“I’m torn/Torn like a bullet through my teeth,” sings Bobby Bare Jr. in his meandering voice, extending syllables and presenting his idea of a chorus. The line makes me think of a guy I used to see on ...

One of country music’s most respected performers and recording artists, Bobby Bare enjoyed commercial and chart success from the late 1950s through the mid-1980s. His emotionally compelling, ...

Tri-State native Bobby Bare was recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame along with Kenny Rogers and the late Cowboy Jack Clement. Bare grew up outside of Ironton in the southern Ohio ...