Bobby Wayne was born, Robert Wayne Snyder, in Spokane,
Washington on September 10, 1936. As the youngest son of Paul and Virginia
Snyder, Bobby learned to play the piano at age nine. As a small boy, he
listened to the Grand Old Opry and The National Barn Dance on the radio on
Saturday night. As a preteen he loved the music of Red Foley, Ernest Tubb and
other country music artists. Among the "back up groups" he liked as a
teenager, were the legendary Jordanaires.
Bobby Wayne was just seventeen when he was exposed to Elvis
Presley's music. This happened while he was visiting his mother in Atlanta,
Georgia. Returning to Spokane, Bobby started performing his own rockabilly
songs, exposing Pacific Northwest music fans to their first taste of rockabilly
music. In 1955 he went into the studio to record Sally Ann and War Paint. He
thus joined the famous Bill Haley, Elvis Presley and Rick Carty as one the
first actual recording "rockabilly" artists in the world.
In the early 60's Bobby's career started to take off fast.
Bobby was heard by Jerry Dennon, West Coast record producer. Bobby's first
record for Jerden, "Big Train/ The Valley" was an instant hit. Within
four weeks after it's release, Columbia Records leased, "Big Train/The
Valley."
Bobby's voice had gotten a lot lower and Bobby sounded very
much like another early Rockabilly artist, Johnny Cash. Johnny had fallen
victim to hard drugs and Columbia Records was looking for a replacement and
that replacement was Bobby Wayne. Johnny's producers in Nashville, Frank Jones
and Don Law didn't like what they heard and were fearful that Johnny would be
fired. (He hadn't had a hit in a couple of years). They begged the New York
office for another chance. They hit pay dirt as the song was a Merle
Kilgore-June Carter composition, "Ring of Fire". Johnny was back in
business. Bobby Wayne's, "Big Train" was never released on Columbia,
but Epic instead. (Epic is a subsidiary of Columbia).
Within the next five years, Jerry had Bobby on Warner
Brothers, ABC Paramount, A&M, Quality Reo, W&G in Australia and P.Y.E.
in England, Panorama, Piccadilly and Liberty. Bobby also recorded under the
name, Deke Wade, (Tall Oak Tree), and The Hummingbirds, "Lotta
Loving", and "Bluebirds over the Mountain, La Den Da Da and Fern.
Bobby Wayne, also a fine guitarist, recorded a number of instrumentals, including
"Bobbies Boogie #1," "Wheels," "Twinkle Toes,"
"Blue Tango" and "Honky Tonk". One of his very best
instrumental recordings, "Tip Toes," made its way well up on the
charts, reaching # 3 in the Winnipeg, Canada area. In 1966 Cash Box Magazine
recognized Bobby Wayne, along with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell, as one of the
top three Guitar players in America.
In 1966 Bobby cut twelve tracks for Jerden, all of
which had a horse as the subject. This is the famed 'Ballad Of The Appaloosa'
set and in reality was one of the first concept albums. Bobby laid down the
lead tracks in Seattle, with vocal backing by The Jordanaires being
subsequently added in Nashville but the recordings are seamless. The single
'Ballad Of The Appaloosa' c/w 'The Blizzard' was issued in November 1966 and
was followed by an album of the same title, both of which appeared on Panorama.
This title track was also used as the theme for the award winning Walt Disney
movie 'Run, Appaloosa, Run'. Bobby's five-year contract with Jerden expired at
the end of 1967 and was not renewed.
In 1973, Bobby cut the album 'Nous Vivons Ensemble' with
Guylaine that was released on TC Maximum Records. Guylaine is a French-speaking
lady from Canada and at the time of recording, she and Bobby were an item and
so they jointly decided to visit Nashville and record the album. Both sing in
French and English on the recordings that, in essence, were aimed at the French
speaking regions of Canada.
He recorded an album in 1981 on Piccadilly entitled
"Outlaw" (issued in the UK) and one for Wild Fire in 1996 called
"Go Rockabilly".
Since then, Bobby has resided in Spokane, Washington running
his own auto windscreen replacement business and performing music, often up to
three nights a week. He, along with Don Weise, played Hemsby a few years back
and demonstrated a great guitar picking skill and good showmanship. In 2004 he recorded some sides that subsequently appeared
on the CD 'Hot Rod Motorcycles Volume One'.
(Compiled from Rockabilly Hall & Blackcat Rockabilly)
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For “Bobby Wayne – Big Guitar” go here:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/mnom9d4k5411bq8/B.W.-Big%20Guitar.rar
1. Tip Toes 1:57
2. Bobby's Boogie #1 1:34
3. Wheels 1:55
4. Fern 1:42
5. Hit The Road 2:32
6. Twinkle Toes 1:39
7. Cyclone 2:26
8. Blue Tango 1:52
9. Moonshine 1:25
10. Honky Tonk 2:12
11. Torquila 2:38
12. Last Date 2:28
For “Ballad Of The Appaloosa - Bobby Wayne” go here:
http://www51.zippyshare.com/v/88886319/file.html
1. 01 Ballad Of The Appaloosa
2. 02 Wildfire
3. 03 The Blizzard
4. 04 Red-Headed Stranger
5. 05 Outlaw
6. 06 Tennessee Stud
7. 07 Mustang
8. 08 Albino
9. 09 Black Lightning
10. 10 Buckskin
11. 11 Commanche
12. 12 Showboat
A big thank you to Maria @ El Rancho for the active link.
For “Hot Rod Motorcycles - Bobby Wayne” go here:
http://www102.zippyshare.com/v/fcr77gUu/file.html
01 Hot Rod Motorcyles
02 Born To Ride
03 Smoke Along The Road
04 The Elvis Twist
05 Hillbilly Cat
06 Atomic Hillbilly
07 1000 Miles To Go
08 Long Black Train
09 Road To The Rally
10 Phantom And Black Shadow
11 Niffty Lil' Chevy
12 Sally Ann
13 Baby Doll
14 Queen Of Hearts
15 Great Wall Of China
16 Shut Up' Hold On'
17 Bobby's Hot Rod Boogie
A big thank you to Jake @ Jukebox City for active link.
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