Bobby Lewis (country singer)
{{short description|American country music singer-songwriter (born 1942)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bobby Lewis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|05|09}}
| origin = Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1471}}
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar, lute
| genre = Country
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1963–present
| label = United Artists
| website = {{url|bobbylewislute.com/}}
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Bobby Lewis (born May 9, 1942) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1963 and 1985, Lewis released ten albums and charted more than twenty-five songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. His biggest hit, "How Long Has It Been", peaked at No. 6 in 1966. Lewis released a 26 country charted singles from 1966 to 1985.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2017|pages=207–208|isbn=978-0-89820-229-8}}
Lewis earned the title "The Boy with the Lute" for his usage of a six-string guitar-lute, and was inducted to the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame on November 29, 2014.{{cite web|title=Bobby Lewis' induction to Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame|url=http://garyhayescountry.com/country-legend-bobby-lewis-inducted-to-atlanta-country-music-hall-of-fame/|date=October 28, 2014|first=Gary|last=Hayes}} He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry and continues to perform and record new material.
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Album ! width="50"| US Country ! Label |
| 1966
| Little Man with the Big Heart | align="center"| — | rowspan="7"| United Artists |
| rowspan="2"| 1967
| How Long Has It Been | align="center"| 39 |
| A World of Love
| align="center"| 35 |
| rowspan="2"| 1968
| An Ordinary Miracle | align="center"| 40 |
| From Heaven to Heartache
| align="center"| 43 |
| 1969
| Things for You and I | align="center"| — |
| 1970
| The Best of Bobby Lewis | align="center"| — |
| 1974
| Too Many Memories | align="center"| 43 | Ace of Hearts |
| 1976
| Portrait in Love | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| RPA |
| 1977
| Soul Full of Music | align="center"| — |
| 2009
| Then & Now | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| Heart of Texas Music |
| 2015
| Here I Am Again | align="center"| — |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |
| width="50"| US Country ! width="50"| CAN Country |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 1963
| "I Miss All of You" | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | rowspan="3"| Singles only |
| "Forty Dollars a Week"
| align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 1964
| "Crying in Public" | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="2"| 1965
| "Everybody's Baby" | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| Little Man with the Big Heart |
| "Six Days a Week and Twice On Sunday"
| align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="2"| 1966
| "I Hope You Find in Him | align="center"| — | align="center"| — | Single only |
| "How Long Has It Been"
| align="center"| 6 | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| How Long Has It Been |
| rowspan="3"| 1967
| "Two of the Usual" | align="center"| 49 | align="center"| — |
| "Love Me and Make It All Better"
| align="center"| 12 | align="center"| — | A World of Love |
| "I Doubt It"
| align="center"| 26 | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| An Ordinary Miracle |
| rowspan="2"| 1968
| "Ordinary Miracle" | align="center"| 29 | align="center"| — |
| "From Heaven to Heartache"
| align="center"| 10 | align="center"| 10 | From Heaven to Heartache |
| rowspan="3"| 1969
| "Each and Every Part of Me" | align="center"| 27 | align="center"| — | single only |
| "Til Something Better Comes Along"
| align="center"| 41 | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| Things for You and I |
| "Things for You and I"
| align="center"| 25 | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="3"| 1970
| "I'm Going Home" | align="center"| 41 | align="center"| — | The Best of Bobby Lewis |
| "Hello Mary Lou"
| align="center"| 14 | align="center"| 9 | rowspan="8"| Singles only |
| "Simple Days and Simple Ways"
| align="center"| 67 | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="3"| 1971
| "He Gives Us All His Love" | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| "If I Had You"
| align="center"| 51 | align="center"| — |
| "Today's Teardrops"
| align="center"| 45 | align="center"| — |
| 1972
| "We Ran Out of Time" | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="3"| 1973
| "Already Gone to My Heart" | align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| "Here with You"
| align="center"| 95 | align="center"| — |
| "Too Many Memories"
| align="center"| 21 | align="center"| — | rowspan="4"| Too Many Memories |
| rowspan="3"| 1974
| "I Never Get Through Missing You" | align="center"| 32 | align="center"| — |
| "Lady Lover"
| align="center"| 47 | align="center"| — |
| "I See Love"
| align="center"| 78 | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="2"| 1975
| "Let Me Take Care of You" | align="center"| 71 | align="center"| — | single only |
| "It's So Nice to Be with You"
| align="center"| 79 | align="center"| — | rowspan="2"| Portrait in Love |
| 1976
| "For Your Love" | align="center"| 52 | align="center"| — |
| rowspan="2"| 1977
| "I'm Getting High Remembering" | align="center"| 74 | align="center"| — | Soul Full of Music |
| "What a Diff'rence a Day Made"
| align="center"| 81 | align="center"| — | rowspan="4"| Singles only |
| rowspan="2"| 1979
| "She's Been Keepin' Me Up Nights" | align="center"| 39 | align="center"| — |
| "Love Wouldn't Be Love Without You"
| align="center"| — | align="center"| — |
| 1985
| "Love Is an Overload" | align="center"| 91 | align="center"| — |
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
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External links
- {{Official|http://www.bobbylewislute.com/}}
- {{AllMusic|id=mn0001216060}}
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Category:People from Hodgenville, Kentucky
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:Country musicians from Kentucky