Bob Luman

Luman Bob (Robert), était un chanteur de rockabilly et country américain, né à Nacogdoches, Texas, le , mort à Nashville, Tennessee, le .

Carrière

Robert Glynn "Bob" Luman est né au Texas en 1937. Son père, qui joue du fiddle, de l'harmonica et de la guitare, a tôt fait de l'initier à la musique.

En 1955, il monte un groupe et rencontre alors Mac Curtis. Les deux chanteurs enregistrent pour Jim Shell, Mac Curtis prêtant son orchestre à Bob Luman en gravant six titres, réédités au début des seventies par Ron Weisser.

Il rejoint l'armée en 1960, il y reste jusqu'en 1962. Il déménage à Nashville et se marie en 1964 avec Barbara dans le Comté de Yuma (Colorado). Il rejoint le groupe Grand Ole Opry en 1965.

Il décède en 1978 à Nashville d'une pneumonie. Il est membre de la Country Music Hall of Fame.

Discographie

Année Album Position aux US Label
1960 Let's Think About Living Warner Bros.
1965 Livin' Lovin' Sounds Hickory
1968 Ain't Got Time to Be Unhappy Epic
1969 Come On Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy
1970 Gettin' Back to Norma
1971 Is It Any Wonder That I Love You
Chain Don't Take to Me
1972 When You Say Love 38
Lonely Women Make Good Lovers 10
1973 Neither One of Us 26
1974 Bob Luman's Greatest Hits 26
Still Loving You 42 Hickory/MGM
Red Cadillac and Black Moustache Epic
1976 A Satisfied Mind
1977 Alive and Well
1978 Bob Luman 49 Polydor

Singles

Année Single Position Album
US Country US CAN Country AUS
1959 "My Baby Walks Over Me" NC
"Dreamy Doll" Let's Think About Livin'
1960 "Let's Think About Living" 9 7 3
"Why Why Bye Bye" 106 43
"Oh Lonesome Me" 105
1961 "Great Snowman/Pig Latin Song" 62 NC
"Private Eye" 58
1962 "Rocks of Reno"
"Belonging to You"
"Hey Joe"
"You're Everything"
1963 "You're Welcome"
"I'm Gonna Write You a Song"
"I Like Your Kind of Love" (with Sue Thompson) 26
1964 "The File" 24 Livin' Lovin' Sounds
"Lonely Room" NC
"Fire Engine Red"
1966 "Five Miles from Home (Soon I'll See Mary)" 39
"Poor Boy Blues" 39
"Come On and Sing" 42
1967 "Hardly Anymore" 59
"If You Don't Love Me (Then Why Don't You Leave Me Alone)" 61
"Running Scared"
1968 "Ain't Got Time to Be Unhappy" 19 6 Ain't Got Time to Be Unhappy
"I Like Trains" 50 Come On Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy
"Woman Without Love"
1969 "Come On Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy" 24
"It's All Over (But the Shouting)" 65 NC
"Every Day I Have to Cry Some" 23 Gettin' Back to Norma
"The Gun" 60 28
1970 "Gettin' Back to Norma" 56
"Still Loving You" 56 NC
"Honky Tonk Man" 22 Is It Any Wonder That I Love You
"What About the Hurt" 44 37
1971 "Is It Any Wonder That I Love You" 60
"I Got a Woman" 40 43 Chain Don't Take to Me
"A Chain Don't Take to Me" 30
1972 "When You Say Love" 6 10 When You Say Love
"It Takes You" 21 34 Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
"Lonely Women Make Good Lovers" 4 4
1973 "Neither One of Us" 7 17 Neither One of Us
"A Good Love Is Like a Good Song" 23 43
"Still Loving You" (re-recording) 7 29 Bob Luman's Greatest Hits
1974 "Just Enough to Make Me Stay" 23
"Let Me Make the Bright Lights Shine for You" 25 Red Cadillac and Black Moustache
1975 "Proud of You Baby" 22 38 A Satisfied Mind
"Shame on Me" 48
1976 "A Satisfied Mind" 41
"The Man from Bowling Green" 82
"How Do You Start Over" 89
"Labor of Love" 94 Alive and Well
1977 "He's Got a Way with Women" 63
"I'm a Honky-Tonk Woman's Man" 33 Bob Luman
"The Pay Phone" 13
"A Christmas Tribute" 92 NC
1978 "Proud Lady" 47 Bob Luman

Liens externes

  • Portail du rock
  • Portail de la musique country
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