Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare
Birth name Robert Joseph Bare
Born April 7, 1935 (1935-04-07) (age 76)
Origin Ironton, OH, United States
Genres Country
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1958 – Present
Labels RCA Records
Mercury Records
Columbia Records
Associated acts Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings
Website [1] and [2]

Robert Joseph (Bobby) Bare (born April 7, 1935, Ironton, OH) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.

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Early career

Bare had many failed attempts to sell his songs in the 1950s.[citation needed] He finally signed with Capitol Records and recorded a few rock and roll songs without much chart success.[citation needed] Just before he was drafted into the Army, he wrote a song called "The All American Boy" and did a demo for his friend, Bill Parsons, to learn and record. Instead of using the version Bill Parsons did later, the record company, Fraternity Records, decided to use the original demo recorded by Bobby Bare. The record reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but they made an error: the singles' labels all credited the artist as being "Bill Parsons." [1][2] The same track, with the same billing error, peaked at #22 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1959.[3]

Career at RCA (1962–1970)

Bare's big break in country music came when RCA Records' Chet Atkins signed him. The first song he released on the label was "Shame On Me" in 1962. His second RCA release, "Detroit City," was his first top-ten Country single, reaching number six.[2] It also hit number 16 on the pop charts.[1] In 1964, he also received a Grammy Award for Best Country and Western Recording for the song Detroit City. Then a surge of hits followed, including "500 Miles Away from Home" (based on a traditional folk ballad written by Hedy West as "500 Miles")[1] and Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds." In 1965 he received two Grammy nominations for Best Country & Western Vocal Performance and Best Country & Western single for the song “Four Strong Winds”. In 1966, he received a Grammy Nomination for Best Country & Western Male Vocal Performance for his song “Talk Me Some Sense”. He also recorded with Skeeter Davis, Norma Jean and Liz Anderson. "The Game of Triangles", a wife-husband-other woman drama that hit number five on the Billboard chart earned the trio a Grammy nomination. In 1968, he recorded an album with a group from England called The Hillsiders.[citation needed][4] In 1969, he had a Top 5 hit with Tom T. Hall's "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn".[2]

Career at Mercury (1970–1972)

Bare moved to Mercury Records in 1970 and immediately scored a Top 3 hit with "How I Got To Memphis" and had two Top 10 hits from early Kris Kristofferson compositions, "Come Sundown" (1971) and "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends," (1971).[2] He also scored a #12 hit in 1972 with a version of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show's pop hit "Sylvia's Mother", written by Shel Silverstein.

Second career at RCA (1973–1977)

After a couple of years at Mercury, Bobby returned to RCA Records in 1973 and scored with Billy Joe Shaver's "Ride Me Down Easy" which nearly made the Top 10.

Bobby Bare started to release novelty songs recorded live with selected audiences. One such song, "Marie Laveau," reached the number one position on the country chart in 1974; it was his only number one hit. This song was co-written by his friends Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor, who received a BMI Award for the song in 1975.

Silverstein penned other songs for Bare including a Grammy-nominated hit, "Daddy What If," which he recorded with his five-year-old son, Bobby Bare, Jr. The song was an immediate success as well not only reaching #2 on the country charts but nearly reaching the Top 40 on the Pop charts. Bare's album, "Lullabys, Legends and Lies" became his most commercially successful album and Bobby had a new audience with pop radio once again playing his songs and a new following with college kids. These two songs, however, would become Bobby's last Top 10 hits. Bare later recorded a very successful album with his family, written mainly by Silverstein, called "Singin' in The Kitchen." It was nominated for best group category in Grammy Awards, but was declined by Bobby himself.[citation needed] He continued to record critically acclaimed albums and singles. His biggest hits during this time included "Alimony" (1975), "The Winner" (1976), and "Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through The Goalposts Of Life)" (the world's only Christian-football waltz, and a 1976 Grammy nominee[citation needed]). In 1977 he recorded "Redneck Hippie Romance"[citation needed] and "Vegas" (a duet with his wife Jeannie).

Concept albums were nothing new for Bobby, In 1967, Bare came up with a concept album called "Bird Named Yesterday," which was very successful.[citation needed] His most successful concept album is "Lullabys, Legends and Lies". He also is the first to be given full control of his work and thus the very first Outlaw.[citation needed]

Career at Columbia Records (1978–1983)

Bobby signed with Columbia Records and continued to have hits like "Sleep Tight Good Night Man" a near Top 10 in 1978 and releasing critically acclaimed albums like "Bare" and "Sleeper Wherever I Fall". In 1979, he started off Rosanne Cash's career in a big way by singing a duet with her called "No Memories Hangin' Round" which went Top 20 for them. In 1980, he scored a near Top 10 with "Numbers" which came from his album "Down and Dirty" where Bare started to experiment with Southern rock and continued this with his next album "Drunk and Crazy". In 1981, Bobby released an album entitled "As Is" which was produced by Rodney Crowell and returned Bobby back to his country roots with songs like "New Cut Road". Bare was still doing well chartwise into the early 1980s. In 1983, he released a Top 30 duet with Lacy J. Dalton called "It's A Dirty Job". His last trip into the Top 30 came that summer with the novelty song "The Jogger".

Film career

Bobby Bare was also given an opportunity to star in the movies. He acted in a Western with Troy Donahue, A Distant Trumpet, and a few episodes of the TV series No Time for Sergeants. He turned his back on Hollywood to pursue his career in country music.

Later career in country music and today

From 1983 to 1988, Bobby hosted Bobby Bare and Friends on The Nashville Network which featured Bobby interviewing songwriters who sang their hit songs on the show.

In 1985, Bobby signed with EMI America Records where he scored 3 charted singles, but none of these reached the upper regions of the charts.

In 1998, he formed the band, Old Dogs, with his friends Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and Waylon Jennings.

In 2005, he recorded a new album after over 20 years, called The Moon Was Blue, produced[5] by his son Bobby Bare, Jr., who is also a musician. He continues to tour today.

In nearly 50 years of making music, Bobby has made many firsts in country music. Bare is credited for introducing Waylon Jennings to RCA.[citation needed] He is also one of the first to record from many well- known song writers such as Jack Clement, Harlan Howard, Billy Joe Shaver, Mickey Newbury, Tom T. Hall, Shel Silverstein, Baxter Taylor and Kris Kristofferson.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart Positions Label
US Country US CAN Country
1963 "Detroit City" And Other Hits 9 119 RCA Victor
500 Miles Away from Home 9 133
1964 The Travelin' Bare 14
1965 Tunes for Two (w/ Skeeter Davis) 8
Constant Sorrow
1966 The Best of Bobby Bare
Talk Me Some Sense 6
The Streets of Baltimore 7
This I Believe 17
1967 The Game of Triangles (w/ Norma Jean & Liz Anderson) 16
A Bird Named Yesterday 20
The English Country Side (w/ The Hillsliders) 29
1968 The Best of Bobby Bare - Volume 2 33
1969 (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn
(And Other Controversial Country Songs)
39
1970 Your Husband My Wife (w/ Skeeter Davis)
Real Thing
This Is Bare Country 37 Mercury
1971 Where Have All the Seasons Gone 44
I Need Some Good News Bad
1972 What Am I Gonna Do? 19
High and Dry
1973 I Hate Goodbyes / Ride Me Down Easy 31 RCA Victor
Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies 5
1974 Singin' in the Kitchen (Bobby Bare and Family) 27
1975 Hard Time Hungrys 33
Cowboys and Daddys 21
1976 The Winner and Other Losers 18 205
1977 Me and McDill 27
1978 Bare 44 Columbia
Sleep Wherever I Fall
1980 Down & Dirty 21 4
Drunk & Crazy 47 17
1981 As Is 43 204
1982 Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose 29
1983 Drinkin' from the Bottle
1998 Old Dogs (with Waylon Jennings, Jerry Reed, & Mel Tillis) 61 Warner Bros
2005 The Moon Was Blue Dualtone

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN
1959 "The All-American Boy" (as Bill Parsons) 2 Detroit City
1962 "Shame on Me" 18 23
1963 "Detroit City" 6 16 4
"500 Miles Away from Home" 5 10 4 500 Miles Away From Home
1964 "Miller's Cave" 4 33 The Best of Bobby Bare
"Have I Stayed Away Too Long" 47 94 single only
"Four Strong Winds" 3 60 40 The Best of Bobby Bare
1965 "A Dear John Letter" (with Skeeter Davis) 11 114 Tunes for Two
"Times Are Gettin' Hard" 30 Constant Sorrow
"It's All Right" 7 122
"Just to Satisfy You" 31
"Talk Me Some Sense" 26 Talk Me Some Sense
1966 "In the Same Old Way" 34 131 single only
"Streets of Baltimore" 5 124 Streets of Baltimore
"The Game of Triangles" (with Liz Anderson and Norma Jean) 5 The Game of Triangles
"Homesick" 38
1967 "Charlestown Railroad Tavern" 16 The Best of Bobby Bare Vol. 2
"Come Kiss Me Love" 14
"The Piney Wood Hills" 15
1968 "Find Out What's Happening" 15 5 English Country Side
"Little Bit Later on Down the Line" 14 7 Talk Me Some Sense
"Town That Broke My Heart" 16 21 single only
1969 "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn" 4 7 Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn
"Which One Will It Be" 19 single only
"God Bless America Again" 16 This Is Bobby Bare
1970 "Your Husband, My Wife" (with Skeeter Davis) 22 Your Husband, My Wife
"How I Got to Memphis" 3 22 This Is Bare Country
"Come Sundown" 7 122 6
1971 "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" 8 3 Where Have All the Seasons Gone
"Short and Sweet" 57 I Need Some Good News Bad
1972 "What Am I Gonna Do" 13 24 What Am I Gonna Do
"Sylvia's Mother" 12 17
1973 "I Hate Goodbyes" 25 38 I Hate Goodbyes/Ride Me Down Easy
"Ride Me Down Easy" 11 4
"You Know Who" 30 13
1974 "Daddy, What If"A (with Bobby Bare, Jr.) 2 41 5 53 Lullabys, Legends and Lies
"Marie Laveau" 1 1
"Where'd I Come From" (with Bobby Bare, Jr. and "Mama") 41 Singin' in the Kitchen
1975 "Singin' in the Kitchen" (with His Family) 29 43
"Back in Huntsville Again" 23 14 Hard Time Hungries
"Alimony" 18 38
"Cowboys and Daddys" 29 20 Cowboys and Daddys
1976 "The Winner" 13 The Winner and Other Losers
"Put a Little Lovin' on Me" 23 23
"Drop Kick Me Jesus" 17 18
1977 "Vegas" (with Jeannie Bare) 30 The Essential Bobby Bare
"Look Who I'm Cheatin' on Tonight" 21 10 Me and McDill
"Red-Neck Hippie Romance" 85 Single only
1978 "Too Many Nights Alone" 29 15 Bare
"Sleep Tight Good Night Man" 11 8
1979 "Healin'" 23 30 Sleep Wherever I Fall
"Till I Gain Control Again" 42 47 Single only
"No Memories Hangin' Round" (with Rosanne Cash) 17 38 Bobby Bare: The Columbia Years
1980 "Numbers" 11 26 Down and Dirty
"Tequila Sheila" 31 64
"Food Blues" 41 63 Drunk and Crazy
"Willie Jones" (with Charlie Daniels) 19 15
1981 "Learning to Live Again" 28 As Is
"Take Me as I Am (Or Let Me Go)" 28 34
"Dropping Out of Sight" 35
1982 "New Cut Road" 18 32
"If You Ain't Got Nothin' (You Got Nothin' to Lose)" 31 31 Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose
"(I'm Not) A Candle in the Wind" 37
"Praise the Lord and Send Me the Money" 83
1983 "It's a Dirty Job" (with Lacy J. Dalton) 30 Bobby Bare: The Columbia Years
"The Jogger" 29 19 Drinkin' from the Bottle
"Diet Song" 69
1985 "When I Get Home" 53 51 Singles only
"Reno and Me" 76
1986 "Wait Until Tomorrow"
2005 "Are You Sincere" The Moon Was Blue
  • A"Daddy, What If" also peaked at #19 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada.

Guest singles

Year Single Artist US Country
1967 "Chet's Tune" Some of Chet's Friends 38

Music videos

Year Video Director
2005 "Are You Sincere" Roger Pistole

References

  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2000). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, p.49. ISBN 0-8230-7690-3.
  2. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits, p.38-39. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 419. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  4. ^ The English Countryside, RCA Victor SF-7918 (LSP-3896)
  5. ^ American Chronicle May 23, 2006, http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/10095
  • Vinicur, Dale. (1998). "Bobby Bare". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 28–29.

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