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Detroit City (song) " Detroit City " is a song written by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis, made famous by Billy Grammer (as "I Wanna Go Home"), [1] country music singer Bobby Bare and Tom Jones. Bare's version was released in 1963. The song — sometimes known as "I Wanna Go Home" (from the opening line to the refrain) — was Bare's first Top 10 hit ...
The song was recorded in 1959 by country music artist Grandpa Jones. The song was released as a single on the Decca label (9-30823) and peaked at number 21 on the US country music charts. A cover version was recorded by Bob Dylan and The Band in 1967, officially released November 4, 2014, on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete.
The singles discography of American country artist Bobby Bare contains 96 singles.Of these, 80 are singles released as a lead artist, eight as a collaborative artist, three as a featured artist and five were released solely to Germany.
Released: May 1963. "Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby Bare is a compilation album released by American country artist, Bobby Bare. It was released in August 1963 via RCA Victor and was the first album issued in his career. The album included previously-recorded singles originally released through Fraternity Records such as "Book of Love ...
The albums discography of American country artist Bobby Bare contains 39 studio albums, 28 compilation albums, two box sets and one live album. Bare's first album was a compilation released in August 1963 on RCA Victor titled "Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby Bare. The disc was one of several to reach the top ten of the American Billboard ...
Columbia. Plowboy. Formerly of. Old Dogs. Website. bobbybare .com. Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". [2] He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician.
Bare was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of singer Jeannie Bare (née Sterling) and country musician Bobby Bare, Sr. [3] His parents met in 1963, when his father hired Bare's mother to join his act as a singer. [4] Bare's mother, Jeannie, was a shopkeeper in Nashville. [5] Bare has a younger brother, Shannon, and a younger sister, Angela.
Bobby Bare covered the song under the name "How I Got to Memphis" on his 1970 album This Is Bare Country.. Critical reception. An uncredited review in Billboard called the song "potent Tom T. Hall material, delivered in one of Bare's finest performances."