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Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Marie Laveau", "Detroit City", and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is the father of Bobby Bare Jr., also a musician. == Early career == Bare was born in Ironton, Ohio, on April 7, 1935. In the 1950s, he repeatedly tried and failed to sell his songs. He finally got a record deal, with Capitol Records, and recorded a... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Bobby Bare first charted in 1958 with The All American Boy.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.