I wanted to let you know ASHVILLE CELEBRATES ‘BOBBY BARE DAY’ AS PROCLAIMED BY MAYOR FOR COUNTRY LEGEND’S 90TH BIRTHDAY. I ‘ve always loved Bobby Bare’s music. I wish I could attend Bobby Barre Day and bring Charlie and David with me. Would you want to go with us?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2025) – Country Music Legend, Bobby Bare, turns 90 years old today. Would you help me wish Bobby Barre a Happy Birthday. In celebration, along with a week full of special events, the Mayor of Nashville, Freddie O’Connell, proclaimed today Bobby Bare Day in the City of Nashville. The proclamation was presented to Bare on the eve of his birthday in a small family gathering. Text of the proclamation reads:
WHEREAS, Bobby Bare is one of the oldest living Country music stars at 90 years old and has called Nashville home for over 60 years; and,
WHEREAS, Bobby Bare has contributed to the DNA of Country Music through his origination of the Outlaw Country sub-genre and independent ethos; and,
WHEREAS, Bobby Bare is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, inducted in 2013; and,
WHEREAS, Bobby Bare has been a Grand Ole Opry member since the 1960s, reinstated in 2018;
WHEREAS, Bobby Bare is on the Music City Walk of Fame, inducted in 2022; and,
NOW, THEREFORE I, Freddie O’Connell, tenth Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County do hereby proclaim April 7, 2025, as BOBBY BARE DAY in Nashville. Tennessee, and urge citizens to join me in celebrating his 90th birthday.
Bobby Bare and 117 Entertainment’s Zach Farnum
Tonight, a multitude of Bare acolytes, poets, and prophets will gather at the Basement East to celebrate the Country Music Hall of Fame member with a sold-out evening of songs and stories. An Americana Salute to Bobby Bare, hosted by Bobby Bare Jr., includes Shawn Camp, Elizabeth Cook, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris & Buddy Miller, Jaimee Harris & Mary Gauthier, Jamey Johnson, Jim Lauderdale, Kendell Marvel, Chuck Mead, Todd Snider, Aaron Lee Tasjan, The Cowpokes, Jacob Tolliver, and Lucinda Williams. The evening is benefitting MusiCares.
Monday, April 7:
An Americana Salute to Bobby Bare: Hosted by Bobby Bare Jr. with Family & Friends
Proceeds Benefiting MusiCares®
The Basement East
SOLD OUT
Thursday, April 10:
Grand Ole Opry House
Opry Country Classics
Tickets Here:
Saturday, April 12:
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Writers Round: The Songs of Bobby Bare
Featuring Buddy Cannon, Todd Snider, and Bobby Bare Jr.
Tickets Here:
About Bobby Bare
Born in Ohio, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member Bobby Bare is one of the most legendary Country artists of our time with genre-shaping songs like “Detroit City,” “500 Miles,” “Marie Laveau” and many more.
From Country legends like Little Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams to big band acts like Phil Harris and the Dominoes, Bare’s style was molded and led him to nearly five dozen Top 40 hits from 1962 to 1983. The original “Outlaw” of Country Music, Bare has been honored with many awards and accolades, multiple GRAMMY nominations and wins and an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
In 2017, Rolling Stone named him in the top 50 of the “100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time.” An architect of the Outlaw Movement, he gained control over his own production and created Country’s first concept album, A Bird Named Yesterday, in 1967.
Throughout his career, Bare championed the works of legendary songwriters like Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson, and Shel Silverstein, whose collaboration with him resulted in the landmark album Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies.
2018 marked his 60th anniversary in the music business and the release of his studio album, Things Change, and two new music videos. A pinnacle moment in his life occurred in 2018 as he was welcomed back home as a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks.
Over six decades, Bare released 38 albums and influenced countless artists, including Waylon Jennings and Billy Joe Shaver. His ability to find and interpret great songs, combined with his compassion and wit, made him one of Country Music’s most beloved artists. Bobby Bare’s legacy endures as a testament to the power of storytelling in music. For more information,
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
