Bobby Bare to headline Portsmouth mural benefit concert
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Country Music Hall of Fame member Bobby Bare will perform at the Vern Riffe Center in Portsmouth on April 27 at 7 p.m. for a historic hometown concert with Ricky Skaggs, Rick Ferrell and Jacob Tolliver.
The goal of this show is to raise money for a huge mural paying tribute to some of the many entertainers hailing from the area. Bare himself was born and raised in Ironton and cut his teeth in regional bars and venues before becoming one of the biggest country artists of all time.
Tickets for the show are available by visiting https://vrcfa.com/events/mural-benefit-concert-tolliver-ferrell-bare-ricky-scaggs-kentucky-thunder.
Bare recently released the video for his latest single, “I Drink,” which addresses alcoholism. Last year, he was celebrated by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time and has been active in the music industry for 60 years.
A Country Music Hall of Famer, Bare is one of the most iconic country artists of our time, with chart-topping songs like “Detroit City,”“500 Miles,” “Shame On Me” and many more. Artists from Little Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams to big band acts like Phil Harris and the Dominoes all influenced his unique style, leading to nearly five dozen top 40 hits from 1962 to 1983.
Often referred to as the “Bruce Springsteen of Country, ” Bare went on to earn multiple Grammy nominations and wins as well as induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013, among many other awards and accolades. For more information, visit www.bobbybare.com.
The goal of this show is to raise money for a huge mural paying tribute to some of the many entertainers hailing from the area. Bare himself was born and raised in Ironton and cut his teeth in regional bars and venues before becoming one of the biggest country artists of all time.
Tickets for the show are available by visiting https://vrcfa.com/events/mural-benefit-concert-tolliver-ferrell-bare-ricky-scaggs-kentucky-thunder.
Bare recently released the video for his latest single, “I Drink,” which addresses alcoholism. Last year, he was celebrated by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time and has been active in the music industry for 60 years.
A Country Music Hall of Famer, Bare is one of the most iconic country artists of our time, with chart-topping songs like “Detroit City,”“500 Miles,” “Shame On Me” and many more. Artists from Little Jimmy Dickens and Hank Williams to big band acts like Phil Harris and the Dominoes all influenced his unique style, leading to nearly five dozen top 40 hits from 1962 to 1983.
Often referred to as the “Bruce Springsteen of Country, ” Bare went on to earn multiple Grammy nominations and wins as well as induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013, among many other awards and accolades. For more information, visit www.bobbybare.com.