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 the father of Bobby Bare ...

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 “500 Miles ...

In his current book “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” the revered musical artist Bob Dylan critiques 66 popular recordings to explain how music reveals the character of a culture. Wouldn’t you know it, ...