Don Bowman (August 26, 1937 – June 5, 2013) was an American
country music singer, songwriter, comedian and radio host. He recorded for RCA
Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with the novelty hit
single "Chit Akins, Make Me a Star". Bowman worked at several radio
stations, including KRZK in Branson, Missouri.
He was born Rubel Don Bowman to Jack and Fern Bowman in
Lubbock, Texas. Don attended school in Lorenzo, Texas, graduated from NMMI in Roswell, N.M., and he later attended Texas Tech in Lubbock. He fulfilled a childhood ambition by becoming a disc jockey, working initially in Lubbock and Littlefield, at times with Waylon Jennings. The two men became friends and later wrote many songs together.
As a singer, Don began his recording career with Coward of
the Alamo on La Gree in 1961. The 45 received some action and led to a
recording contract with RCA which resulted in eight album releases between 1964
and 1970. His biggest single to date is
Chit Akins, Make Me A Star which spent four months on the country charts in
1964 peaking at #7 (Cash Box) and #14 (Billboard).
Other singles of note include Dear Harlan Howard, Giddyup
Do-Nut, For Loving You with Skeeter Davis, Folsom Prison Blues #2, and Poor Old
Ugly Gladys Jones with Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Bobby Bare. His highest charting albums to date are Our
Man in Trouble and Funny Way To Make An Album, which received a Grammy
nomination in 1967 for Best Comedy Performance. He subsequently recorded for Mega, Lone Star,
and Lard Bucket.
As a comedian, Don has appeared on the big screen, the small
screen, on stage, and on record. He
played Jeepers in a pair of motion pictures -- The Las Vegas Hillbillys and
Hillbillys in a Hanuted House. He
portrayed Seemore Miles when he opened shows for Moe Bandy in Branson. He also was the comedian on the syndicated
Bill Anderson Show.
He received the
inaugural award as Comedian of the Year from the Country Music Association
(CMA) getting the nod over fellow parodists, Ben Colder and Homer & Jethro
in 1967 after receiving the Favourite Country Comedy Recording Artist Award at
the 1966 Billboard Country Awards from Roy Acuff. Willie Nelson's opening act from 1981 through
1986 was also named "Comedian of the Year" by Record World and Cash
Box.
Bowman was also the original host of the radio show American
Country Countdown. He hosted the show from its inception on October 6, 1973,
through April 1978, after which Bob Kingsley (who had been ACC's producer since
1974) took over as host. Bowman's song "Wildwood Weed" later became a
hit for Jim Stafford, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
He was Willie Nelson's opening act from 1981 through 1986
and after that turned up at various Southern radio stations amusing listeners
with his ad-libs and personality. After moving to Branson in the early 1990s,
he portrayed “Seemore Miles” for the Moe Bandy Show.
Bowman had been confined to a nursing facility since a stroke in 2008. He died from complications from a stroke on June 5, 2013, in Forsyth, Missouri, at the age of 75.
(compiled from various sources, including Wikipedia)
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For “Our Man In Trouble (1964)” go here;
http://www.mediafire.com/file/9k9fcr2g9iddx6s/Don+Bowman+-+1964+-+Our+Man+In+Trouble.rar
Wildwood Weed | Breakfast Food Song | That'll Never Sell Records | Those Hollywood Clothes \ Anytime | Wrong House | 500 Miles The Wrong Way | Chit Akins Make Me A Star | I Don't Hurt You Anymore| I Never Did Finish That Song | Just Because | Red River Sally
Other Album Links listed below
Fresh From The Funny Farm (1965)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/7hiy71blva5sps4/Don+Bowman+-+1965+-+Fresh+From+The+Funny+Farm.rar
Funny Way To make An Album (1966)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/60a2u115er2oeih/Don+Bowman+-+1966+-+Funny+Way+To+Make+An+Album.rar
Recorded Almost Live (1967)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/uww6eg8cn9p216a/Don+Bowman+-+1967+-+Recorded+Almost+Live.rar
From Mexico With Laughs (1967)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/gi3ej7ycjcnv7nf/Don+Bowman+-+1967+-+From+Mexico+With+Laughs.rar
Funny Folk Flops (1968)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/u945qfrrhh7h9h6/Don+Bowman+-+1968+-+Funny+Folk+Flops.rar
Support Your Local Prison (1969)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/1kyw6faa5j1awvm/Don+Bowman+-+1969+-+Support+Your+Local+Prison.rar
Whispering Country (1970)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/rf5m4e2rr0y8plj/Don+Bowman+-+1970+-+Whispering+Country.rar
The All New Don Bowman (1972)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/77chxv17awlcvl9/Don+Bowman+-+1972+-+The+All+New+Don+Bowman.rar
http://www.mediafire.com/file/9k9fcr2g9iddx6s/Don+Bowman+-+1964+-+Our+Man+In+Trouble.rar
Still Fighting Mental Health (1979) & On The Road Too Long With Don Bowman (1981)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/q5lk3et78d1458k/Don+Bowman.rar
A big thank you to Skydog’s Elysium blog for all active links.
Thank you Bob for this treasure trove.
Thanks for Don Bowman
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