Bobby Bare Biography Robert Joseph Bare Sr. (born April 7, 1935) is an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for the songs "Detroit City" and "500 Miles Away from Home". He is ...

Bobby Bare Senior's hit "Detroit City" was among Bob Dylan's 66 picks for songs that explain how music reveals the character of a culture.

What a career: Nashville’s Bobby Bare enjoyed his first chart success in late ’50s with the witty talking blues “The All American Boy,” was a standout crooner in the ’60s with hits like ...