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My Take
Bobby Goldsboro is, for me, the sound of a certain American sentimentality done well. His signature hit "Honey" sold over a million copies and topped the charts, yet what strikes me is his range: a singer-songwriter from small-town Florida who also played guitar, painted, and hosted his own television show. I respect performers who write the words that make people cry rather than just singing someone else's. He belongs to a generation that bet on memorable melody over spectacle, and that bet aged well. I tend to keep artists like him on a quiet shelf of personal regard, dependable craftsmen rather than flashy stars.
Overview
Robert Charles Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over 1 million copies in the United States, and the UK top-10 single "Summer (The First Time)". Goldsboro starred in his own television show, The Bobby Goldsboro Show, from 1973 to 1976.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bobby Goldsboro
- Name (Japanese)
- ボビー・ゴールズボロ
- Reading
- ぼびー・ごーるずぼろ
- Born
- January 18, 1941 (age 85)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Marianna, Florida, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / singer / guitarist / painter / television producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Dothan High School
- University
- Auburn University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.