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Bobby Goldsboro has announced that he will
NOT be performing any live concerts in 2020.
Saturday, February 8, 2020 6pm
5th Annual “Fur Ball” Fundraiser / Art Auction
Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club
8300 NW 31st Lane Road
Ocala, FL 34482
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 8am - 4pm
CANCELED, MAY BE RESCHEDULED
SoZo Senior Opportunity Zone Conference / Art Show
St. Timothy’s Catholic Church
1351 Paige Place
Lady Lake, FL 32159
Consult www.BobbyGoldsboro.com for appearances.
2020 PERSONAL APPEARANCES
TWEEDY PIE - MORE REFERENCES TO BOBBY GOLDSBORO ON TWITTER
Bobby’s January 18th birthday brought many well wishes and online mentions, including on Twitter from:
singer Ray Stevens (liked by singers Travis Tritt and Deborah Allen), singer Billy Vera, MeTV’s Me FM Radio, and GetTV.
The 5th annual “Fur Ball”
for Ocala, FL, local animal
rescue featured the silent
auction of a framed print of
Bobby’s original artwork,
“Tundra.”
It sold for $5,000, a new
record high contribution for
the event. Held on the eve
of the Academy Awards, it
was called “PawSCARS.”
1970
The highly
successful
“Bobby
Goldsboro’s
Greatest Hits”
LP was
released in the
spring.
THE GOOD OL’ DAYS - ANNIVERSARIES
1965 “Little Things” single was another Gold Record for Bobby.
1970 Bobby recorded “Watching Scotty Grow” on April 10th.
1975 “I Wrote a Song (Sing Along)” was an Easy Listening hit.
1980 “Goodbye Marie” was a Country and Adult Contemporary hit.
1985 Bobby and Dianne married on April 11th.
1990 Bobby’s live performing return included TNN performances.
1995 Bobby began “The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon” series.
2005 Bobby’s concerts included
April 10th at Mohegan Sun.
2010 Bobby performed on a PBS-TV
special celebrating the 1970’s.
2015 Bobby’s last live concert to
date was on his 74th birthday.
IN MEMORIAM
KENNY ROGERS
(August 21, 1938 - March 20, 2020)
Country Music Hall of Fame
CMA Lifetime Achievement
Award Winner
Appeared with
The First Edition
on two episodes of
“The Bobby Goldsboro Show”
BOB SHANE
Born Robert Schoen
(February 1, 1934 -
January 26, 2020)
Founding Member of
The Kingston Trio,
Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award
winners
Had first recording of
“Honey” in 1968
as solo act
NORMA TANEGA
(January 30, 1939 -
December 29, 2019)
Singer / Songwriter
Toured with
Bobby Goldsboro on
“The Gene Pitney Show”
in Spring 1966
Had Billboard #22 Hit
in 1966 with
“Walkin’ My Cat
Named Dog”
BOBBY AND DIANNE GOLDSBORO’S SCHEDULED APPEARANCE AT
FLORIDA CONFERENCE MARCH 24TH CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 VIRUS
Bobby and Dianne were scheduled to give the keynote address to close the planned SoZo Senior Opportunity Zone
Conference in The Villages, Florida, on March 24th. The event, with proceeds to support the local SoZo Kids nonprofit
program, was designed to present topics of interest to seniors. The schedule included tips on aging, travel, technology,
finance and taxes.
Bobby’s artwork was to be displayed for sale to benefit the charity. The highlight of the day promised to be “Catching Up
with Bobby Goldsboro,” with both Bobby and Dianne onstage speaking of their “compelling life journey and personal
connection with the children who live in the Ocala forest.”
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, the event had to be canceled. Bobby’s
official website states the event “will be re-scheduled,” though the event organizers have put the
presentation information online.
NEW COMPACT DISC SETS AVAILABLE FROM UK
January 2020 brought the UK release of “The Very Best of Bobby
Goldsboro,” a two-disc set from Not Now Records (NOT2CD 768).
The collection features twenty of Bobby’s hit songs re-recorded in
the 1980’s, omitting “If You’ve Got a Heart” from the usual list. It
does include needle-drops of the four songs on Bobby’s first two
solo single records from 1962 on Laurie Records, “You Better Go
Home” and “Molly,” along with the B-sides “Lonely Traveler” and
“Honey Baby.”
May 2019 saw the UK release of two-disc set “With Pen in Hand -
The Definitive Hits Collection” from Hump Head Records (HUMP
217). The fifty-song collection featured many songs never before
available on compact disc. Sound quality is inconsistent, with many
songs not from the original masters.
In October 2019, Hump Head UK also introduced a 2-disc set titled,
“Del Reeves - Hits on the Billboard 1965-1978” (HUMP 218). This
was the first release to feature digital versions of two Reeves’ duets
with Bobby Goldsboro, “I Just Wasted the Rest” and “Take a Little
Good Will Home.” The sound quality suggests the songs were
taken from vinyl sources.
JAN HOWARD
Born Lula Grace Johnson
(March 13, 1929 – March 28, 2020)
Grand Ole Opry Member
Recorded Bobby’s
“Can You Feel It” on 1970 LP
BILL WITHERS
(July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020)
Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame
Appeared on
“The Bobby Goldsboro Show”
in 1973
ALEX HARVEY
(March 10, 1947 – April 4, 2020)
Singer/Songwriter
Wrote “(A) Dissatisfied Man,”
which Bobby recorded on 1968
“Word Pictures” album and “Ain’t
That Livin’” from 1969 “Today” LP
“WATCHING SCOTTY GROW” IS THE
ALL-TIME HIGHEST-CHARTED SONG
INCLUDING “SCOTT” IN HISTORY
OF BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
Per Billboard Magazine’s April 29th tweet, “Watching Scotty
Grow” by Bobby Goldsboro is the highest-charting song with
the name “Scott” in their history. The #11 Pop song was also
#7 Country, and #1 Easy Listening for six straight weeks.
UPCOMING
TELEVISION
APPEARANCES
No known programs with Bobby Goldsboro
are currently scheduled to air.
Consult local listings for channels such as Antenna TV,
RFD-TV, getTV, Circle TV and others for possible
reruns of programs in which Bobby appeared.
Bobby’s childrens’ series,
“The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon,”
airs on TBN Smile of a Child & TCT Kids.
TRINI LOPEZ
(May 13, 1937
– August 11, 2020)
Int’l Latin Music Hall of Fame
Appeared on
“The Bobby Goldsboro Show”
in 1975
“AUTUMN OF MY LIFE” AND
“BLUE AUTUMN” ARE AMONG ONLY
FOUR CHARTED “AUTUMN” SONGS
IN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE HISTORY
Per Billboard Magazine’s September 23rd tweet, only four
songs containing the word “Autumn” in the title ever charted
in their Hot 100 rankings.
Two of the songs were performed by (and written by)
Bobby Goldsboro.
“WATCHING SCOTTY GROW” IS THE
ALL-TIME HIGHEST-CHARTED SONG
INCLUDING “SCOTT” IN HISTORY
OF BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
Per Billboard Magazine’s April 29th tweet, “Watching Scotty
Grow” by Bobby Goldsboro is the highest-charting song with
the name “Scott” in their history. The #11 Pop song was also
#7 Country, and #1 Easy Listening for six straight weeks.
Countless video clips
featuring Bobby
Goldsboro appear on
the YouTube site.
“TALK TALK TALK”
REFERENCES IN ARTICLES, TELEVISION & ONLINE
The January 16, 2020,
edition of
“The Villages Daily Sun”
featured the news of the
planned Senior Opportunity
Zone Conference in Florida,
since canceled.
“’Honey’ singer Bobby
Goldsboro will sweeten the
mood as the keynote
speaker at an informational
conference for seniors that’s
raising money for
SoZo Kids.”
The April 17, 2020, edition of
“The Laurel Leader-Call” (MS)
saluted golfer Doug Sanders,
who passed away April 12th.
Sanders played the 1970
Magnolia Pro-Am in
Hattiesburg, MS, that
also featured Bobby
Goldsboro.
HELEN REDDY
(October 25, 1941 – September 29, 2020)
Singer
Three #1 Billboard Top 100 Singles
Eight #1 Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles
BOBBY GOLDSBORO INTRODUCES “LITTLE TREASURES”
ORIGINAL ARTWORK AT MINIMUM INVESTMENT COST
Bobby has recently begun selling original paintings in a smaller size. According to
https://www.bobbygoldsboro.com/dir.cfm/NEW!_LITTLE_TREASURES/, “this collection
will give fans and collectors a chance to own an original Bobby Goldsboro oil painting for
a minimal investment.”
The first of the series, “Stan the Man,” is a cardinal honoring St. Louis Cardinals’
legendary baseball player Stan Musial. The work is 14” x 11” and was initially offered for
$2,950. Bobby had previously only offered giclee prints in that range.
MAC DAVIS
Born Scott Mac Davis (January 21, 1942 – September 29, 2020)
Wrote “Watching Scotty Grow,” “A Poem For My Little Lady” and “I Believe in Music”
Appeared on “The Bobby Goldsboro Show” in 1973
CMA Awards, 10/13/1975
UK BAND STARTRIPPER RELEASES VERSION
OF “SUMMER [THE FIRST TIME]” FOR CHARITY
Dan Schott and Vince Cory of the UK band Startripper have released a cover version of
Bobby Goldsboro’s “Summer (The First Time)” to raise money for a nurses charity.
The instrumental, which they titled, “Summer, The Next Time,” is being sold online by the
band to benefit The Cavell Nurses’ Trust.
Schott got the idea for the project when his girlfriend, nurse Natalie Meacock, and he
were separated by the lockdown for the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Click on https://startripperuk.bandcamp.com/track/summer-the-next-time-bobby-
goldsboro-cover-for-the-cavell-nurses-trust for purchase or more information.
See also the May 4th “What’s On!” at https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/whats-on/chester-musician-hopes-new-release-18187216.
JOHNNY NASH
(October 19, 1940 – October 6, 2020)
Wrote “I Can See Clearly Now,” recorded on
Bobby Goldsboro’s “Brand New Kind of Love”
LP. In the November 9, 1975 “Family Weekly”
newspaper magazine, Nash listed the title track
of that album as one of his most favorite songs.
CHARLEY PRIDE
(March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020)
Country Music Hall of Fame
CMA and Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Bobby accepted
onstage twice
for longtime friend
Charley Pride’s
American Music
Awards wins
on ABC-TV,
February 19, 1974
CHAD STUART
Born David Stuart Chadwick
(December 10, 1941 – December 20, 2020)
Part of singing duo Chad and Jeremy
Toured with Bobby Goldsboro
in mid-1960’s on The Gene Pitney Show
Recorded Bobby’s songs:
“If You’ve Got a Heart”
“If She Was Mine”
and
“When Your Love Has Gone”
K.T. OSLIN
Born Kay Toinette Oslin
(May 15, 1942 – December 21, 2020)
Singer/Songwriter
Appeared on 1994 episode of
Burt Reynolds’ CBS-TV series
“Evening Shade” singing
songs written by
Bobby Goldsboro
2020