Bobby Bare, Jr.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Joseph Bare Jr. |
| Born |
June 28, 1966 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Genres | Americana, alternative country, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | Immortal, Epic, Virgin, Bloodshot, 30 Tigers/Naked Albino |
| Associated acts | Young Criminals, Starvation League, Bobby Bare, Sr., Bare Jr., Guided By Voices |
| Website | www |
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Bare Jr. (born June 28, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Bare was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of singer Jeannie Bare (née Sterling) and country musician Bobby Bare, Sr. His parents met in 1963, when his father hired Bare's mother to join his act as a singer. Bare's mother, Jeannie, was a shopkeeper in Nashville.
Bare has a younger brother, Shannon, and a younger sister, Angela. His older sister Cari Jean (Jeannie's daughter by an earlier marriage) died suddenly at age 15 from complications after surgery.
Bare grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a half an hour northeast of Nashville, where his family lived next door to Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
He has a degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee.
Bare has three children: daughter Isabella Bare, son Beckham Bare (from his first wife) and son Shelby Booker Bare (from his girlfriend).
"[My dad] is three times the singer I am," says Bare Jr. "Once the audience sees him perform they'll realize I'm only using 10 percent of my genetic potential. I'll be exposed for my slacker attitude."
In 1974, when Bobby was only eight, he and his father were both nominated for a Grammy for the song "Daddy What If", which was written by Shel Silverstein. Bare's daughter Isabella did a version of the song, which was featured on Twistable Turnable Man, a tribute album to Shel Silverstein which was co-produced by Bare and his father. He and his siblings also appeared on the TV show Hee Haw when he was a kid, to provide the witch scream on Bobby Bare, Sr.'s song "Marie Laveaux".
He began playing guitar and songwriting, and started as a professional musician when he was about 30. Bare has said that he is someone who avoided "working a real job at any cost." He worked as a member of the road crew and as a light technician. Once he started writing and performing, he was offered contracts with Immortal Records and Lost Highway.
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