Bob Beckham
Bob Beckham ( born July 8, 1927 in Stratford, Oklahoma, † November 11, 2013 ) was an American country music singer, who published mainly in the 1960s records.
Recording career
1958 Beckham began his first records with the American Decca Records to produce. The first production took place on 30 January 1958 at the Bradley Film & Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, instead. It was recorded the single with the tracks Tomorrow and I'm Tired Of Everyone But You, which was launched in April 1958 under the Decca catalog number 30617 on the market. Until the end of 1961, all other Beckham plates were produced in the studios of Owen Bradley. After Beckham's first single, was largely ignored, was released the next single in March 1959. The title on the Just As Much As Ever A side had a successful run through the charts, although the Billboard magazine on June 8, 1959 expressed little enthusiasm: "It's an average ballad, following the current fashion. " On August 10, 1959 started the song at the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98, and finally with rank 32 to reach his best quotation on 12 October. Overall, the title placed 22 weeks in the Hot 100 On 4 January 1960, three weeks after its release, held Beckham's second success title Crazy Arms entered the Hot 100 After starting on 68th, he climbed up on the 36th Rank and stayed for 13 weeks in the charts. In November 1959 Decca produced the LP Just As Much As Ever by Bob Beckham, the other under the titles of his two previous successful singles were recorded (Catalog No. DL- 79 867 ).
After Crazy Arms reached no further Beckham title under the Hot 100 From 1962 drew producer Bradlay with Beckham in the Nashville Columbia Recording Studios. There was also 1964 Beckham on 24 January produced last album for the Decca label, Helpless / I'll Be Around (# 31607 ). Then he published in 1965 a single on the label Smash 1967 published two singles at Monument Records. The published at Monument Title Cherokee Strip reached number 73 on the country charts.
During his singing career Beckham operated as a composer. His most famous work was the ballad sung by Vic Dana Danger, which reached number 96 in 1963 on the Hot 100.