Music · 05/02/2020

"Yard Full Of Rusty Cars", song written by Shel Silverstein, was recorded by Bobby Bare for the Columbia label, in October 1977, at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN. album, Bobby was accompanied by: Fred Carter Jr. (guitar), John Christopher (guitar), Ray Edenton (guitar), Chet Atkins (guitar), David Gillon (guitar), Jack Solomon (guitar), Michael Spriggs (guitar) , Charles Vaughn Jr. (guitar), Ben Keith (steel), Joe Osborn, Ted Reynolds and Kenneth Smith (bass guita

Music · 03/22/2020

“Shame on Me”, written by Lawton Williams and Bill Enis, was recorded by Bobby Bare for the RCA label, it was recorded on March 16, 1962, at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN. In the same recording session, “Above and beyond” was also recorded. At the recording session Bobby was accompanied by: Grady Martin (guitar), Ray Edenton (guitar), Henry Strzelecki (bass), William Ackerman (drums), Floyd Cramer (piano), Bill Justis (trumpet), Jim Hall (trombone), ERMcMillin (sax), Dorothy

Music · 11/04/2019

“Call me the breeze”, a song written by J. J. Cale, was recorded by Bobby Bare for the Columbia label, in March 1981, at Columbia Recording Studio, 34 Music Sq. East, Nashville, TN. In the recording session of the album, Bobby was accompanied by: Albert Lee (guitar), Paul Worley (guitar), Sonny Curtis (acoustic guitar), Henk DeVito (steel), Emory Gordy (bass), Larrie Londin (drums), Ricky Skaggs (fiddle), Dennis Burnside and Tony Burns (piano), Danny Flowers (harmonica), Rodney crowell, Rosanne

Music · 10/27/2019

On Mar 13, 1979, Bobby Bare records the Rodney Crowell-penned “Till I Gain Control Again” at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville. The performance pre-dates Crystal Gayle’s hit version by more than three years

Music · 09/15/2018

"Detroit City" is a song written by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis, made famous by Billy Grammer (as "I Wanna Go Home"),country music singer Bobby Bare and Tom Jones. Bare's version was released in 1963. The song — sometimes known as "I Wanna Go Home" (from the opening line to the refrain) — was Bare's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that summer, and became a country music standard. The song won Bobby Bare a Grammy for the Best Country & Western Recording in 1963.

Music · 09/14/2018

Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician. From 1983 to 1988, Bare hosted Bobby Bare and Friends on The Nashville Network which featured him interviewing songwriters who sang their hit songs on the show. In 1985, Bare signed with EMI America Records where he scored 3 charted singles, but none of these reached the upper

Music · 07/20/2018

"Marie Laveau" is a 1974 live recording by Bobby Bare.His thirty-fourth single to hit the country charts, it was his only number one and final top ten country hit. It was written by Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor. "Marie Laveau" went to number one for a single week and spent a total of eighteen weeks on the country charts. The song is about a fictitious witch who lived in a Louisiana bayou swamp, having the same name as the famous New Orleans voodoo priestess who is approached by a scoundre

Music · 07/04/2018

"God Bless America Again" is a country music song written by Bobby Bare and Boyce Hawkins. A patriotic hymn pleading for God's forgiveness of the United States and his guidance over the country, the song was first recorded and made famous by Bare. Released as a single in 1969, Bare's version reached No. 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Music · 05/02/2018

"Detroit City" is a song written by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis, made famous by Billy Grammer (as "I Wanna Go Home"),country music singer Bobby Bare and Tom Jones. Bare's version was released in 1963. The song — sometimes known as "I Wanna Go Home" (from the opening line to the refrain) — was Bare's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart that summer, and became a country music standard. The song won Bobby Bare a Grammy for the Best Country & Western Recording in 1963.

Music · 04/07/2018

"Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson in the early 1960s and recorded by Canadian folk duo Ian and Sylvia. A significant part of the early 1960s folk revival, the song is a melancholy reflection on a failing romantic relationship. The singer expresses a desire for a possible reunion in a new place in the future ("You could meet me if I sent you down the fare") but acknowledges the likelihood that the relationship is over ("But our good times are all gone/And I'm bound for moving on