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This page was last updated December 18, 2015.
BIRTHDAY CONCERT AT THE VILLAGES, FLORIDA
SETLIST: Little Things/Frog Noise Stories/Watching Scotty
Grow/With Pen In Hand/See The Funny Little Clown/
The Straight Life/Muddy Mississippi Line/Little Green Apples/
It’s Too Late/Midget Football Story/Wind Beneath My Wings/
Introduction of wife Dianne/“Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon”
Video & Talk/Stay Forever Young/Oil Paintings Video & Talk/
Broomstick Cowboy/Summer (The First Time)/Honey/
Birthday Cake Presentation/I’m A Drifter
Bobby Goldsboro performed at the Savannah Center on January 18th, on the occasion of his 74th birthday. The 80-minute show was
announced as the first time he had ever played a concert on his birthday. It was the fourth time in recent years that he has performed at
this venue (after two shows on 1/16/2010 and another on 1/14/2012), and his first concert anywhere since March 30, 2013.
The show included many of Bobby’s greatest hits, videos showcasing his latest TV and art projects, and a generous helping of humor.
He introduced his wife Dianne to the crowd as “the wind beneath my wings” and as one of the brightest, most intelligent people he has
ever met. He then launched into a never-before-heard five-minute routine of funny examples of her malaprops and dyslexic spelling.
Dianne turned the tables later by surprising
Bobby onstage with a birthday cake. Along
with Bobby’s longtime audio mixer/manager
Jim Stephany, she led the crowd in singing
“Happy Birthday.”
Bobby finished the show with his traditional
encore of “I’m a Drifter,” then met with the
many friends and family who had attended
the special concert. He concluded the
evening by meeting fans in the lobby for
autographs and photos.
ART SHOWS AT THE VILLAGES
One week after the birthday concert, an art show was held on January 25th.
Held at the Sea Breeze Recreational Center at The Villages, Florida, from
1-4pm, the show was a big success.
See The Villages-News story at http://www.villages-news.com/singer-bobby-
goldsboro-shows-artwork-seabreeze-rec-center/ and some photos at
http://www.visualartsassociation.com/artscholars/artscholarships.htm,
which links to http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-PtmwJ/i-cf7mmfB.
See all of Bobby’s paintings on his official website.
Bobby is scheduled to again show his works to benefit the VAA Scholarship
Cause on Saturday, January 23, 2015, 1-4pm, at the Sea Breeze Center.
“HUBBLE AT 25” VIDEO
Bobby recently filmed video featuring his
Hubble series oil paintings to celebrate the
25th anniversary of NASA’s Hubble Telescope.
The Hubble paintings are
being displayed at the
Ronald Reagan
Washington National
Airport in Washington, DC.
See the official website.
The 1976 “Hee Haw” episode featuring
Bobby re-aired on RFD-TV on January
18th, and again on July 19/25/26th.
Songs were “Muddy Mississippi Line” and
“A Butterfly For Bucky.” Click here for a
YouTube post. A 1978 episode featuring
Bobby should air in 2016.
“Evening Shade” reruns are airing on
Antenna TV stations on Saturday and
Sunday night at 10:00pm & 10:30pm
Eastern time. Seasons Three and
Four feature Bobby Goldsboro’s
award-winning theme song and other
music. Click here for show page.
BANGLES’ SUSANNA HOFFS:
“BOBBY GOLDSBORO MAY HAVE INFLUENCED LED ZEPPELIN”
Susanna Hoffs, singer/guitarist of the Bangles, wrote: “I think Bobby Goldsboro
may have influenced Led Zeppelin... Submitted for your approval, my ProTools
experiment!”
On August 5th, 2014, Hoffs provided a 41-second audio mash-up comparing
Bobby Goldsboro’s “Little Things” to classic rock group Led Zeppelin’s “Misty
Mountain Hop.”
Listen to the audio here: https://soundcloud.com/riffsemblance/led-goldsboro
PERFORMS “LITTLE THINGS” IN CONCERT
Hoffs performed “Little Things” in the mash-up with Led Zeppelin recently in a
Los Angeles concert. Aided by the printed song lyrics onstage and together with
violin player Petra Haden, Hoffs sang “Led Goldsboro” at Largo at the Coronet
Theatre on July 30, 2015. A short clip can be heard by hitting “play” button at left.
@WinkMartindale
A longtime friend - singer Bobby Goldsboro is celebrating his 74th
birthday today... His recording of “Honey” was HUGE!!!
18 Jan 2015 8:30AM
DRINKING GLASSES
Bobby’s paintings will be featured soon on
drinking glasses. A leading home lifestyles
catalogue company, and some outdoor supply
retail stores are to carry them.
ROD McKUEN
Singer, songwriter and poet
(April 29, 1933 - January 29, 2015)
Died in Beverly Hills, California
of pneumonia
Rod wrote or co-wrote “Jean,” “If You Go
Away,” “The World I Used to Know” and
“Seasons in the Sun.”
Rod appeared as a guest star in two
episodes of “The Bobby Goldsboro
Show,” and included a congratulatory ad
to Bobby in the special tribute section of
the October 5, 1974 issue of Billboard.
SONGWRITER MAC DAVIS AND
“WATCHING SCOTTY GROW”
Hall of Fame Songwriter Mac Davis did an
interview with Bert Herbison, as documented by
Dave Paulson of the Nashville Tennessean
newspaper. Davis related the story of writing
“Watching Scotty Grow,” and how it was first
played for Bobby Goldsboro to record.
“I ended up over at the Hollywood Roosevelt
Hotel, playing him this song. He loved it, and
he was coming off of the biggest hit in the
universe at that time, called ‘Honey.’”
The story and nine-minute video can be seen by
clicking here.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/05/
22/story-behind-song-watching-scotty-grow/9457995/
B.J. THOMAS TELLS
“ROCK N’ ROLL STORIES”
Singer B.J. Thomas appeared on PBS
television recently and recalled his
early touring days appearing with
Bobby Goldsboro, among others. The
show’s Facebook page is here.
PAINTING GOES
FOR $25,000 IN
CHARITY AUCTION
Bobby’s commissioned oil
painting, “Reborn,” earned
a $25,000 winning bid in
the annual Celebrity Martini Glass Auction in
Naples, Florida, held on February 8th.
Bobby attended the event supporting America’s
military veterans. See the official website at
naplescmga.com
“GATOR”MOVIE SCREENING
WITH BURT REYNOLDS
The Lyric Theatre in Stuart, Florida,
presented a screening of 1976 motion
picture, “Gator,” on January 25. Lead
actor and first-time director Burt
Reynolds appeared on stage to discuss
the film and a variety of other topics.
The movie featured Bobby Goldsboro’s
“For a Little While” throughout the film
and as the closing theme song.
HAPPY 30TH
WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Bobby and Dianne
Goldsboro
April 11, 2015
NEW COMPACT DISC
SONGS FROM RECENT CONCERT PERFORMANCE
A brand new Bobby Goldsboro CD titled “Country” has been released by Sony Music. The disc is
a sampling of songs from the February 19, 2011 live performance in St. Charles, Missouri, along
with some music from Bobby’s 1980’s studio remakes. Included are:
Little Things (studio remake) / Watching Scotty Grow (live) / See the Funny Little Clown (live) /
The Straight Life (live) / It’s Too Late (live) / Autumn of My Life (live) /
Muddy Mississippi Line (live) / Broomstick Cowboy (live) / Summer (The First Time) (live)
Honey (part studio remake/part live)
The 2015 disc is Sony Music catalog #88875008582. It is budget priced, and available through
most music outlets including Amazon, linked here.
BEN E. KING
Singer, songwriter
(9/28/38 - 4/30/15)
Died in NJ of heart failure
Along with Jerry Lieber & Mike Stoller,
he wrote “Stand By Me.” Bobby performed
an uptempo version in his early 1990’s
shows. Click “play” button for sample:
Buddy Buie was a childhood friend of Bobby’s from Dothan. Buie had become the manager of Bobby’s band, The Webs, but wanted to
enter the business of booking concerts as a promoter. Unable to reach an agreement with singer Conway Twitty, Buie set his sights on
an even more popular Roy Orbison.
Buie booked Orbison for a show in Dothan, and two others in Florida. As luck would have it, Orbison had just fired his backing band so
Buie offered The Webs for those concerts. The shows went so well that Orbison hired The Webs as his permanent road band, giving
Bobby his big break towards musical stardom.
The Webs became The Candymen when backing Orbison, and the band (after Bobby left for his solo career) would eventually morph
into Dennis Yost and the Classics IV in the late 1960’s. Along with guitarist J.R. Cobb, Buie co-wrote the classics “Spooky,” “Stormy,”
and “Traces.” Band members went on to become the Atlanta Rhythm Section. In the late 1970’s, the group had two Top Ten hit songs
co-written by Buie in “So Into You” and “Imaginary Lover.”
Buie co-wrote several songs with Bobby in the early 1960’s, including the novelty single “Hi Yo Camel” (which The Webs released under
the name The Peeple) in 1963; “Honey Baby,” “The Letter,” and “Light the Candles (Throw the Rice)” that Bobby recorded for Laurie
Records in 1962 and 1963; “If She Was Mine” and “Pity the Fool,” released on Bobby’s “Little Things” album; and two 1964 songs
Bobby never released--”Big Buildin’,” a single by Wink Martindale with Robin Ward, and “Let Them Whisper,” a single by Pam Hall.
BUDDY BUIE
Perry Carlton “Buddy” Buie
Manager, songwriter, producer, publisher
(January 23, 1941 - July 18, 2015)
Died in Dothan, Alabama, from a heart attack
Shown at far right with Bobby Goldsboro in Dothan
on June 10, 2009, at the dedication of a mural
celebrating the musical talent from the city.
See TV news clip here.
THE WEBS’ “LOST (CRICKET IN MY EAR)” NOW AVAILABLE ON COMPACT DISC
Righteous, a division of Cherry Red Records in England, released a compilation compact disc in late 2014 that includes
the first digital version of “Lost (Cricket in My Ear)” by Bobby’s early 1960’s group, The Webs. The 28-song disc, titled
“The Incredibly Strange Record Club,” brings together “jungle exotica, greasy instrumentals, insane doo-wop, songs sung
in gibberish, beatnik bebop jazz and a host of new unadvisable dance crazes” per the publicity announcement.
CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Bobby is working on an original album of Christian music. Several songs have been selected and recorded, including one
entitled, “His Love (The Greatest of All).” One of Bobby’s Hubble Series paintings has already been chosen for the album
cover. The project is still in the early stages, with no release date scheduled.
CELEBRITY
TWITTER
LYNN ANDERSON
Singer
(September 26, 1947 - July 30, 2015)
Died in Nashville, TN of heart attack
Multiple award winner and singer of
12 #1 country singles and 3 #1 country
albums (including “Rose Garden”), Lynn
was a guest on the first season of
“The Bobby Goldsboro Show.”
Lynn also teamed with Bobby as award
presenters on television shows including
the 1972 CMA Awards (below, with Glen
Campbell), and co-hosted the WSM-TV
Nashville Cerebral Palsy Telethon
(pictured above) on March 9, 1974.
LARRY HENLEY
Singer, songwriter
(June 30, 1937 - December 18, 2014)
Died in Nashville, Tennessee, of
Parkinson’s/Alzheimer’s diseases.
In 1968, Larry alerted Bobby to “Honey,”
and later wrote for House of Gold Music.
He co-wrote 1970’s “Water Color Days,”
three songs on Bobby’s 1972 LP,
“California Wine,” and “Out Run the Sun”
from “Round Up Saloon.”
Larry co-wrote “Wind Beneath My Wings”
and brought the song to Bobby to first
record it. Bobby’s producer, Larry Butler,
convinced him not to do it. It became a #1
single for Bette Midler, and won Song of
the Year at the 1990 Grammy Awards.
Larry began his career as singer in The
Newbeats, whose “Bread and Butter” hit
#2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964.
Music producer, singer, songwriter
(May 12, 1937 - December 4, 2014)
Died in Lee’s Summit, MO, of Parkinson’s
Bob co-produced most of Bobby’s records from
1968 through 1975, including “Honey.” He co-
wrote (with Kenny O’Dell) the song, “Country
Feelin’s,” which was included in the “California
Wine” album.
BOB MONTGOMERY
In 1971, Bob and Bobby formed House
of Gold Music, Inc., one of the most
successful music publishing companies
for the next decade.
Bob began his musical career with junior
high school classmate Buddy Holly. He
wrote the classic song, “Misty Blue,”
recorded by over 200 artists.
CHARITY
APPEARANCE
Bobby Goldsboro attended
the Charlotte Cattle
Baron’s Ball in Midland,
NC, on November 14,
2015. Auction of a giclee
print of “The Sentry” was
held to benefit the
American Cancer Society.
Davis was honored as a BMI Icon on November 3rd in
Nashville. See the story here.
GARY LEWIS MENTIONS
BOBBY ONSTAGE AT SHOW
While performing in Beverly Hills,
California, on October 4th, Gary Lewis
mentioned touring with Bobby Goldsboro in
the mid-1960’s.
Lewis, who recorded “It’s Too Late” and
“Voodoo Woman,”
said after the show:
“Oh, it was wonderful!
It was all so much fun.
Yeah. He was a great
guy, great guy. I liked
him a lot.”
BILLY JOE ROYAL
Singer (4/3/42 - 10/6/15)
CORY WELLS
Singer (2/2/41 - 10/20/15)
Singers Royal (left) & Wells (right, of Three
Dog Night) appeared with Bobby in the
2010 PBS-TV special, “Marvin Hamlisch
Presents The 70’s - The Way We Were.”
IN MEMORIAM
JAY & THE AMERICANS
RECALL SINGING WITH BOBBY
After a show in Cerritos, California, on
October 23rd, the original band
members recalled singing Bobby’s
background vocals. Marty Sanders
(shown above in red) said: “We’ve
known Bobby forever! We did ‘(See the)
Funny Little Clown.’ They had us at the
actual session with Bobby and Jack
Gold...Tell Bobby I want to hear him do
the cricket!”
Game show host/disc jockey Wink Martindale recorded a song with Robin Ward titled, “Big Buildin’,”
in 1964. The song was written by Bobby and Buddy Buie. Click here to hear the song on YouTube.
An audio interview of Bobby by Martindale is included on 2005 BCI CD, “Brand New Kind of Love.”
He said at an October 23rd oldies concert in Cerritos, California, “He made some great hits. Bobby
was a great guy. I haven’t seen him in ages. If he were around here, I’d go see him in a minute!”
BOBBY ON “RAY STEVENS’ NASHVILLE” TV SHOW
Bobby Goldsboro recorded an incredible episode of the show for the RFD cable TV
network on Monday, December 14th, at Ray Stevens’ studio in Nashville. They recalled
their 50-year friendship and displayed some of Bobby’s paintings before Bobby sang
“Little Things” and “Honey.” The show will air in early 2016.
JIMMY E. GOLDSBOROUGH
(November 4, 1939 - June 23, 2015)
Bobby’s older brother, Jimmy, passed away from cancer
at his home in Dothan, Alabama.
ROLLING STONES’ KEITH
RICHARDS CREDITS BOBBY
In a recent interview with Noisey,
Keith Richards noted how Bobby
Goldsboro taught him how to play a
tricky chord by legendary blues
guitarist Jimmy Reed. Click below: