Today, a seemingly simple Scottish musician named Drew Larg passed away. Few, even from there, would understand who he was. He doesn’t have a Wikipedia page or many Google search results, but there is one fascinating fact in his biography. Once, locals from Dundee hired him to work on a country composition.
It was the song ‘Sideways’ Hank O’Mally & The Alabama Bottle Boys — The Ballad Of Chapped Lips Calhoun for GTA 1 https://gta.com.ua/gta.phtml back when radio stations played only one track. Drew Larg was the voice of Hank O’Malley.
His death was reported by Colin Anderson, a producer who worked on the music for the first two Grand Theft Auto games.
The #GrandTheftAuto universe lost a true legend today. Drew Larg, who memorably provided the vocal for the country track in #GTA1, passed away this morning ?
One thing’s for sure though – Drew will never be forgotten. He’s embedded in popular culture history forever more now. I…
— Colin Anderson (@denkicolin) May 31, 2025
Source: gta.com.ua