13 Facts About Bobby Lord

Robert Lester Lord was an American country music singer-songwriter popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

Bobby Lord was born January 6,1934, in Sanford, Florida, but grew up in Tampa.

Bobby Lord was popular with Tampa's young crowd, playing concerts at dance halls.

The Bobby Lord Homefolks Show was an hour-long program on Saturday nights on WSUN-TV in St Petersburg and featured Lord singing with a backing band.

Bobby Lord began releasing country and rockabilly hits for Columbia, and in 1955 joined Ozark Jubilee, an ABC-TV program based in Springfield, Missouri.

In 1960, the Jubilee was canceled and Bobby Lord moved to Nashville, where he was immediately offered a spot on the Grand Ole Opry.

Bobby Lord continued appearing on the Opry well into the 1970s.

Bobby Lord recorded for Hickory Records starting in 1961 and Decca Records from 1967.

Bobby Lord's backing band on the syndicated show included Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, Jerry Whitehurst on piano and Spider Wilson on guitar.

In 1969, Bobby Lord left Nashville and went into semi-retirement from the music industry to devote time to his family and his interests in real estate and insurance.

Bobby Lord was the author of the 1969 book, Hit the Glory Road.

Bobby Lord died on February 16,2008, in Stuart, Florida, at the age of 74.

Bobby Lord was a resident of Jensen Beach, Florida, and was survived by his widow, Mozelle, and three children.