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Bobby Bare

Ironton, OH

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Region: Western Allegheny Plateau Conference: Great Lakes Regional Rank: #130

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Did You Know

  • • "Marie Laveau" became a crossover hit, showcasing his storytelling style.
  • • Bare's outlaw country sound influenced artists like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson.
  • • He won a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Male in 1980.
  • • He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • • "Detroit City" earned him his first Grammy award in 1964.
  • • Bare's album "Lullabys, Legends and Lies" was certified gold.
  • • He hosted "Bobby Bare and Friends," a TNN show, in the 1980s.
  • • He recorded songs written by Shel Silverstein, solidifying their partnership.

Locations in Lyrics

23 location references across 18 songs

Songs & Places

Abilene
Abilene, TX Abilene, KS
"Abilene, Abilene Prettiest town I've ever seen"
Sylvia’s Mother
Galveston, TX
"Sylvia's marryin', a fellow down Galveston way."
How I Got To Memphis
Memphis, TN
"That's how I got to Memphis"
The All-American Boy
Memphis, TN Detroit, MI
"I split for Memphis where they say 'you all'"
The Winner
San Antonio, TX Cincinnati, OH
"Mine rolled away like Chicklets down the street in San Antone"
Marie Laveau
, LA New Orleans, LA
"down in Louisiana"
Detroit City
Detroit, MI
"Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City"
Miller’s Cave
, GA Tiger, GA Waycross, GA
"Way down in the state of Georgia"
new cut road
, KY , TX
The Streets Of Baltimore
, TN Baltimore, MD
"We left our kin and all our friends back there in Tennessee"
I Can Almost See Houston from Here
Houston, TX
The Jogger
Charleston, SC , NJ , CA Los Angeles, CA
"From the Charleston coast"
Tequila Sheila
El Paso, TX Columbus, NM
"I cross the border and I beat the dealer"
All-American Boy
Memphis, TN
"Split for Memphis where they say y'all"
Back Home in Huntsville Again
Huntsville, TX
It's Freezing in El Paso
El Paso, TX
Sure Hit Songwriters Pen
Nashville, TN Wichita, KS Los Angeles, CA
"I was hangin' round Nashville writin' songs and playin' them for all of the stars"
The Year Clayton Delaney Died
Olive Hill, KY , TN , OH
"Clayton was the best guitar picker in our town"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Ohio River 29

Connected Places

Ironton, OH Abilene, TX Baltimore, MD Charleston, SC Cincinnati, OH Detroit, MI Detroit City, MI Galveston, TX Houston, TX Jersey, NJ Jersey City, NJ Los Angeles, CA Memphis, TN Miller's Cave, GA San Antone, TX San Antonio, TX Waycross, GA
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