The Best of Bobby Bare

by Bobby Bare

Product Description:

In the '60s and '70s, Bobby Bare provided the crucial link between the "mainstream" and "outlaw" branches of country music's family tree. His big, burly voice and amiable, guy-next-door delivery were the perfect vehicle for tracks that combined honky tonk verities with a splash of commercial production techniques and a fair dose of rough-and-ready outlaw stance (Though Bare always came across too friendly to start any real trouble; he seemed more likely to just get good and stewed and wind up sleeping on someone's front lawn). THE BEST OF BOBBY BARE hits many of the highlights of Bare's hit-filled career. While it's light on his great '70s collaborations with songwriter Shel Silverstein, you get the deceptively cheery-sounding murder ballad "Miller's Cave," the chugging "Detroit City," the Tom T. Hall adultery tableau "Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn," and many more.