Bobby Austin
Robert Allen Austin (May 4, 1933 – January 6, 2002) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician. Austin moved to Los Angeles in 1955, where he played bass in Wynn Stewart's band. He also worked as a session musician, for Buck Owens and Tommy Collins, among others, before being signed by Capitol Records as a solo artist in 1962.
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Bobby Austin
- Name
- Bobby Austin
- Birth Name
- Robert Allen Austin
- Born
- 4 May 1933
- Birthplace
- Wenatchee, Washington, U.S.
- Died
- 6 January 2002
- Place of death
- Camas, Washington, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician
- Full name
- Robert Allen Austin.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- country music · singing · music
- Languages
- English
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His "Apartment No. 9", written with Johnny Paycheck, was a hit for Tammy Wynette, in addition to reaching No. 21 on the U.S. country charts with his own version. He also co-wrote "Try a Little Kindness" which became a hit for Glen Campbell.
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• Name — Bobby Austin • Birth Name — Robert Allen Austin • Born — 4 May 1933 • Birthplace — Wenatchee, Washington, U.S. • Died — 6 January 2002 • Place of death — Camas, Washington, U.S. • Genre — Country • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 1955–2002 • Label — Capitol Records
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Singles
• Year — Single — US Country — Album • 1966 — "Apartment No. 9" — 21 — Apartment No. 9 • 1967 — "Cupid's Last Arrow" — 59 • 1968 — "This Song Is Just for You" — 68 — Old Love Never Dies • 1970 — "For Your Love" — 65 — Singles only • 1972 — "Knoxville Station" — 39
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• Apartment No. 9 (Capitol Records, 1967) U.S. Country No. 11 • Old Love Never Dies (Capitol, 1968)
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