Bobby King
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP Bobby King (born July 28, 1944 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States) is an American gospel-style, R&B and soul singer. He formed a singing duo with Terry Evans in the early 1970s.[1] Since 1973, King has sung on most Ry Cooder albums.[2] He was also the lead backing vocalist in Bruce Springsteen's Human Touch tour band of 1992-93.[3] The duo also undertook recording sessions with Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Harrison Kerle and Boz Scaggs.[2]
He has also released two solo albums, Bobby King (1981) and Love in the Fire (1984),[4] and two albums with Terry Evans, Live and Let Live! (1988)[1] and Rhythm, Blues, Soul & Grooves (1990).[2]Lou Reed selected Live and Let Live! as one of his 'picks of 1989'.[5]
References
^ ab White, Adam (October 6, 1988). "Let Live: Bobby King : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2009..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ abc Jason Ankeny. "Bobby King". Allmusic. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^ Kirkpatrick, Rob (December 30, 2006). The words and music of Bruce Springsteen. Praeger Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 0-275-98938-0.
^ Love in the Fire (Media notes). Bobby King. Motown. 1984.
^ Rolling Stone, March 8, 1990
External links
Bobby King discography at Discogs
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