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Bobby Bare (born Robert Joseph Bare on April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio
Ironton, Ohio

Ironton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lawrence County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southern Ohio along the Ohio River....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr.
Bobby Bare, Jr.

Bobby Bare, Jr. is a Grammy-nominated American musician who has recorded several solo albums, along with two albums with his band, Bare, Jr....
, also a musician.

had many failed attempts to sell his songs in the 1950s. He finally signed with Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
 and recorded a few rock and roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 songs without much chart success. Just before he was drafted into the Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
, he wrote a song called "The All American Boy" and did a demo for his friend, Bill Parsons, to learn and record.






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Bobby Bare (born Robert Joseph Bare on April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio
Ironton, Ohio

Ironton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lawrence County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southern Ohio along the Ohio River....
) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr.
Bobby Bare, Jr.

Bobby Bare, Jr. is a Grammy-nominated American musician who has recorded several solo albums, along with two albums with his band, Bare, Jr....
, also a musician.

Early career

Bare had many failed attempts to sell his songs in the 1950s. He finally signed with Capitol Records
Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
 and recorded a few rock and roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 songs without much chart success. Just before he was drafted into the Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
, 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
Fraternity Records

Fraternity Records was a small record label based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was started by Harry Carlson and silent partner Dr. Ashton Welsh in 1954....
, decided to use the original demo done by Bobby Bare. The record reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
, but they made an error: the singles' labels all credited the artist as being "Bill Parsons."

Career at RCA (1962–1970)

Bare's big break in country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
 came when RCA Records
RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
' Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins

Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins was an influential American guitarist and record producer.His picking style, inspired by Merle Travis, Django Reinhardt, George Barnes and Les Paul, brought him admirers both within and outside the country scene, both in the United States and internationally....
 signed him. The first song he released on the label was "Shame On Me" in 1962. His second RCA release, "Detroit City
Detroit City

"Detroit City" is a song made famous by country music singer Bobby Bare. Originally released in 1963 in country music, the song ? sometimes known as "I Wanna Go Home" ? was Bare's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that summer, and became a country music standard....
," was his first top-ten Country single, reaching number six. It also hit number 16 on the pop charts.Then a surge of hits followed, including "500 Miles Away from Home" (based on a traditional folk ballad written by Hedy West
Hedy West

Hedy West was an United States Folk music and songwriter.West was of the same generation as Joan Baez, Judy Collins, and others of the American folk music revival....
 as "500 Miles") and Ian Tyson
Ian Tyson

Ian Tyson, Order of Canada Singer, songwriter, guitarist, rancher, born Victoria, British Columbia on 25 September 1933; honorary D LITT 1993, honorary LLD 2001....
's "Four Strong Winds
Four Strong Winds

"Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson in the early 1960s. It was first recorded by The Brothers Four in a version that "Bubbled Under" the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1963....
." He also recorded with Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis

Skeeter Davis was an United Sates, who was best known for Crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters in the early 1950s....
, Norma Jean
Norma Jean (singer)

Norma Jean also known as Pretty Miss Norma Jean is an United States country music singer. She is best-known for her spot on The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961?1967 ....
 and Liz Anderson
Liz Anderson

Liz Anderson is an United States Country Music Singer-Songwriter. She is also the mother of Country-Music singer Lynn Anderson.Liz Anderson was a successful country singer in her own right....
. In 1968, he recorded an album with a group from England called The Hillsiders. In 1969, he had a Top 5 hit with Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall is an United States country music, songwriter, and country singer. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100....
's "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn".

Career at Mercury (1970–1972)

Bare moved to Mercury Records
Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group....
 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
Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer Kristian Kristofferson is an United States writer, singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. He is best known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"....
 compositions, "Come Sundown" (1971) and "Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends," (1971). He also scored a #12 hit in 1972 with a version of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show's pop hit "Sylvia's Mother
Sylvia's Mother

"Sylvia's Mother" was a 1972 single by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show and the group's first hit song. It was written by Shel Silverstein and was highly successful in the United States, reaching #5 on the Billboard singles chart, as well as #1 in Republic of Ireland and #2 in the United Kingdom....
", written by Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein was an United States poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books....
.

Second Career at RCA (1973–1977)

After a couple of years at Mercury, Bobby returned to RCA Records
RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
 in 1973 and scored with Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver is an United States of America country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre....
'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
Marie Laveau

Marie Laveau was a Louisiana Creole people practitioner of Louisiana Voodoo renowned in New Orleans. She was born free in New Orleans.Her daughter Marie Laveau II also practiced Voudou, and accounts confuse the two women....
," 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
Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein was an United States poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books....
 and Baxter Taylor
Baxter Taylor

A brief biography/interview with Baxter Taylor dated October 12, 2007: Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and raised in Dallas, Texas....
, 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.
Bobby Bare, Jr.

Bobby Bare, Jr. is a Grammy-nominated American musician who has recorded several solo albums, along with two albums with his band, 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, "Lullabyes, 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. 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
Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism#Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus and interpreted by Christians to have been prophesied in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament....
-football
Football

File:Football4.pngFootball is the word given to a number of similar team sports, all of which involve kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Goal ....
 waltz
Waltz

The waltz is a ballroom dance and folk dance dance in Time signature, performed primarily in closed position....
, and a 1976 Grammy nominee). In 1977 he recorded "Redneck Hippie Romance" and "Vegas" (a duet with his wife Jeannie).

Concept albums were nothing new for Bobby, In 1967, Bare came up with a concept album
Concept album

In popular music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical". Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being musical improvisation or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing to narrative....
 called "Bird Named Yesterday," which was very successful. His most successful concept album is "Lullabyes, Legends and Lies". He also is the first to be given full control of his work and thus the very first Outlaw.

Career at Columbia Records (1978–1983)

Bobby signed with Columbia Records
Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
 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 Roseanne 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
Southern rock

Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals....
 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
Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music.Crowell was born in Houston, Texas to James Walter Crowell and Addie Cauzette Willoughby....
 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
Lacy J. Dalton

Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals. She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." Though absent from the U.S....
 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
Western (genre)

The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the Western United States , but also in Western Canada, Mexico , Alaska and even Australia ....
 with Troy Donahue
Troy Donahue

Troy Donahue was an United States actor and teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s....
, A Distant Trumpet
A Distant Trumpet

A Distant Trumpet is a 1964 in film United States Western , the last directed by Raoul Walsh. The screenplay by John Twist, Albert Beich, and Richard Fielder is based on the 1951 novel of the same name by Paul Horgan....
, and a few episodes of the TV series No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants was a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a popular Broadway theater play and 1958 film, as well as a 1964 television program....
. He turned his back on Hollywood to pursue his career in country music
Country music

Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
.

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
EMI America Records

EMI America Records was started in 1978 in music by EMI as a second United States label next to Capitol Records. It absorbed Liberty Records in 1984 in music....
 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
Old Dogs

The Old Dogs were an American country music supergroup composed of singers Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, and Jerry Reed. Signed in 1998 to Atlantic Records, they recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year....
, with his friends Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an United States country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in over a dozen films....
, Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis is an United States of America country music singer. Although he had been recording songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the '70s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
 and Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
.

In nearly 50 years of making music, Bobby has made many firsts in country music. Bare is credited for introducing Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
 to RCA
RCA

RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. Today, the RCA is owned by the France conglomerate Thomson SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Thomson....
. He is also one of the first to record from many well- known song writers such as Jack Clement
Jack Clement

Jack Henderson Clement is an United States singer, songwriter, and a record producer and film producer.Raised and educated in Memphis, Jack Clement was performing at an early age....
, Harlan Howard
Harlan Howard

Harlan Perry Howard was a prolific United States songwriter, principally in the field of country music. In a career spanning six decades Harlan Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists....
, Billy Joe Shaver
Billy Joe Shaver

Billy Joe Shaver is an United States of America country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me is a classic in the outlaw country genre....
, Mickey Newbury
Mickey Newbury

Mickey Newbury was an United States songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, a critically acclaimed recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
, Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall is an United States country music, songwriter, and country singer. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100....
, Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein

Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein was an United States poet, songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books....
, Baxter Taylor
Baxter Taylor

A brief biography/interview with Baxter Taylor dated October 12, 2007: Born: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and raised in Dallas, Texas....
 and Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson

Kristoffer Kristian Kristofferson is an United States writer, singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. He is best known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"....
. In 2006, he recorded a new album after over 20 years, called The Moon Was Blue, produced by his son Bobby Bare, Jr.
Bobby Bare, Jr.

Bobby Bare, Jr. is a Grammy-nominated American musician who has recorded several solo albums, along with two albums with his band, Bare, Jr....
, who is also a musician. He continues to tour today.

Discography


Singles


Year Single Chart Positions Album
US Country
Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales....
 US
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 US AC
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks

The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary music and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States....
1959 "The All-American Boy" (as Bill Parsons) — 2 — Detroit City
1962 "Shame on Me" 18 23 —
1963 "Detroit City
Detroit City

"Detroit City" is a song made famous by country music singer Bobby Bare. Originally released in 1963 in country music, the song ? sometimes known as "I Wanna Go Home" ? was Bare's first Top 10 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart that summer, and became a country music standard....
"		 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
"I Have Stayed Away Too Long" 47 94 — single only
"Four Strong Winds
Four Strong Winds

"Four Strong Winds" is a song written by Ian Tyson in the early 1960s. It was first recorded by The Brothers Four in a version that "Bubbled Under" the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1963....
"		 3 60 — The Best of Bobby Bare
1965 "A Dear John Letter
A Dear John Letter

"A Dear John Letter", or "Dear John" is the name of a popular country music song. It was popularized by Ferlin Husky and Jean Shepard, and was a crossover country-pop hit in 1953....
" (with Skeeter Davis
Skeeter Davis

Skeeter Davis was an United Sates, who was best known for Crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters in the early 1950s....
)		 11 — — Tunes for Two
"Times Are Gettin' Hard" 30 — — Constant Sorrow
"It's All Right" 7 — —
"Just to Satisfy You" 31 — —
"Talk Me Some Sense" 26 — — Talk Me Some Sense
1966 "In the Same Old Way" 34 — — single only
"Streets of Baltimore
Streets of Baltimore

"Streets of Baltimore" is a heavily-covered country song written by Tompall Glaser and Harlan Howard.Tompall & the Glaser Brothers recorded the song; it has since been recorded and performed by many additional artists....
"		 5 — — Streets of Baltimore
"The Game of Triangles" (with Liz Anderson
Liz Anderson

Liz Anderson is an United States Country Music Singer-Songwriter. She is also the mother of Country-Music singer Lynn Anderson.Liz Anderson was a successful country singer in her own right....
 and Norma Jean
Norma Jean (singer)

Norma Jean also known as Pretty Miss Norma Jean is an United States country music singer. She is best-known for her spot on The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961?1967 ....
)		 5 — — The Game of Triangles
"Homesick" 38 — —
1967 "Charlestown Railroad Tavern" 16 — — The Best of Bobby Bare Vol. 2
"Come Kiss Me Love" 14 — —
1968 "Find Out What's Happening" (with The Hillsiders) 15 — — English Country Side
"Little Bit Later on Down the Line" 14 — — Talk Me Some Sense
"Town That Broke My Heart" 16 — — single only
1969 "(Margie's at) The Lincoln Park Inn" 4 — — 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
"That's How I Got to Memphis" 3 — — This Is Bare Country
"Come Sundown" 7 — —
1971 "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" 8 — — Where Have All the Seasons Gone
"Short and Sweet" 57 — — I Need Some Good News Bad
1972 "What Am I Gonna Do" 13 — — What Am I Gonna Do
"Sylvia's Mother" 12 — —
1973 "I Hate Goodbyes" 25 — — I Hate Goodbyes/Ride Me Down Easy
"Ride Me Down Easy" 11 — —
"You Know Who" 30 — —
1974 "Daddy, What If" (with Bobby Bare Jr.) 2 41 — Lullabyes, Legends and Lies
"Marie Laveau" 1 — —
1975 "Singin' in the Kitchen" (with His Family) 29 — — Singin' in the Kitchen
"Back in Huntsville Again" 23 — — Hard Time Hungries
"Alimony" 18 — —
"Cowboys and Daddys" 29 — — Cowboys and Daddys
1976 "The Winner" 13 — — The Winner and Other Losers
"Put a Little Lovin' on Me" 23 — —
"Drop Kick Me Jesus" 17 — —
1977 "Vegas" (with Jeannie Bare) 30 — — The Essential Bobby Bare
"Look Who I'm Cheatin' on Tonight" 21 — — Me and McDill
1978 "Sleep Tight Good Night Man" 11 — — Bare
1979 "No Memories Hangin' Round" (with Roseanne Cash) 17 — — Bobby Bare: The Columbia Years
1980 "Numbers" 11 — — Down and Dirty
1982 "New Cut Road" 18 — — As Is
1983 "It's a Dirty Job" (with Lacy J. Dalton
Lacy J. Dalton

Lacy J. Dalton , is an American country and western singer and songwriter, known for her gritty, powerful vocals. She had a number of hits in the 1980s, including "Takin' It Easy," "Crazy Blue Eyes" and "16th Avenue." Though absent from the U.S....
)		 30 — — Bobby Bare: The Columbia Years
"The Jogger" 29 — — Drinkin' from the Bottle


RCA Victor (1963–1970)

  • "Detroit City" (9/119) RCA Victor LSP-2776 1963
  • "500 Miles Away From Home"(9/133) RCA Victor LSP-2835 1963
  • "Travelin' Bare"(14/-) RCA Victor LSP-2955 1964
  • "Tunes For Two" with Skeeter Davis
    Skeeter Davis

    Skeeter Davis was an United Sates, who was best known for Crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters in the early 1950s....
     (8/-) RCA Victor LSP-3336 1965
  • "Constant Sorrow" RCA Victor LSP-3395 1965
  • The Best RCA Victor LSP-3479 1966
  • "Talk Me Some Sense" (6/-) RCA Victor LSP-3515 1966
  • "Streets of Baltimore" (7/-) RCA Victor LSP-3618 1966
  • "This I Believe" (17/-) RCA Victor LSP-3688 1966
  • "Game Of Triangles" with Liz Anderson & Norma Jean (18/-) RCA Victor LSP-3764 1967
  • "Bird Named Yesterday" (20/-) RCA Victor LSP-3831 1967
  • "English Country Side" with The Hillsiders (29/-) RCA Victor LSP-3896 1967
  • The Best, Volume 2 (33/-) RCA Victor LSP-3994 1968
  • Folsom Prison Blues RCA Camden CAS-2289 1968
  • Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn (39/-) RCA Victor LSP-4177 1969
  • "Your Husband, my Wife" with Skeeter Davis RCA Victor LSP-4335 1970
  • Real Thing RCA Victor LSP-4422 1970
  • I'm a Long Long Way from Home RCA Camden CAS-2465 1971
  • This is Bobby Bare RCA Victor VPS-6090 1972
  • Memphis, Tennessee RCA Camden ACL1-0150 1973
  • Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down RCA Camden ANL1-0560 1974


Mercury (1970–1972)

  • "This is Bare Country" (37/-) Mercury SR-61290 1970
  • "Where Have All the Seasons Gone" (44/-) Mercury SR-61316 1971
  • I Need Some Good News Bad Mercury SR-61342 1971
  • "What Am I Gonna Do" (19/-) Mercury SR-61363 1972
  • High and Dry Mercury INT-145031 1972
  • Greatest Hits Sun 136 1974
  • Very Best United Artists 427F 1975
  • This is Bare Country United Artists 621G 1976


RCA Victor (1973–1977)

  • "I Hate Goodbyes / Ride MW Down Easy" (31/-) RCA Victor APL1-0040 1973
  • Lullabys, Lengends, and Lies (5/-) RCA Victor CPL2-0290 1973
  • "Singin' in the Kitchen" with Family (27/-) RCA Victor APL1-0700 1974
  • Hard Time Hungrys (33/-) RCA Victor APL1-0906 1975
  • Cowboys and Daddys (21/-) RCA Victor APL1-1222 1975
  • Winner and Other Losers (18/205) RCA Victor APL1-1786 1976
  • Me and McDill (27/-) RCA Victor APL1-2179 1977
  • Greatest Hits RCA Victor AYL1-4118 1981


Columbia (1978–1983)

  • Bare (44/-) Columbia KC-35314 1978
  • Sleeper Wherever I Fall Columbia KC-35645 1978
  • Down and Dirty (21/-) Columbia JC-36323 1980
  • Drunk and Crazy (47/-) Columbia JC-36785 1980
  • As Is (43/204) Columbia FC-37157 1981
  • Encore Columbia FC-37350 1981
  • Ain't Got Nothin' To Lose (29/-) Columbia FC-37719 1982
  • Biggest Hits Columbia FC-38311 1982
  • Drinkin' From the Bottle Columbia FC-38670 1983


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