Bobby King

Bobby King (born July 28, 1944, 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 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]

References

  1. ^ a b White, Adam (October 6, 1988). "Let Live: Bobby King : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone Reviews. Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/244126/review/5940402/. Retrieved August 6, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c Jason Ankeny. "Bobby King". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4680/biography. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
  3. ^ Kirkpatrick, Rob (December 30, 2006). The words and music of Bruce Springsteen. Praeger Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 0275989380. 
  4. ^ (1984) Album notes for Love in the Fire by Bobby King. Motown.