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Bobby Bare Jr.

Bobby Bare Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Born
June 28, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1966

About Bobby Bare Jr.

Robert Joseph Bare Jr. (born June 28, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. == Early life == Bare was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of singer Jeannie Bare (née Sterling) and country musician Bobby Bare, Sr. His parents met in 1963, when his father hired Jeannie, a shopkeeper in Nashville, to join his act as a singer. Bare has a younger brother, Shannon, and a younger sister, Angela. His older sister Cari Jean (Jeannie's daughter by an earlier marriage) died suddenly at age 15 from complications after surgery. Bare grew up in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a half an hour northeast of Nashville, where his family lived next door to Tammy Wynette and George Jones. == Career == In 1974, when Bare was only eight, his father and he were both nominated for a Grammy Award for the song "Daddy What If", written by Shel Silverstein. Bare's daughter Isabella did a version of the song, which was featured on Twistable, Turnable Man, a tribute album to Shel Silverstein, co-produced by Bare and his father. His siblings and he also appeared on the television show Hee Haw when he was a child, to provide the witch scream on Bobby Bare, Sr.'s song "Marie Laveau".

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Career and life highlights

The world when Bobby Bare Jr. was born

Bobby Bare Jr. was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bobby Bare Jr.'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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