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This website was last updated December 23, 2019
UPCOMING & RECENT
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
Bobby Goldsboro has announced that he will NOT be performing any
concerts in 2019. Check for any art shows at BobbyGoldsboro.com.
Bobby’s last public appearance was at West Lives On art gallery in
Jackson, Wyoming, on May 26, 2018 (pictured, at left).
Jackson, Wyoming, on May 26, 2018 (pictured, at left).
OTHER NETWORKS
“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 car 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).
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“The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon”
features stories for children and several original
songs from Bobby. It currently airs on TBN’s
Smile of a Child and TCT Kids channels. More
details are here.
GET TV NETWORK
getTV airs reruns of
“Jim Nabors Hour,”
“Johnny Cash Show” &“Dolly!”
Check listings by clicking here for possible airing of
Jim Nabors’ Season 2, Episode 19 from 1971
or Dolly Parton’s Episode 17 from 1976/77.
Bobby’s performance was deleted from a recent
edited rerun of the 1970 Johnny Cash show.
No known television programs featuring Bobby
Goldsboro are currently scheduled for broadcast.
Channels to watch:
RFD-TV CABLE TELEVISION
RFD-TV has recently run several programs
featuring Bobby Goldsboro, including
“Ray Stevens’ CabaRay Nashville”
(first run May 2016), “Hee Haw” and
“Nashville on the Road” as recently as
2017. “Pop! Goes the Country” with
Bobby has also aired on the network.
Check listings regularly.
ANTENNA TV NETWORK
Antenna TV has recently run episodes of
“Evening Shade” featuring Bobby Goldsboro’s
theme song and other music.
Currently, the network airs reruns of “The Tonight
Show” as “Johnny Carson,” although very few
episodes have included musicians.
Time Life has introduced a new 10-DVD set of video
performances from annual Country Music Association
awards broadcasts, with bonus interviews. Including
127 songs from 1968-2015, the collection begins with
Bobby Goldsboro’s 1968 performance of multiple-
nominee “Honey,” which would win Song of the Year.
Introduced by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans and recorded in
black-and-white, the song preceded Bobby’s presenting
awards. Video glitches occur during the “Honey” clip.
performances from annual Country Music Association
awards broadcasts, with bonus interviews. Including
127 songs from 1968-2015, the collection begins with
Bobby Goldsboro’s 1968 performance of multiple-
nominee “Honey,” which would win Song of the Year.
Introduced by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans and recorded in
black-and-white, the song preceded Bobby’s presenting
awards. Video glitches occur during the “Honey” clip.
Bobby’s guest appearance on
Ray Stevens’ TV show (taped
as “Ray Stevens’ Nashville” on
December 14, 2015 and
originally aired on RFD-TV on
May 14, 2016) is available for
purchase on DVD.
Now renamed as “Ray
Stevens CabaRay Nashville,”
the show features Bobby
performing “Honey” and a duet
of “Little Things” with Ray.
Part of the Season Two set, it
is offered here.
“TALK TALK TALK” - REFERENCES IN ARTICLES, TELEVISION AND ONLINE
GREAT NEW AUDIO INTERVIEWS ONLINE
Three new audio interviews have recently been posted:
1. An hour-long telephone interview with Ray Shasho here.
2. An 80-minute interview on The Carson Podcast here.
3. An interview with Frank MacKay’s “Breaking it Down” here.
“THE GOOD OL’ DAYS” - HISTORICAL ANNIVERSARIES
50 YEARS AGO
In 1969, Bobby Goldsboro recorded several
classic songs, including two that would become
radio favorites and staples of his concert and
television appearances:
“I’m a Drifter” - Recorded February 14th
“Muddy Mississippi Line” - Recorded June 24th
60 YEARS AGO
Bobby graduates from Dothan High School in Dothan, Alabama, in 1959.
55 YEARS AGO
“See the Funny Little Clown” hits #9 Pop & #3 MOR in Billboard on March 14, 1964.
Bobby joins Rolling Stones’ first U.S. tour beginning in San Bernardino, CA, June 5, 1964.
50 YEARS AGO
Bobby’s “Muddy Mississippi Line” hits #1 on the country charts in Canada in 1969.
45 YEARS AGO
Bobby records “Hello Summertime” based on his Coca-Cola commercial in 1974.
25 YEARS AGO
Bobby attends the final taping of CBS TV’s “Evening Shade” starring Burt Reynolds on
April 5, 1994. Bobby performed the award-winning theme song live for the studio audience.
15 YEARS AGO
Bobby’s recent return to live performing includes being the very first performer at the newly-
opened Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, on May 1, 2004, and a return to
his hometown of Dothan, Alabama, on November 19, 2004.
10 YEARS AGO
Bobby holds art shows in Naples, Florida, in 2009, and a private concert in Pikeville,
Kentucky on New Year’s Eve, 2009.
5 YEARS AGO
Bobby’s public art shows in 2014 included auction of a special martini glass in Naples, FL.
Hump Head Music, a UK subsidiary of Wrasse
Records, released a 2-CD, 50-song set on May 17,
entitled, “With Pen in Hand - The Definitive
Hits Collection.” The package (with inconsistent
sound quality) features Bobby’s biggest hits from
his tenure at United Artists Records from 1963-
1976, and includes some singles & B-sides which
have never appeared on any compact disc before:
“Everyone But Me”
“Love Is”
“Trusty Little Herbert”
“A Poem For My Little Lady”
“I Believe The South Is Gonna Rise Again”
“Quicksand”
“And Then There Was Gina”
“I Wrote A Song (Sing Along)”
“Reunion”
Click here for purchase information.
STREAM ON, LITTLE BROOMSTICK COWBOY / DOWNLOAD ON THE BAYOU
TWO FILM SOUNDTRACK SONGS ADDED FOR
DOWNLOAD BY BOBBY’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Recently added to www.BobbyGoldsboro.com for download purchase:
“For a Little While” - Written and sung by Bobby as the closing theme of
the 1976 Burt Reynolds movie, “Gator.” Reynolds called this the greatest
song he had ever heard.
“These Are the Best Times” - Written by Shane Tatum (comedienne
Phyllis Diller’s stepson), Bobby sang this opening song from the 1974 Walt
Disney movie, “Superdad.” It become an instant favorite at weddings.
Click on the icons at left to order directly from the official website.
YOUTUBE FEATURES FIVE
COMPLETE LPs TO STREAM
Along with countless audio and video clips
submitted by private users, YouTube offers
five complete albums from Bobby’s days at
United Artists Records for free streaming.
The service also has a few compilation
albums of various other officially licensed
Bobby Goldsboro songs in their library.
COMPLETE LPs TO STREAM
Along with countless audio and video clips
submitted by private users, YouTube offers
five complete albums from Bobby’s days at
United Artists Records for free streaming.
The service also has a few compilation
albums of various other officially licensed
Bobby Goldsboro songs in their library.
DOTHAN WIREGRASS BLUES FEST HONORS WEBS’ ADKINS
The Wiregrass Blues Society in Dothan, Alabama, recently honored guitarist
John Rainey Adkins, a school classmate and bandmate of Bobby’s.
Adkins, who passed away at age 47 in 1989,
formed The Webs (Bobby’s first band), in the late
1950’s. He played guitar in Roy Orbison’s band,
The Candymen, for several years.
With an April 27th concert in Dothan, the society
honored Adkins. The New Canadians, a band
featuring John’s brother, David Adkins, performed
on the bill.
Click here for the Dothan Eagle newspaper story.
John Rainey Adkins (left), with
Bobby Goldsboro in an early
publicity photo for The Webs,
circa 1959.
BRIEF CLIP OF BOBBY GOLDSBORO ON
MLB NETWORK’S “BENCH” SPECIAL
On January 30th, the MLB Network premiered “BENCH,” their 90-
minute special celebrating the life and baseball career of Hall of
Fame Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench. In a segment
highlighting Johnny’s many forays into the popular entertainment
industry, a very short clip (without audio) of Bobby’s guest
appearance on “THE JOHNNY BENCH MVP SHOW” from the
early 1970’s is shown.
RAY FOSSE REMEMBERS
The June 30th Akron (OH) Beacon Journal
featured a story about baseball player Ray
Fosse and an infamous 1970 All-Star
Game collision with Pete Rose. Fosse
noted that he also went to the 1971 game
in Detroit. “Johnny Bench had a party,
Bobby Goldsboro was there singing.”
REDS’ ANNOUNCER MENTIONS BOBBY
The May 24th baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the
Chicago Cubs featured a humorous mention of Bobby Goldsboro.
Reds’ local television announcer Thom Brennaman,
son of Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Brennaman,
spotted the T-shirts of two visiting Reds fans at
Chicago’s Wrigley Field. He commented on one,
a 1990 World Series shirt, then jokingly asked,
“What is that, Bobby Goldsboro on the other one?!”
The fan was wearing a shirt honoring Thom’s father
Marty, shown wearing big 1970’s hair & sunglasses.
JIM PIKE
(November 6, 1936
- June 9, 2019)
Singer and
Founding Member of
The Lettermen
Appeared on
“The Bobby Goldsboro
Show” in 1973-74
season
DR. JOHN
Born Malcolm Rebbenack, Jr.
(November 20, 1941 - June 6, 2019)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member
6-time Grammy Award Winner
Sang Bobby Goldsboro’s “Evening Shade” TV theme song
on the first four episodes of 1992-93 season
GERRY McGEE
(November 17, 1937 - October 12, 2019)
Lead Guitarist, The Ventures (1968-72, 1985-2017)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member
Played Bobby Goldsboro’s “Muddy Mississippi Line” on
The Ventures’ 1969 album, “Swamp Rock”
RECENT UK COMPACT DISC RE-ISSUES FEATURE BOBBY GOLDSBORO
Three new releases in the UK include:
“BOBBY GOLDSBORO - WITH PEN IN HAND - The Definitive Hits Collection” released May 17, 2019.
The two-CD set includes fifty songs, nine of which had never before appeared on compact disc.
Hump Head Records #HUMP217
“DEL REEVES - HITS ON THE BILLBOARD - 1965-1978” released October 25, 2019. The two-CD set
features fifty songs, including two duets with Bobby Goldsboro (“I Just Wasted the Rest” and “Take a Little
Good Will Home”) that are new to the compact disc format. Hump Head Records #HUMP218
“THE VERY BEST OF BOBBY GOLDSBORO” - to be released January 24, 2020. The two-CD set features
twenty-four songs. No information has yet been provided regarding song titles or whether they are original
recordings. Not Now Records #NOT2CD768
REGGIE YOUNG
(December 12, 1936 - January 17, 2019)
Considered “the world’s most recorded guitarist”
Played on Bobby Goldsboro recordings
including lead guitar on
“I Believe the South is Gonna Rise Again”
2019
