Bob Luman
| Bob Luman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Robert Glynn Luman |
| Born | April 15, 1937 |
| Origin | Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Died | December 27, 1978 (aged 41) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genres | Country, rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1956–1978 |
Robert Glynn "Bob" Luman (15 April 1937 – 27 December 1978) was an American country and rockabilly singer-songwriter.
Luman was born in Blackjack, Texas, but raised in Nacogdoches, Texas. His early interest in music was influenced by his father, an amateur fiddle, guitar and harmonica player. Bob Luman received his first guitar when he was thirteen years of age.
Luman attended high school in Kilgore, where the family had moved after young Bob's birth. It was in high school that Luman started his first band.
Luman had been a baseball star in his high school, and he tried out with the Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates, but when he didn't make it in professional baseball, he decided to concentrate on music. In 1956, he won a talent contest promoted by the Future Farmers of America, which earned him an appearance on the Louisiana Hayride.
For the Hayride, Luman formed a backup band called the Shadows, including James Burton on guitar, James Kirkland on bass and Butch White on drums. In 1957, the band signed with Imperial Records, where they recorded "All Night Long" (b/w "Red Cadillac and a Black Mustache") and "Amarillo Blues."
That same year, the band appeared on the Town Hall Party in Los Angeles, and appeared in the movie Carnival Rock, where they backed up David Houston.
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