Larry Strickland Is Back in the Studio with Jillian Cardarelli After Wife Naomi Judd Death Exclusive

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The country artist invited Strickland to contribute vocals to her new song "If I Could Talk to Elvis" - an enticing ask for the former Elvis Stamps Quartet back-up singer.
Larry Strickland knew he had to get out of Tennessee.
“I had to get out of our home,” Strickland, 76, tells PEOPLE of the days following the April 2022 death of his wife, country music legend Naomi Judd. “We lived in this house and on the farm for 33 years, and so when all that happened with her, I couldn’t be there. I sold the house and the farm, and even though [stepdaughters] Ashley and Wynonna were still close by, I couldn’t be there.”
And in the spring of 2023, Strickland made a move to Florida - and the beach.
“Naomi and I both would spend our winters in West Palm, and we would usually just do an Airbnb or stay in a hotel, but I bought a condo here,” he says. “I'm living on the beach. I've always wanted to do that.”
Strickland draws in a deep breath.
“I think of her all the time,” he continues quietly. “I know every time I walk on the beach, I'm walking with her because I know she would've loved to be here."