Bobby Goldsboro Trivia

1. "In the spring of my life she came to me."

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "The Autumn Of My life"

Peak Billboard position # 19 in 1968. The "B" side of the 45 was "She Chased Me."

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: the ukulele

He really did learn to play the ukulele, and he was self taught. It started as a lark when he picked up a friend's Christmas present and started to fool around with the ukulele to see if he could play a popular tune that he knew from the radio. To his, and everyone else's, surprise, Bobby was able to do it. He had always enjoyed music and knew he could learn songs quickly (after a single listen), including the vocals and arrangements. Eventually, the friend let Bobby have the ukulele on a permanent "loan". Because it was the first stringed instrument he learned how to play, and he did the chords without any training, Bobby's guitar playing was idiosyncratic and original as well. By the end of high school and into his years at Auburn University, Bobby had joined his first amateur band, The Webbs, as guitar player and lead singer.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "Honey"

Reached # 1 on American Pop Billboard in 1968 and stayed there for 5 weeks. Reached # 2 in UK in 1968 and 1975. Bob Shane originally recorded it in 1969, Decca(or Capitol) didn't promote the song and it was given to Bobby Goldsboro for his first major hit.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: Roy Orbison's

This was a case of being in the right place at the right time. Roy Orbison had just fired his regular band, and he was looking for another that could get up to speed quickly and accompany Orbison on his tours. Enter The Webbs! Bobby didn't make much money playing for Roy, but the experience he got was worth it. He traveled extensively in the US and internationally with Orbison from 1962 to early 1964, and still managed to release a few independent records as The Webbs in that time frame as well. After that, Bobby decided he needed to make more money, since he'd gotten married and was starting a family, and he embarked on his solo career.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "I'm A Drifter"

Based on Billboard Magazine Pop, Country, R&B, & A/C Charts, this song only made it to 14 on the charts. The year was 1969. United Artists label put out the single and on the flip (or B) side was "Hobos and Kings"

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: Bobby Goldsboro

The song was a Bobby Goldsboro original, and it was recorded on October 17, 1963. Surprisingly enough, it was a smash, and spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, peaking at number nine. The B-side of the record is largely forgotten today, "Hello, Loser". That title was not a good predictor of Bobby's impending success! Billy Joe Spears did do a cover of "See the Funny Little Clown" in 1974, with moderate success in country music circles, but the lyrics and music were Bobby's from the start.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "See The Funny Little Clown"

In 1964 it was # 3 on the Billboard chart. The single was released in 1963 and the flip side was "Hello Loser".

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: Honey

No one could have predicted the success of "Honey", a poignant ballad written by Bobby Russell, and one Russell had recorded already before giving it to Goldsboro to record. Goldsboro's recording was done in a single take, under the direction of Bob Montgomery, Bobby's then-manager. It came out in 1968, shortly after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Perhaps that is why it struck such a chord with the public. "Honey" sold an amazing million copies in three short weeks. Though some hate the song, and consider it sappy and without merit, it made Bobby's career. The song has been covered by many over the years, including Dean Martin, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Roger Miller and Jim Nabors, to name just a few.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "The Straight Life"

In October of 1968 it was #8 according to "Billboard Magazine Chart".

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: Mike Douglas

Bobby Goldsboro says that his career was solidified by his appearances on "The Mike Douglas Show", because it gave viewers the chance to get to know him as a person and a human being, and not just recognize his voice as a singer. Mike Douglas' show had the format of always having a celebrity co-host. Also influential in establishing Bobby with the TV-viewing public were his many appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" as a musical guest, where Bobby appeared almost every month in 1971 and 1972.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "Watching Scotty Grow"

This was Top Billboard # 11 hit in December of 1970.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "With Pen In Hand"

Bobby wrote the song but only brought it to # 28 in September of 1972, Vikki Carr took it to # 6 on "Pop Billboard Chart" in 1969. Jerry Vale and Billy Vera also recorded the song.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: United Artists

United Artists had a very profitable relationship with Bobby Goldsboro over his recording career. On the occasion of his ten-year anniversary as a recording artist, they launched an album in 1974 with a double-album LP of his greatest hits called "Ten Golden Years", including a multi-page spread in Billboard Magazine, with congratulatory messages from other artists of the day. United Artists is also the name of a film company started by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin in the early days of Hollywood.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "Whenever He Holds You"

One of my favorites but only made it to #13 On Billboard Top Charts in April 1964. On the single the "B" side was "If She Was Mine".

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "It's Too Late"

In 1966 it was #23 on the on the "American Billboard Pop Chart". Released as a single in 1965. If you turn the 45 over you'd hear "I'm Going Home".

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Through the Years

Answer: Lost

Not only did Bobby Goldsboro voice all of the characters, he wrote the whole series too (script and songs), and he played all of the instruments on the show. It was meant to make musical learning fun for kids from two to twelve. The show first aired from 1995 to 1997 for three seasons, and it was still seen on US television until 2010. Bobby Goldsboro has never been one to rest on his laurels. He continues to write songs and music and perform live concerts, a fact his many fans are grateful for and hope will continue for years to come.

From Quiz Bobby Goldsboro Songs

Answer: "California Wine"

This Song came out in 1972. It didn't make it far on any charts, but it is a good song. The "B" side was "To Be With You".

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