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Bobby Atkins (22 May 1933 - 27 Mar 2022)

Male Person - United States bluegrass banjo player

 Also known as (1)

Releases (6)

Official

Album

  1. North Carolina Banjo Pickin 2002

Single

  1. Snowbird / Thank You for Being You
  2. Bluest Guy in Town / You Stopped Loving Me
  3. Soldier's Return / There's Not Enough Words
  4. Ballad of Gambling Lil / What About My Blue Heart
  5. Day of God's Wrath / Miss Thirteen, Teenage Queen

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1975) banjo
  2. The Sometime Band

Siblings

  1. Kemp Atkins

Children

  1. Matt Atkins
  2. Torey Atkins Duncon
  3. Mark Atkins

Recordings by (27)

  1. Bob's Special 2:08 (2002)
  2. Travelin Light 2:06 (2002)
  3. Double Lee Breakdown 1:41 (2002)
  4. Luceille 2:44 (2002)
  5. Birdland Breakdown 2:43 (2002)
  6. DJ's Theme 1:26 (2002)
  7. Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town 2:48 (2002)
  8. Thunder Road 2:01 (2002)
  9. San Antone 2:44 (2002)
  10. Pretty Polly 1:40 (2002)
  11. Big Iron 2:31 (2002)
  12. Lady of Spain 3:06 (2002)
  13. Ghostriders in the Sky 2:31 (2002)
  14. Cheropache 1:49 (2002)
  15. Long Train Runnin' 1:22 (2002)
  16. Picking Fever 2:15 (2002)
  17. Memories Of John F. Kennedy ?:?? (07 Oct 2016)
  18. Snowbird ?:?? ()
  19. Thank You for Being You ?:?? ()
  20. Bluest Guy in Town ?:?? ()
  21. You Stopped Loving Me ?:?? ()
  22. Soldier's Return ?:?? ()
  23. There's Not Enough Words ?:?? ()
  24. Ballad of Gambling Lil ?:?? ()
  25. What About My Blue Heart ?:?? ()
  26. Day of God's Wrath ?:?? ()
  27. Miss Thirteen, Teenage Queen ?:?? ()

On Recordings (45)

Instruments

  1. Cheropache 2:13 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  2. Not the Love I Have for You 2:44 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  3. Are You Teasing Me 2:40 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  4. If Teardrops Were Pennies 2:28 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  5. Big Iron 2:50 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  6. I Overlooked an Orchid 3:16 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  7. Bob’s Special 2:16 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  8. Double Lee Breakdown 1:46 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  9. Tennessee Waltz 3:13 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  10. Book of Memories 2:41 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  11. Ghost Riders 2:30 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  12. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 2:26 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  13. Lady of Spain 3:29 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  14. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way 1:48 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  15. Making Believe 3:17 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  16. The Waltz You Saved for Me 3:09 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  17. D.J.’s Theme 1:26 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  18. Baby Blue Eyes 2:41 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  19. San Antone 2:42 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  20. Don’t Be Cruel 2:41 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  21. Don’t Say Goodbye If You Love Me 2:28 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  22. Love Is a Lot to Understand 2:31 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo
  23. Golden Curls 2:38 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) banjo

Vocals

  1. Dim Lights, Thick Smoke 2:26 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  2. Are You Teasing Me 2:40 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  3. Don’t Say Goodbye If You Love Me 2:28 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  4. Love Is a Lot to Understand 2:31 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  5. Baby Blue Eyes 2:41 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  6. Golden Curls 2:38 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  7. Making Believe 3:17 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  8. Not the Love I Have for You 2:44 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  9. If Teardrops Were Pennies 2:28 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  10. Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way 1:48 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  11. Book of Memories 2:41 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  12. I Overlooked an Orchid 3:16 Bobby Atkins & The Countrymen (1988) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  13. Don’t Sell the Land 2:52 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) lead vocals
  14. Jesus Loves Me 2:47 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) baritone vocals
  15. Old Man Joe 2:52 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) baritone vocals
  16. Home in the Southland 3:43 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) baritone vocals
  17. Wide Wide Road 3:02 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) baritone vocals
  18. Poison Love 2:37 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  19. Crimes of the Heart 2:33 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) lead vocals
  20. Shop Worn Heart 2:13 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) lead vocals, baritone vocals
  21. Mr. Bell 2:19 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) lead vocals
  22. Hide and Seek 2:01 Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins (1991) lead vocals

Credited as (15)

  1. Bobby Atkins
  2. Bobby Atkins & Allen Mills
  3. Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins
  4. Bobby Atkins, Frank Poindexter and Tony Rice
  5. Bobby Atkins, Jim Eanes, Vassar Clements and Clay Jones
  6. Sometime Band with Vassar Clements and Bobby Atkins
  7. Bobby Atkins with Vassar Clements & Clay Jones
  8. Bobby Atkins with Vassar Clements, Frank Poindexter
  9. Bobby Atkins, Vassar Clements
  10. Vassar Clements, Bobby Atkins
  11. Jim Eanes & Bobby Atkins feat. Vassar Clements & Clay Jones
  12. Bobby Atkins, Vassar Clements, Clay Jones, Frank Poindexter
  13. Vassar Clements, Bobby Atkins, Frank Poindexter (Sometime Band)
  14. Bobby Atkins with Vassar Clements & Frank Poindexter
  15. Jim Eanes, Bobby Atkins feat. Clay Jones, Vassar Clements, Frank Poindexter

Works (8)

Wrote

  1. The Letter Edged in Black
  2. Golden Curls
  3. Beautiful Dreamer
  4. White Azaleas
  5. Tears and Roses

Composed

  1. Forever in a Day
  2. DJ’s Theme

Lyrics

  1. Forever in a Day

Links (5)

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87124841/
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87124841

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/2143721

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/60592722

Biographies

  1. http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=14067