Bobby King

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Bobby King (born July 28, 1944, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States) is an American gospel-style, R&B and soul singer. [1] He formed a singing duo with Terry Evans in the early 1970s. [2] Since 1973, King has sung on most Ry Cooder albums. [3] He was also the lead backing vocalist in Bruce Springsteen's Human Touch tour band of 1992–93. [4] The duo also undertook recording sessions with Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Harrison Kerle and Boz Scaggs. [3]

He has also released two solo albums, Bobby King (1981) and Love in the Fire (1984), [5] and two albums with Terry Evans, Live and Let Live! (1988) [2] and Rhythm, Blues, Soul & Grooves (1990). [3] Lou Reed selected Live and Let Live! as one of his 'picks of 1989'. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bobby King on Apple Music" . Retrieved May 14, 2025– via Apple Music.
  2. 1 2 [ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 3 Jason Ankeny. "Bobby King". AllMusic . Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Kirkpatrick, Rob (December 30, 2006). The words and music of Bruce Springsteen . Praeger Publishers. p.  123. ISBN   0-275-98938-0.
  5. ↑ Love in the Fire (Media notes). Bobby King. Motown. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Rolling Stone , March 8, 1990


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