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Robert L. Lord (January 6, 1934 – February 16, 2008), better known as Bobby Lord, was an American country music artist popular in the 1950s and 60s. ==Biography== Lord was born January 6, 1934 in Sanford, Florida, but grew up in Tampa. As a teenager, he entered talent contests, wowing crowds with his edgy rockabilly style. He was popular with Tampa's young crowd, playing concerts at dance halls.〔Hayes, Stephanie "Interviewing Surpassed his Country Singing" (February 20, 2008) ''The St. Petersburg Times''〕 At Plant High School, he met his wife, Mozelle, whom he married when he was 20. After graduating from Plant, he was offered the chance to host his own television show while a freshman at the University of Tampa. ''The Bobby Lord Homefolks Show'' was an hour-long program on Saturday nights on WSUN-TV in St. Petersburg and featured Lord singing with a backing band. In 1952, he won a nationwide talent competition sponsored by ''TV Guide'' which led to an appearance on ''Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club'' on ABC-TV from Philadelphia. Soon after, songwriter Boudleaux Bryant heard one of Lord's demo tapes and passed it on to Columbia Records, which signed him in 1953. At age 19, he was the label's youngest recording star. He began releasing country and rockabilly hits for Columbia, and in 1955 joined ''Ozark Jubilee'', an ABC-TV program based in Springfield, Missouri. In 1960, the ''Jubilee'' was canceled and Lord moved to Nashville, where he was immediately offered a spot on the Grand Ole Opry. He continued appearing on the Opry well into the 1970s. He recorded for Hickory Records starting in 1961 and Decca Records from 1967. During this time he also hosted ''Opry Almanac'' on WSM-TV in Nashville, which was the morning counterpart to Ralph Emery's afternoon show on that station. Under the auspices of WSM-TV, he also hosted a weekly syndicated half-hour program featuring popular country artists. Lord's backing band on the syndicated show included Jerry Byrd on steel guitar, Jerry Whitehurst on piano and Spider Wilson on guitar. In 1969, Lord left Nashville and went into semi-retirement from the music industry to devote time to his family and his interests in real estate and insurance. In the 1980s, he hosted TNN's program ''Country Sportsman'', later called ''Celebrity Outdoors'', until 1989. He was also the author of the 1969 book, ''Hit the Glory Road''. Bobby Lord died on February 16, 2008 in Stuart, Florida at the age of 74. He was a resident of Jensen Beach, Florida and was survived by his widow, Mozelle, and three children.〔(''Nashville Tennessean'' February 18, 2008, accessed February 21, 2008 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bobby Lord」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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