I was brought up on Country Music and I have listened Bobby Bare all of my life. I am excited to let you know BOBBY BARE releasing GREAT AMERICAN SATURDAY NIGHT.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 28, 2020) – Rolling Stone announced yesterday that Country Music Hall of Fame member Bobby Bare will release Great American Saturday Night, a concept album written entirely by the late Shel Silverstein and recorded in 1978.
Throughout this record, Bare takes the listener on a journey as Silverstein tackles real-life topics in these outrageously entertaining and thought-provoking songs. The album will be available everywhere on April 17, and can be pre-ordered here.
“Living Legend,” is the perfect song as the lead off of Great American Saturday Night. The title says it all especially as the first tongue-in-cheek line of the song says, “it sure is sweet to be a living legend.” Listen to the song here.
“Bare’s weather-beaten narrator wrings every ounce of vintage honky-tonk pathos from the tune without a hint of self-pity or resentment.” – Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone.
Great American Saturday Night end-caps a long list of critically-acclaimed albums between the dynamic duo, Bare and Silverstein included Lullabys, Legends and Lies, Singin’ in the Kitchen, Hard Time Hungrys, The Winner and Other Losers, Bare,Down and Dirty, Drunk and Crazy, Drinkin’ From the Bottle, Singin’ From the Heart, and Old Dogs (w/ Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed).
Track Listing for Great American Saturday Night:
1. “Great American Saturday Night”
2. “Red-Neck Hippie Romance”
3. “The Diet”
4. “Painting Her Fingernails”
5. “Goodnight Little House Plant”
6. “Livin’ Legend”
7. “They Won’t Let Us Show It At The Beach”
8. “The Day All The Yes Men Said No”
9. “Time”
10. “Whiplash Will”
11. “Me And Jimmie Rodgers”
12. “Someone To Talk To”
13. “Great American Saturday Night (Reprise)”
*All songs written by Shel Silverstein except No. 5 and 10 written by Silverstein with Fred Koller
About Bobby Bare
Born in Ohio, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member Bobby Bare is one of the most iconic country artists of our time with chart-topping 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 was 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” and Pitchfork identifies him as an integral part of the Outlaw Country movement in the 1970’s. 2017 and 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. In 2020 Bobby Bare will turn 85 and release an album of Shel Silverstein songs recorded in the late ‘70s but never-before released titled Great American Saturday Night. For more information, visit www.bobbybare.com.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
