Bobby G. Rice

From the heartland of America, Bobby G. Rice first burst forth onto the music scene with a 1970 revival of the popular Jimmy Gilmore pop classic "Sugar Shack" and Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby."

Born into a musical family with its own radio show, Bobby began performing publicly at an early age. Later he decided to test his wings as a solo artist in his native Wisconsin.

He succeeded, however, beyond expectations: scoring nationally. As a stylist, he proved especially adept in adding country flavor to spicy standards like "Lover Please", "Mountain of Love", and "Suspicion".

Still it was in introducing his own song "You Lay So Easy On My Mind" in late 1972, that he found a lasting niche in country music. "You Lay So Easy On My Mind" went on to be his first number one national chart record and was later recorded by such artists as Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, Roy Orbison, Pat Boone, Andy Williams and many others. Proving he was no "one-hit wonder", he scored the next spring with another Top 10 tune "You Give Me You".

He is that rare breed who shows that talent will win by recording his initial hits on independent labels. With his career in high gear, he followed through with Top 10 singles, among them, "Write Me A Letter" and "Freda Comes, Freda Goes". Country classics he has breathed new life into include, "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down", "My Special Angel" and "Oh Baby Mine".

Bobby G. Rice was the first major artist to record a song written by Teddy Gentry of Alabama. The song was "I May Never Be Your Lover (But I'll Always Be Your Friend)".

Despite such accomplishments, he has always been among the first to volunteer his talent for a benefit or worthy cause. He remains the same Bobby G. Rice, one step beyond ordinary.

To download a sample of a song, click on a highlighted song title.

1. You Lay So Easy On My Mind
2. Sugar Shack
3. Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
4. She's Breakin' Up, I'm Breakin' Down
5. Mountain Of Love
6. Full Glasses And Empty Hearts
7. You Give Me You
8. Freda Comes, Freda Goes
9. Make It Feel Like Love Again
10. You're Always Here
11. Write Me A Letter
12. The Man Who Takes You Home
13. I May Never Be Your Lover
14. Hey Baby
15. Sometimes Late At Night
16. Birds & The Bees
17. Love Me And Make It All Better
18. Lover Please
19. The Whole World's Makin' Love
20. You Make It So Easy

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