Becky Hobbs

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Rebecca Ann "Becky" Hobbs (born January 24, 1950 in Bartlesville , Oklahoma ) is an American country singer, songwriter and pianist .

Career

Becky Hobbs, who has stylistically moved between country, pop , rockabilly and western swing in the course of her career , released her first LP in 1974 for MCA. Becky Hobbs was produced by Brad Shapiro , who previously worked primarily with R&B and soul stars like Wilson Pickett and Millie Jackson . The album contains original compositions by Hobbs as well as songs written by Lewis Anderson. She also wrote I'll Be Your Audience with Anderson . This song was recorded a short time later by pop singers Helen Reddy (1974) and Shirley Bassey (1975). Reddy also later recorded Long Distance Love (1977) and I Can't Say Goodbye to You (1981) by Hobbs.

In the following years, artists who also recorded compositions by Hobbs included Lacy J. Dalton , Alabama ( Angels Among Us ) and Conway Twitty , who with a Hobbs composition, I Want to Know You Before We Make Love , 1987 climbed to number two on the country charts.

As a soloist, Hobbs had 15 hits on the Billboard US country charts between 1978, the year of her first hit with The More I Get the More I Want , and 1989 . Among them was the top 10 hit Let's Get Over Them Together (1983), a duet with Moe Bandy . Hobb's other top 40 hits included Hottest "Ex" in Texas (1985), Jones on the Jukebox (1988) and her latest hit Do You Feel the Same Way Too? (1989).

Hobbs is still on tour as a live artist and released new albums at irregular intervals, most recently in 2011 Nanyehi: Beloved Woman of the Cherokee . A year later, the musical Nanyehi , based on the life of Cherokee Nancy Ward , also premiered . Hobbs is a direct descendant of the "Ghighau" and acts as composer , music director and co- dramatist of the musical.

In 2015 Hobbs was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1988 All keyed up Country25 (26 weeks)
Country
MTM

More albums

  • 1974: Becky Hobbs (MCA)
  • 1975: From the Heartland (Tattoo)
  • 1977: Everyday (Tattoo)
  • 1979: Becky Hobbs (RCA, Japan only)
  • 1994: The Boots I Came to Town In (Intersound)
  • 1998: From Oklahoma with Love (Intersound)
  • 2004: Songs from the Road of Life (Beckaroo)
  • 2006: Best of the Beckaroo, Vol. 1 (Beckaroo)
  • 2011: Nanyehi: Beloved Woman of the Cherokee (Beckaroo)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
Country Country
1979 I Can't Say Goodbye to You
Becky Hobbs 		Country44 (11 weeks)
Country
1980 Just What the Doctor Ordered
 Country52 (9 weeks)
Country
I'm Gonna Love You Tonight
(Like There's No Tomorrow)
 Country79 (6 weeks)
Country
I Learned All About Cheatin 'from You
 Country87 (2 weeks)
Country
1981 Honky Tonk Saturday Night
 Country84 (4 weeks)
Country
1983 Let's Get Over Them Together
Devoted to Your Memory 		Country10 (18 weeks)
Country
with Moe Bandy
1984 Oklahoma Heart
 Country46 (10 weeks)
Country
Pardon Me (Haven't We Loved Somewhere Before)
 Country64 (6 weeks)
Country
Wheels in emotion
 Country77 (6 weeks)
Country
1985 Hottest 'Ex' in Texas
 Country37 (12 weeks)
Country
1988 Jones on the Jukebox
All Keyed Up 		Country31 (19 weeks)
Country
They Always Look Better When They're Leavin '
All Keyed Up 		Country43 (10 weeks)
Country
Are There Any More Like You
All Keyed Up 		Country53 (9 weeks)
Country
1989 Do You Feel the Same Way Too?
All keyed up 		Country39 (11 weeks)
Country

More singles

  • 1976: I'm in Love Again
  • 1979: The More I Get the More I Want
  • 1985: You Made Me This Way
  • 1990: A Little Hunk of Heaven
  • 1990: Pardon Me (with Moe Bandy)
  • 1991: Talk Back Trembling Lips
  • 1994: Mama's Green Eyes (And Daddy's Wild Hair)
  • 1994: Pale Moon
  • 1998: Country Girls
  • 2005: Another Man in Black
  • 2011: Nahyehi

literature

  • Walter Fuchs: The new big book of Country Music , HEEL, 2005, page 249, ISBN 3898803643

Web links

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  1. ↑ Becky Hobbs ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Becky Hobbs - songwriter / playwriter. Retrieved November 26, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Chart sources: US
personal data
SURNAME Hobbs, Becky
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hobbs, Rebecca Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country singer, songwriter and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH January 24, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Bartlesville , Oklahoma