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Region: Western Allegheny PlateauConference: Great LakesRegional Rank: #37
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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
15 location references across 13 songs
Songs & Places
Abilene
Abilene, TX
"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"