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Pege 44--Show Modla Group 1961 Fair Gu/da Features at the fair Bobby Bare appearing Saturday WOODSTOCK -- Over the last decade or so, Bobby Bare has distinguished himself in music by his almost uncanny knack for spotting great songs and great new writers, and bringing them to the public's attention by way of his unique interpretations. Shel Silverstein, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Craft, Billy Joe Shaver, Townes Van Zandt... These are just a few of the writers who owe at least part of their eventual recognition to the fine ear of Bobby Bare. It is this same flare for the new and unusual and this instinct for staying several steps ahead of the musical status quo that has announced for Bare's perennial success on the charts. And in his dual role as artist and producer (he's produced or co- produced all of his own LPs for the past 10 years^r more), it is precisely this extra input of creativity that helps keep his life and career interesting. "There was a long period of time when I became so bored with all the music I heard on the radio that I more or less fished professionally, stayed at home and played with my kids," Bare says. "I lost sight of any long-range goals beyond recording and performing enough to keep living like I was used to. Then in the late sixties, I got hooked up with some great writers around town who were being overlooked and I realized, here's what's happening!" "Down and Dirty," Bare's newest LP, is a great example of his eclectic approach to his music which has kept him in the charts all these years. "Down and Dirty" is a virtual sampler of great--and previously overlooked -- songs by writers like Silverstein, Kristofferson, Bob McDill, Van Zandt and Dick Feller. The emotional range of the material runs the full gamut, from Van Zandt's sad, evocative "Tecumseh Valley," to the earthy humor of "Quaaludes Again," "Goin' Back To Texas (And Be One More Horse's Ass)," and "Good For Nothin' Blues," a previous unrecorded song from Kristofferson's early years as a writer. On "Down and Dirty," there's plenty of loose, wild, rough-around-the-edges excitement that characterizes Bare's live performances. It's one of his best LP efforts in years. "Down and Dirty" is a simulated live album that most of the cuts were first recorded in the studio. Later, during Nashville's annual DJ Convention, a crowd was invited into Announcing... PAPA JOE S HOT DOG WAGON At The McHenry County Fair at the Horse Arena Complete Bridal Boutique •Wedding Gowns •Bridesmaid Gowns •Mothers of the Wedding •Accessories •Invitations •Announcements •Personal Shower Gifts Appointments suggested - 815-338-1210 0 Cf (X H ^wc/aA f /t the of f̂ioodUorJc 118 N. Benton rAV'31 Bobby Bare CBS's Nashville studios, a bar was set up, and some very spontaneous crowd reactions were added to the final tracks. "It's a pretty damn loose album!" Bare says laughingly. "It was done this way, with a lot of the fun songs I like, so I can perform all the songs live with my band, and have fun doing it. Pretty wild that night. • "There's a whole lot' of hoopin' and hollerin' goin' MI there, and as I recall, before the evening was over, at least one person passed out. Everybody's energy was up -- including mine. And that's what it's all about When you've been recording as long as I have, it needs to be fun or it's not worth doing it" Bare actually has been recording for the better part of two decades. It was in the mid-1950s when he first managed to escape the rural poverty of southern Ohio (where he grew up) and catch a ride to the West Coast He's been in the music business ever since. "When I was about 15 or 16,1 realized you could pick and sing through your nose and not only make enough to get by on, but meet a lot of girls too," he says candidly. Before moving to Nashville in the early 1960s, Bare roomed briefly with Willie Nelson in Hollywood, made one movie for Warner Brothers and was offered a TV series. "I could see all this comin', but it really wasn't what I wanted to do," he recalls. "I moved to Nashville." - Today, Bobby carefully saves time from the road and recording studio to spend with his family at a beau lakeside home skirting Nashville. "My children are heavily into rode 'n* roll now. Like Ted Nugent," he says laughingly. "They don't take me seriously at all! They heard one of my songs on a rock station the other day and it blew 'em away! After that I caught 'em lookin'at me kind of funny the rest of the day, like they didn't believe it!" S "Down and Dirty" marks Bobby Bare's debut into the 1980s; and this new album like his career, is full of excitement, humor, tenderness and raw energy. "I'm gearing up," Bobby adds with a smile. "This time I'm hittin' the road and I might never come back!" Wtkoat to the Fair and to weis Yov wM enjoy tlwn both! •WONDERFUL GIFT GIVING IDEAS •CREATIVE DO-IT-YOURSELF SUPPLIES •BRILLIANT SILK. DRIED and FRESH FLOWERS •OUR GREEN HOUSE CARRIES ABOUT 400 VARIETIES OF PLANTS LABELED FOR PROPER CARE...and fto much mort... Special Featured Plant thru Rug. 6th miNIRTUftE CREEPING GENIE 338-4770 Master Charge A Visa 710 fTkH#nry five.. Woodstock 1 2 mi. E. of 6 Corners on 4?t. 120