Jeannie and Bobby Bare
Photo Credit: Bev Moser
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 3, 2024) – Bobby Bare, one of the oldest living Country music legends (89), is celebrating an astounding sixty years married to his wife Jeannie Bare (Sterling). Jeannie is also a singer who toured singing background with her husband has been featured on songs throughout the years, like Bobby Bare’s 1974 family album, Singin’ In The Kitchen, a collection of children’s songs largely penned by the late poet and songwriter Shel Silverstein, one of the Bare family’s best friends. The duo have counted Country music’s kings and queens amongst their close friends, including Johnny and June Carter Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Mel Tillis, Jerry Reed, George Jones and Tammy Wynette, Cowboy Jack Clement, Charlie Daniels and many, many more.
About Bobby Bare
Born in Ohio, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member Bobby Bare is one of the most legendary country artists of our time with genre-shaping songs like “Detroit City,” “500 Miles,” “Marie Laveau” and many more. From country legends like Little Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams to big band acts like Phil Harris and the Dominoes, Bare’s style was molded and led him to nearly five dozen Top 40 hits from 1962 to 1983. The original “Outlaw” of country music, Bare has been honored with many awards and accolades, multiple GRAMMY nominations and wins and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2017, Rolling Stone named him in the top 50 of the “100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time.” An architect of the Outlaw Movement, he gained control over his own production and created Country’s first concept album, A Bird Named Yesterday, in 1967. Throughout his career, Bare championed the works of legendary songwriters like Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, and Shel Silverstein, whose collaboration with him resulted in the landmark album Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies. 2018 marked his 60th anniversary in the music business and the release of his studio album, Things Change, and two new music videos. A pinnacle moment in his life occurred in 2018 as he was welcomed back home as a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks. Over six decades, Bare released 38 albums and influenced countless artists, including Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver on down to Blake Shelton and Garth Brooks. His ability to find and interpret great songs, combined with his compassion and wit, made him one of country music’s most beloved artists. Bobby Bare’s legacy endures as a testament to the power of storytelling in music. For more information, visit bobbybare.com.
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Photo ID (L to R): Garth Brooks, Jeannie Seely, Jan Howard, Bobby Bare, Jeannie Bare, Rudy Gatlin
Photo Credit: Chris Hollo / Grand Ole Opry
Photo Credit: Bare Family
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