easy Way Out" with Carole Bayer Sager.