Bobby Bare was born April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio. He had an
interesting start to his career, when in 1958 this
singer/songwriter/guitarist was drafted into the US Army. Before
leaving, he recorded a demo and left a tape of
The All American Boy with
Fraternity Records. To his great surprise, Fraternity released the record and credited, in error,
Bill Parsons
as the artist. For many years, Bobby Bare would have to tell
people it was really him singing on that Number 2 song in 1958.
His career really took off in the country music market, and he had 70
country hits on the charts. Meanwhile on the Top 100 charts, he scored 8
singles, with two Top Twenty hits.
Next week the
Pop Goes The Country Special on
Treasure Island Oldies,
Voice Your Choice presents
Bobby Bare. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either
Shame On Me or
500 Miles Away From Home. I'll play the winning song during the 4rd hour of next week's show.
