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This website was last updated December 31, 2017
UPCOMING & RECENT
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
SONNY GERACI
Born Emmett Peter Geraci
Singer
(November 22, 1946 - February 5, 2017)
Toured with Bobby Goldsboro on The
Gene Pitney Show in 1966. As lead
singer of the Outsiders, had #5 hit in
Billboard magazine with “Time Won’t Let
Me.” As lead singer with Climax, had #3
Billboard, #1 Cash Box hit with “Precious
and Few.”
IN MEMORIAM
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
Bobby Goldsboro has announced that
he will not be performing in 2017.
Check his official website
for any personal appearances at art shows.
“YOU’RE ENTERTAINMENT FOR ME”
MENTIONS BY OTHER ENTERTAINERS
BOX TOPS’ SINGER LAMENTS BOBBY ONSTAGE
The Box Tops have been performing often this year, alone and
with The Turtles’ “Happy Together” summer tour, and original
member Bill Cunningham introduces a big hit in a comical way.
According to the January 21st Lehigh Valley Morning Call review
of their January 20th concert in Pennsylvania here, “he told how
‘Cry Like a Baby’ was kept from No. 1 by Bobby Goldsboro’s
“Honey,” and how he still turns off the radio when it comes on.”
Cunningham said after the July 15th Beverly Hills, CA, show, “I
don’t mean anything by it! There’s always some people who don’t
laugh at that. Actually, I’m very proud of all of the music from that
time, and that we were part of it.”
Billboard
Magazine
Hot 100
Singles,
May 4,
1968
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOBBY GOLDSBORO!
JANUARY 18th - 76 YEARS
FEBRUARY 5th - 40,000,000 MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 16th - 4,000 WEEKS / 28,000 DAYS
WILLIAM PETER BLATTY
Author, Screenwriter, Director
(January 7, 1928 - January 12, 2017)
Writer of “The Exorcist” and “I’ll Tell
Them I Remember You” for which
Bobby performed the music for the
audio books.
“Supernatural” on The CW Network has
used Bobby’s music twice. “Regarding Dean”
(Season 12, Episode 11, original airdate
February 9, 2017) featured an abridged
version of the original recording of
“Broomstick Cowboy” during a show-ending
montage. “Shut Up, Dr. Phil” (Season 7,
Episode 5, original airdate October 21, 2011)
included a short scene with “See the Funny
Little Clown” playing on the radio.
“The Orville” on Fox TV used Bobby’s
“The Straight Life” as elevator music on
“Cupid’s Dagger” (Season 1, Episode 9,
original airdate November 9, 2017).
“TALK TALK TALK” - REFERENCES IN ARTICLES AND ONLINE BLOGS
The February 15th issue of Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise included a column by Doug Blough titled,
“Nothing Like a Good Break Up Tune.” Click here to read. Quoting some breakup songs, he wrote:
“Bobby Goldsboro made it hurt even better with, “See the funny little clown; he’s hiding behind a smile.
They all think he’s laughin’ but I know he’s cryin’ all the while.” “… Oh, and no one knows, except for
me, because you see: I’m that funny little clown.”
55 YEARS AGO Bobby’s first nationally charted single, “Molly,” is released in 1962.
50 YEARS AGO Bobby performs live before a European audience at Italy’s 1967 San Remo Song Festival.
45 YEARS AGO Taping begins on “The Bobby Goldsboro Show” episodes in 1972 for airing in January ‘73.
40 YEARS AGO Bobby releases his first album for Epic Records in 1977 after a long tenure with UA.
35 YEARS AGO Bobby’s last album of original songs, “Round Up Saloon,” is released in 1982.
25 YEARS AGO “Easter Egg Mornin’” gold video leads a 1992 national merchandise campaign at Kmart.
“THE GOOD OL’ DAYS” - HISTORICAL ANNIVERSARIES
“SING ME A SMILE” - SHOWS OF OTHER SINGERS CONNECTED TO BOBBY
ROY ORBISON’S GUITAR PLAYER
RECREATES 1963 BEATLES TOUR
Alan James, former guitar player for Roy Orbison,
is currently performing concerts billed as a
recreation of the original 1963 Beatles and Roy
Orbison tour of England.
The tour, from May 18 - June 9, 1963, was
originally planned to feature Orbison as the
headliner. The Beatles became so popular in
Europe that instead they concluded the show with
Orbison closing the first half. Due to foreign
exchange laws in England at the time, Orbison was
only able to take one other American overseas with
him. It was Bobby Goldsboro.
Alan James seems to have joined Roy Orbison for
a 1969 UK tour, when again he was not allowed to
bring his band, The Candy Men. English group The
Art Movement, including James, backed Orbison
then and for several international tours over seven
years. James emigrated to America and continued
to work with Orbison.
James was to have performed his Beatles / Roy
Orbison 1963 tour recreation at the Savannah
Center in The Villages, Florida, on March 28th.
The same venue hosted Bobby Goldsboro’s last
concert on January 18, 2015.
CHRISTMAS ALL YEAR LONG - BOBBY GOLDSBORO MERCHANDISE YOU MUST HAVE
1965 CONCERT AD
A card advertising Bobby
Goldsboro’s concert with Chad &
Jeremy on January 2, 1965, in
Mattoon, Illinois, appeared for
auction on eBay.
The Bunny Hutch club
grand opening touted the concert
with several stipulations:
- No blue jeans
- No shirt tails out
- No white T-shirts
- No sunglasses
- No hats
- No short shorts
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL
Bobby Goldsboro’s artwork to be displayed at
singer Ray Stevens’ new theater near Nashville, Tennessee
According to a March 31st feature in the Tennessee Ledger (click here),
entertainer Ray Stevens’ new theater complex, “CabaRay,” is scheduled to open later
this year. Under construction now in Bellevue, TN, the 720-seat dinner showroom
will also feature television/video production facilities and audio recording studios.
The lobby area will feature the artwork of Bobby Goldsboro.
WAYNE NEWTON CONCERT FEATURES “HONEY”
Wayne Newton recently
performed in Beverly Hills,
California, at the Saban
Theatre.
The April 8th live concert
event, titled, “Up Close and
Personal,” also included
video clips and stories from
Newton about his long
entertainment career.
One clip featured Newton
on a television special in
England from 1975 hosted
by Glen Campbell. The
two sang together on a
medley that featured
Bobby Goldsboro’s hit
Click the “play” arrow to view video clip.
record, “Honey.”
The Beverly Hills crowd immediately recognized the song, and responded loudly with the
biggest ovation of the evening next to Newton’s signature “Danke Schoen.”
After the video presentation, Newton was compelled to explain why he was laughing so
hard as Campbell sang his portion of “Honey.” Newton joked that Campbell would often
substitute funny (and sometimes vulgar) song lyrics during rehearsal and show tapings,
and that he was particularly fond of describing Honey’s slip and fall in more colorful
terms. Newton laughed that this time, for television, Campbell kept it family-friendly.
getTV airs reruns of “Jim
Nabors Hour” & “Dolly!”
Check episode listings by
clicking here for possible
airing of Nabors’ Season 2,
Episode 19, which featured
Bobby and aired originally
on January 28, 1971; or
Dolly Parton’s Episode 17
from 1976/77.
PRESIDENT TRUMP CONNECTION
TO “A BUTTERFLY FOR BUCKY”
“
RECENT MUSIC RELEASES
Bobby Goldsboro’s 1965 album, “LITTLE THINGS,” was issued for the
first time on compact disc in 2016 by Japanese company, Oldays
Records. Sound quality is inconsistent and seemingly not from the
original master tapes. Also, a bonus song mislabeled as “See the Funny
Little Clown” is really Eddie Hodges’ song, “Seein’ is Believin’.”
Portions of a 2011 concert in St. Charles, Missouri, were released as
“COUNTRY” by Sony Music in 2015. Generally great but includes only
ten songs, omitting some classics and unreleased titles. Also, curious
editing put audience applause noise over the studio remake version of
“Little Things” instead of a live recording. “Honey” was an odd blend of
studio remake version and the very ending of the live performance.
British DJ and radio broadcaster Don Letts created a podcast album for
Turtle Bay, featuring Bobby Goldsboro’s “Summer (The First Time).”
“Summer (The First Time)” is also featured on a new English compilation
compact disc from Sony Music entitled “Summer Holiday.”
Click the “Compact Discs” tab above to see all Bobby Goldsboro discs.
Doug Cox presented the idea of a blind child
regaining his sight to Bobby Goldsboro, who
turned it into the 1976 hit song, “A Butterfly
for Bucky.” According to a December 13th,
2016, story in the Las Vegas Review-Journal
(linked here), Cox went on to become a
successful motivional peaker and corporate
consultant---including to the Donald Trump organization. Cox,
now 78 years old and pictured here, has written a book titled,
“Sh-Boom! The Power of Positive Aging.”
View the
ART OF BOBBY GOLDSBORO
by visiting BobbyGoldsboro.com
where original oil paintings
and prints are available for
purchase. Click picture at left
for direct link.
GLEN CAMPBELL
(April 22, 1936 - August 8, 2017)
Country Music Hall of Fame
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Bobby Goldsboro appeared on episodes of the “Glen
Campbell Goodtime Hour” in 1969 (photos below) and
1971, and with Glen on several awards shows and talk
shows. The photo at right is the pair presenting at the
1972 CMA Awards show.
Facebook.com has many
photos of Bobby
Goldsboro.
One is with Mary Alice,
Roy & Claudette Orbison
in 1963.
Another is with Jerry
Chesnut and Del Reeves
from 1967.
CHARLIE ROSE POSTS FACEBOOK UPDATE OF
BOBBY GOLDSBORO’S ADVENTURES WITH
FLORIDA HURRICANE IRMA
Weeks after the storm hit Florida on September 10th,
Bobby was still dealing with downed trees and snake
problems, but he and wife Dianne were “doing well,” as
illustrator Charlie Rose posted on Facebook October 5th.
BOBBY GOLDSBORO VIDEO ONLINE
“MY BOOK OF LIFE” - NEW BOOKS REFERENCING BOBBY GOLDSBORO
MEL TILLIS
Born Lonnie Melvin Tillis
(August 8, 1932 - November 19. 2017)
Country Music Hall of Fame
National Medal of Arts Recipient
Performer and writer of several hit songs, Tillis wrote
“Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town,” a top 10 pop song
for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, and a top 10
country song for Johnny Darrell. Bobby recorded the song
for his 1967 LP, “The Romantic, Wacky, Rockin’, Soulful,
Country Bobby Goldsboro.”
Tillis was Bobby’s good friend and neighbor for years, and
also exhibited his paintings at art shows. The photo at left
is Tillis supporting his friend by attending Bobby’s very first
art show in Orlando, Florida, on February 20, 2008.
JIM NABORS
(June 12, 1930 - November 30. 2017)
Actor and Singer
Performer best known as “Gomer Pyle” on “The Andy
Griffith Show” and its spin-off, “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.”
Bobby appeared on “The Jim Nabors Hour” CBS-TV
variety show aired January 28, 1971. Jim recorded
“With Pen in Hand” on an album of songs from the show.
Jim appeared on “The Bobby Goldsboro Show” twice,
on its premiere episode and again on the first episode
of Season Two.
Nabors discussed their shared Alabama roots when he
surprised Bobby in 1991 with a live phone call to TNN’s
“Nashville Now” celebrating Bobby’s 50th birthday.
SPOTIFY MUSIC STREAMING SITE ADDS RARITIES
Online music streaming service Spotify.com recently added some Bobby Goldsboro songs
that have previously been unavailable in digital format. Part of two albums titled, “At His
Best,” included are:
“You Better Go Home”
“Lonely Traveler”
“Honey Baby”
“The Runaround”
“The Letter”
“Hi Lili, Hi Lo”
“Longer Than Forever”
“Love Is”
“She Chased Me”
“Hold On”
“Hard Luck Joe”
“I’ll Remember You”
The recordings appear to be low quality copies from vinyl sources, and not the original
master tapes.
2017
