IN 1964, BOBBY BARE WON A GRAMMY FOR “DETROIT CITY” — BUT ONE SURPRISING DETAIL MADE THAT VICTORY UNIQUE FOR THE REST OF HIS CAREER
By 1964, Bobby Bare was becoming one of the most distinctive new voices in country...
Bobby Bare
The song “FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’” sounds as if it were recorded live right out of Nashville — yet Bobby Bare recorded it thousands of miles away in London, and the story behind that unexpected recording session uncovers a truth that few fans know about today.
BOBBY BARE RECORDED “FIND OUT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’” THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM NASHVILLE — AND THAT’S...
AT 91, BOBBY BARE HAS QUIETLY STEPPED AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT — BUT THE LEGACY HE LEFT BEHIND TELLS A MUCH BIGGER STORY
At 91 years old, Bobby Bare is one of the last surviving voices from a...
BOBBY BARE NEVER FORGOT WHAT LORETTA LYNN DID BEFORE EITHER OF THEM BECAME A COUNTRY LEGEND — A SONG SHE RECORDED IN 1960 CREATED A QUIET CONNECTION THAT SURVIVED FOR DECADES
Long before “Detroit City” made Bobby Bare famous and before Loretta Lynn became the voice...
AT 91, BOBBY BARE HAS LARGELY DISAPPEARED FROM THE SPOTLIGHT — BUT HIS RARE REFLECTIONS REVEAL HOW MUCH OF COUNTRY MUSIC HE QUIETLY HELPED CHANGE
At 91 years old, Bobby Bare belongs to a generation of country legends that is...
LONG BEFORE BOBBY BARE HAD A HIT RECORD, HE HAD ALREADY LOST MORE THAN MOST CHILDREN SHOULD — Decades Later, One Lesson From Those Painful Years Helps Explain the Man He Became, and Why Fame Never Seemed to Matter to Him Quite the Way People Expected.
LONG BEFORE BOBBY BARE HAD A HIT RECORD, HE HAD ALREADY LOST MORE THAN MOST...
The only solo single to reach No. 1 in Bobby Bare’s entire career came from one of the strangest songs he ever recorded.
Bobby Bare had already spent years building the kind of country music career most singers...
Before “500 Miles Away From Home,” Bobby Bare Found the Song That Changed Everything
Before Bobby Bare recorded “500 Miles Away From Home,” another song about a lonely man...
Bobby Bare’s “500 Miles Away From Home” Was Born From One Song He Couldn’t Forget
Long before “500 Miles Away From Home” became one of Bobby Bare’s signature recordings, the...
WHEN BOBBY BARE MARRIED JEANNIE IN 1964, HE WASN’T JUST BEGINNING A MARRIAGE — There Was Someone Else Already Part Of Her Life, And The Quiet Choice Bobby Made Next Reveals A Side Of The Country Legend Few Fans Ever Knew
For decades, Bobby Bare’s family story has occasionally been misunderstood, especially when fans come across...