Bob Luman

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Let's think about living
  UK 18th 01/14/1961 (1 week)
Singles
Let's think about living
  UK 6th 09/14/1960 (18 weeks)
Why, Why, Bye, Bye
  UK 46 December 21, 1960 (1 week)
The Great Snowman
  UK 49 05/10/1961 (2 weeks)

Robert "Bob" Glynn Luman (born April 15, 1937 in Nacogdoches , Texas , † December 27, 1978 ) was an American country and rockabilly singer.

Life

Beginnings

Equally enthusiastic about sports and music, Luman was on the verge of a career as a professional baseball player when he attended a concert by the then unknown Elvis Presley . Deeply impressed by his stage show and the ecstatic reaction of the young audience, he decided to become a musician himself. Winning a talent competition enabled him to perform at the Louisiana Hayride . He took his chance and soon became a regular guest on the radio show.

Unsuccessful rockabilly singles have been recorded for various smaller labels . He appeared on television a few times and even received a minor film role.

Career

Although he had established himself in the music scene, Luman's big breakthrough was initially denied. In 1959 he received a contract offer from a professional baseball club. On a whim, he announced during a concert that he had decided on a career as a professional baseball player and would retire from the music business. Coincidentally, the Everly Brothers were there and persuaded him to keep going. They suggested that he record the song Let's Think About Living . The single became an unforeseen success. It sold over a million copies and placed high on the country and pop charts.

The follow-up single The Great Snowman was also a hit. Bob Luman had made it, but was drafted into the military for two years shortly afterwards. However, he managed to continue his career after his release. More singles made it into the top 20. His greatest success was in 1972 Lonely Women Make Good Lovers , which was also covered by Steve Wariner in 1984 . Musically, he increasingly oriented himself towards traditional country music . He also appeared regularly in the Grand Ole Opry and on television.

In 1975 he suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized for several months. His health remained unstable. Bob Luman died on December 27, 1978 at the age of 41 of complications from pneumonia.

Discography (albums)

  • 1960: Let's Think About Livin '
  • 1965: Bob Luman's Livin 'Lovin' Sounds
  • 1968: Ain't Got Time To Be Unhappy
  • 1969: Come On Home And Sing The Blues To Daddy
  • 1970: Gettin 'Back To Norma
  • 1971: Is It Any Wonder That I Love You
  • 1971: A Chain Don't Take To Me
  • 1972: When You Say Love
  • 1972: Lonely Women Make Good Lovers
  • 1973: Neither One of Us
  • 1974: Red Cadillac & Black Mustache
  • 1974: Still Loving You
  • 1976: A Satisfied Mind
  • 2008: Bob Rocks ( Bear Family )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Charts UK
  2. ↑ In 1957 he first recorded the record for Imperial Records , only a new edition of the title, which appeared in 1960 on Warner Records, catalog number Warner 5173, became a hit and reached number 7 in the US singles charts; see Joel Whitburn: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 . Menomonee Falls / Wisconsin: Record Research, 1994, p. 368

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personal data
SURNAME Luman, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luman, Robert Glynn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country and rockabilly singer
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Nacogdoches , Texas
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1978