Bobby Goldsboro

Bobby Goldsboro ( born January 18, 1941 in Marianna, Florida ) is an American musician and music producer.

In the early 1960s he was while studying in Alabama member of the band Webbs. Roy Orbison, she discovered there and signed up shortly thereafter as a companion volume to. Goldsboro spent two years as a guitarist and songwriter for Orbison. In the fall of 1962, he recorded his first solo single on Laurie Records on titled Molly, who reached number 70 on the U.S. charts. In January 1963 came the first single that he recorded for United Artists, the charts and See the Funny Little Clown reached # 9 When the song immediately reached the U.S. top 10, Orbison advised him to a solo career. He played with the Rolling Stones and had more hits in the U.S. charts, such as 1965 Little Things, which peaked at No. 13, the same year Voodoo Woman, 27th place in 1966 followed by two more Top 40 hits, It's Too Late and Blue Autumn. At a time when British bands like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones in the U.S. celebrated great success (see British Invasion ), Goldsboro remained the gentle ballad faithful. In 1968 he had with Honey - written by Bobby Russell and originally recorded Trio member Bob Shane of the former Kingston - his biggest hit. The song about the death of a young bride was not just five weeks on the top spot on the U.S. charts, but missed 1968 and after a re-release in 1975 twice just under the top position in the UK charts. From 1968 to 1973 reached four other songs from him the U.S. top 40, Autumn Of My Life, The Straight Life, Watching Scotty Grow and Summer ( The First Time ). This title came in the U.S. charts at number 21 and was his last Top 40 song in the U.S., the UK, the title made ​​it into the Top 10, his last hit parade in Goldsboro in 1974 with the book written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway Hello Summertime song, which again reached number 14 in the UK.

As a songwriter, he wrote, among other pieces for Aretha Franklin, John Denver, Paul Anka, Dolly Parton and Bette Midler. Total reach Goldsboro 21 hits in the U.S. Billboard charts and 12 on the country charts.

Having to 1975 successfully hosted his own show from 1972 and produced, he founded in 1973 in Nashville, House of Gold Music. Since the 1990s he published children's books and produced television for children for the Disney Channel and PBS.

Hits

• See the Funny Little Clown (1964 ) U.S. # 9
• Whenever He Holds You ( 1964) U.S. # 39
• Little Things ( 1964) U.S. # 13
• Voodoo Woman ( 1965) U.S. # 27
• It's Too Late (1966 ) U.S. # 23
• Blue Autumn (1967 ) U.S. # 35
• Honey ( 1968) DE # 8, UK # 2, U.S. # 1 ( 1975 Re-Release) DE # 40, UK # 2
• Autumn of My Life (1968 ) U.S. # 19
• The Straight Life (1968 ) U.S. # 36
• Watching Scotty Grow (1971 ) U.S. # 11
• Summer ( The First Time ) ( 1973) UK # 9, U.S. # 21
• Hello, Summertime ( 1974) UK # 14