Bobby Bare, Jr.: Biography

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• Bare Jr.

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Singer/Songwriter Rock Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Nominated for a Grammy at age five for doing a duo with his renowned county-music dad, Bobby Bare, Jr. also managed to sing on the

-Ryman Stage on its closing night. Although his dad is remembered for contemporary country songs like "500 Miles Away From Home and “Houston", Bare, Jr. took off in a different direction, reflected in the name of his CD, Young Criminals' Starvation League, released in 2002 by Bloodshot. While the CD picks up the flavor of early ‘70s classic country with Nashville soul, it also testifies to an angry and sad type of humor. An oddball combination of post-punk and psychedelic melancholy, the CD reflects Bare, Jr.'s skill and depth as a musical artist who doesn't have to slouch in his father's shadow.

During the late ‘90s Bare, Jr. put together his own indie-rock band, appropriately called Bare Jr., with Bare, Jr. as front man, Keith Brogdon (drums), Tracy Hackney (dulcimer, harmonies), and Dean Tomasek (bass). The band put out two CD's, Boo-Tay (1998) and Brainwasher that twist the classic Nashville sounds in a joyous, delightful, devious, self-loathing way.

In August, 2003, Bobby Bare, Jr. performed at ~Bumbershoot 2003 in Seattle, and in October, 2003 Bloodshot released OK I'm Sorryfor Bare, Jr., as an individual, not as the band. ~ Eleanor Ditzel, All Music Guide