After working unsuccessfully for a number of years as a songwriter, Ohio-born
country singer Bobby Bare found chart success in the late 1950s when his single
'All American Boy' was a transatlantic hit, reaching number two in the USA and
the UK. He was subsequently scouted by Chet Atkins and offered a contract with
RCA Victor at which point Bare found himself at a crossroads in his performing
career; he had recently had an acting part in 'A Distant Trumpet', a Western
starring Troy Donahue, and had also appeared in few episodes of the TV series
'No More Sergeants'. Fortunately for...