Bobby Harden born 27 June 1935

Bobby Harden (27 Jun 1935 - 30 May 2006) was an American country singer and songwriter. 

Bobby Lamoyne Harden was born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and gained national success as part of the Harden trio, with sisters Arlene (Born Arleen) and Robbie (Born Fern) formed in England, Arkansas. They began performing as teenagers on the Ozark Jubilee and the Louisiana Hayride. 

Robbie moved to Nashville first as part of The Browns filling in for Bonnie Brown on the Grand Ole Opry and most road dates. The two families had grown up in the same area and worked together on the Ozark Jubilee. Bobby and Arleen soon followed and the trio was re-formed. In 1964, the trio signed with Columbia Records and released their debut single "Poor Boy", followed by their break-through crossover single "Tippy Toeing", both penned by Bobby Harden. "Tippy Toeing" spent 21 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts and peaked at number 2, in addition to peaking at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Harden Trio charted four more singles and released 3 albums before they disbanded in mid 1968. 

                                    

Arlene and Bobby going into studio work while briefly pursuing solo careers while Robbie Harden joined the Johnny Cash Show as a singer in the revamped Carter Family lineup. After his sisters left The Harden Trio, Bobby briefly formed a new trio with Karen Wheeler and Shirley Michaels before going solo and recording his solo album Nashville Sensation” for Starday Records in 1969. 

He also recorded for Mega Records and United Artists Records through the mid-1970s with several chart singles. Bobby last charted the number 48 country music single "One Step" on United Artists Records in 1975. A third act in the family's history was the slightly bizarre sideline that Bobby Harden cooked up performing on souvenir albums for various college football teams, a surprisingly large number of LPs cut for the All-Pro label in 1981. 

Harden's main success came as a songwriter. In addition to his early crossover hit, "Tippy Toeing," he placed songs with stars such as Conway Twitty, Gene Watson, Mark Chesnutt, George Jones, Kenny Rogers, Reba McEntire and others.His Top 10 hits include Reba McEntire's "Today All Over Again," Loretta Lynn's "Home" and Mark Chesnutt's "Too Cold at Home" and "Old Country." 

He died aged 70 on 30 May 2006 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville. 

(Edited from Wikipedia & Slipcue)