 Bobby Goldsboro's career has been a remarkable evolution. This multi-talented performer started out in the early sixties as a guitarist with the legendary Roy Orbison. During his three years with Orbison he traveled all over the world and even toured with the Beatles. Bobby was also the opening act for the Rolling Stones on their first U.S. tour! In 1964, he went out on his own by recording the first of a string of hit records, "See the Funny Little Clown". Then, in 1968 he recorded the classic "Honey," which became the largest selling record in the world. His recordings of "Watchin' Scotty Grow," "Little Green Apples" and "With Pen In Hand" have also become classics. The seventies brought his own nationally syndicated television show which ran for three successful seasons. During this time he became a much sought-after "regular" on the T.V. talk show circuit. Bobby then formed House of Gold Music which became on of the most successful music publishing companies in Nashville, publishing such songs as "Wind Beneath My "Wings" and "Behind Closed Doors." Bobby Goldsboro, the songwriter, has received twenty-seven B.M.I. awards and his compositions have been recorded by such diverse artists as Aretha Franklin, John Denver, Paul Anka, Dolly Parton, Billy Vera, Dr. John, and Bette Midler. His compositions, "With Pen In Hand," and "Autumn of My Life," are members of B.M.I.'s exclusive "Million-airs Club," which contains only those songs which have been played on the air over one million times! In the mid-eighties Bobby cut back on his live performing to devote more time to his first love - writing and producing children's stories. His first effort, "Easter Egg Mornin'," premiered as an animated Easter special in 1991 on the Disney Channel and was bought for world wide distribution. Goldsboro now has four animated videos and six best-selling children's books on the market, yet he has found the time to show his versatility by writing, orchestrating and performing the music for several best-selling audio books, among them William Petter Blatty's classic, "The Exorcist."
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