Bob Lind né le 25 novembre 1942 à Baltimore dans l'Ohio [ 1] , est un auteur-compositeur-interprète américain de folk. Il est l'auteur de quatre albums publiés entre 1966 et 1971. Son plus grand succès est le morceau Elusive Butterfly qui s'est classé en cinquième position des classements des singles aux États-Unis[ 2] ainsi qu'au Royaume-Uni[ 3] . Il a depuis gagné un statut d'artiste culte et fondateur du folk des années 1960[ 4] , [ 5] Ses compositions ont été interprétées par plus de 200 artistes différents[ 4] .
Biographie
Après avoir quitté le monde de la musique il a déménagé en Floride où il a travaillé comme guide touristique dans les Everglades ainsi que comme rédacteur au Weekly World News , un tabloïd spécialisé dans les nouvelles grotesques[ 6] .
Discographie
Albums studio
Elusive Butterfly
Mister Zero
You Should Have Seen It
Counting
Drifter's Sunrise
Unlock The Door
Truly Julie's Blues I'll Be There
Dale Annie
The World Is Just A B Movie
Cheryl's Goin' Home
It Wasn't Just The Morning
I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger
San Francisco Woman
A Nameless Request
West Virginia Summer Child
Go Ask Your Man
Remember The Rain
I Just Let It Take Me
The World Is Just A "B" Movie Meets Reno, Funtown U.S.A.
We've Never Spoken
Oh Babe Take Me Home
Elanor
Fennario
Wandering
The Times They Are A Changin'
Black Night
White Snow
Cool Summer
Hey Nellie Nellie
The Swan
What Color Are You
Gold Mine Blues
Hard Road
I Love To Sing/Sweet Harriet
City Scenes
Love Came Riding
Loser
Not That I Would Want Her Back
Theme From The Music Box
Anymore
Spilling Over
She Can Get Along
Up In The Morning Me
Since There Were Circles
Singles
Wandering
Hey Nellie Nellie
Cheryl's Goin' Home
Elusive Butterfly
Remember The Rain
Truly Julie's Blues (I'll Be There)
I Just Let It Take Me
We've Never Spoken
San Francisco Woman
Baby Take Me Home
Goodtime Special
It's Just My Love
Goodbye Neon Lies
We May Have Touched
Compilations
Elusive Butterfly
Mister Zero
You Should Have Seen It
Counting
Drifter's Sunrise
Unlock The Door
Truly Julie's Blues (I'll Be There)
Dale Anne
The World Is Just A “B” Movie
Cheryl's Goin' Home
It Wasn't Just The Morning
I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger (Unedited Version)
San Francisco Woman
A Nameless Request
West Virginia Summer Child
Go Ask Your Man
Remember The Rain
I Just Let It Take Me
The World Is Just A “B” Movie Meets Reno, Funtown, U.S.A.
We've Never Spoken
Oh Babe Take Me Home
Eleanor
It's Just My Love
I Fall To You
English Afternoon
Elusive Butterfly
Mister Zero
You Should Have Seen It
Counting
Drifter's Sunrise
Unlock The Door
Truly Julie's Blues (I'll Be There)
Dale Anne
The World Is Just A "B" Movie
Cheryl's Goin' Home
It Wasn't Just The Morning
I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger
San Francisco Woman
A Nameless Request
West Virginia Summer Child
Go Ask Your Man
Remember The Rain
I Just Let It Take Me
The World Is Just A "B" Movie Meets Reno, Funtown U.S.A.
We've Never Spoken
Oh Babe Take Me Home
Elanor
Fennario
Hey Nellie Nellie
The Times They Are A Changin'
Elusive Butterfly
Mister Zero
You Should Have Seen It
Counting
Drifter's Sunrise
Unlock The Door
Truly Julie's Blues (I'll Be There)
Dale Anne
The World Is Just A "B" Movie
Cheryl's Goin' Home
It Wasn't Just The Morning
I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger
Go Ask Your Man
Oh Babe Take Me Home
West Virginia Summer's Child
Elanor
San Francisco Woman
The World Is Just A "B" Movie Meets Reno, Funtown U.S.A.
A Nameless Request
Remember The Rain
I Just Let It Take Me
We've Never Spoken
I Can't Walk Roads Of Anger
Whose Is The Funeral
Bring It All Down
Interprètes
Ses compositions ont été interprétées par plus de 200 artistes différents[ 4] . Certains artistes ont repris des morceaux issus de ses albums, dans d'autres cas ils ont interprété des compositions originales. Parmi ses interprètes on peut citer Sonny and Cher , Richie Havens , Marianne Faithfull , Nancy Sinatra , The Turtles , Dolly Parton , Eric Clapton , The Cascades , The Rokes , Petula Clark ou bien encore The Hard Times .
Références
↑ (en) Bob Lind Biography , Mick Patrick Acerecords .
↑ (en) Bob Lind Chart History , Billboard .
↑ (en) Bob Lind Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography , Us & Uk Charts, musicvf.com .
↑ a b et c (en) Bob Lind Biography , Mark Deming, AllMusic .
↑ (en) Bob Lind's music helped define 'Folk Rock' , SouthFloridaFunTimes.com
↑ (en) All the News That Seemed Unfit to Print. BUTTERFLY MAN INVENTS HUNGRY SPACE ALIEN! , Peter Carlson, The Washington Post , 7 août 2007.
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