CMA Fest Appearances Include Country Music Hall of Fame, Durango Music Spot, Opry Country Classics

Bare’s New Album ‘Things Change’ Available Now

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 8, 2017)Rolling Stone kicked off the much anticipated week in Nashville with a heavy list of the 20 best free shows to see at CMA Music Festival and Bobby Bare is among the country elite also including Maren Morris, Keith Urban and Brothers Osborne. Bare will perform a set of major hits like “Detroit City” and “Streets of Baltimore” and new music off his new album Things Change on the Durango Music Spot stage in Fan Fair X. Fans can also catch the “Springsteen of Country” (bestowed by Bill Graham) at other events throughout the week listed below.

“Without Bare, the Outlaw era arguably may have never happened,” – Saving Country Music

“See his show and witness a country legacy that is still being written,” – Rolling Stone

Appearances During CMA Music Fest Week:
Thursday, June 8 – 1 p.m. – Country Music Hall of Fame Autograph Signing
Friday, June 9 – 11:15 a.m. – Durango Music Spot @ Fan Fair X (Music City Center)
Friday, June 9 – 12 p.m. – Durango Booth Autograph Signing
Friday, June 9 – 3 p.m. – Sirius XM Special Taping @ Sirius XM Studio at Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, June 10 – 3 p.m. – Opry Country Classics @ Ryman Auditorium

Things Change features 10 tracks written by Bare and a slew of talented songwriters including Mary Gauthier, Guy Clark and the producer of the project, hit singer/songwriter Max T. Barnes. The album features a collaboration on Bare’s iconic hit, “Detroit City,” with Chris Stapleton. The song was written by Mel Tillis and Danny Dill and was originally released by Bare in 1963 and would become one of his most highly requested songs at live shows to this day. “Detroit City” won a GRAMMY® in 1964 for Best Country/Western Recording and is one of many Grammy nods for the country legend. Things Changed (Hypermedia Nashville) can be purchased at digital retailers and on bobbybare.com

Things Change Track Listing:
1. Things Change
2. The End
3. Ain’t No Sure Thing
4. The Trouble With Angels
5. I Drink
6. Mercy Now
7. Trophy Girl
8. Where Did It Go
9. You Got The Light
10. Detroit City feat. Chris Stapleton

About Bobby Bare
Country Music Hall of Famer, Bobby Bare is one of the most iconic country artists of our time, with chart-topping songs like “Detroit City,” “500 Miles,” “Shame On Me” and many more. Artists from Little Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams to big band acts like Phil Harris and the Dominoes all influenced his unique style leading to nearly five dozen top 40 hits from 1962 to 1983. The often referred to “Bruce Springsteen of Country” went on to earn multiple Grammy nominations and wins along with induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013 among many other awards and accolades and host of a television show.

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Waylon Jennings and Bobby Bare