Don Bowman (singer)
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Don Bowman is an American country music
singer, songwriter, comedian and radio host. He recorded for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with "Chit Atkins, Make Me a Star". Bowman worked at several radio stations, including KRZK
in Branson, Missouri
.
Bowman was also the original host of the radio show American Country Countdown
. He hosted the show from its inception on October 6, 1973, through April 1978, after which Bob Kingsley
(who had been ACC's producer since 1974) took over as host.
Bowman won the 1966 Favorite Country Comedy Recording of the Year award from Billboard
and the 1967 Comedian of the Year award from the Country Music Association
.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer, songwriter, comedian and radio host. He recorded for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with "Chit Atkins, Make Me a Star". Bowman worked at several radio stations, including KRZK
KRZK
KRZK is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Branson, Missouri, USA, it serves the Springfield, Missouri, area. The station is currently owned by Komc-Krzk....
in Branson, Missouri
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in Taney County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s....
.
Bowman was also the original host of the radio show American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown, also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the Mediabase country chart...
. He hosted the show from its inception on October 6, 1973, through April 1978, after which Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley is an American country music radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated programs "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" and "Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers."...
(who had been ACC's producer since 1974) took over as host.
Bowman won the 1966 Favorite Country Comedy Recording of the Year award from Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
and the 1967 Comedian of the Year award from the Country Music Association
Country Music Association
The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre...
.
Albums
| Year | Album | US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Our Man in Trouble | 14 | RCA |
| 1965 | Fresh from the Funny Farm | — | |
| 1966 | Funny Way to Make an Album | 14 | |
| 1967 | Don Bowman Recorded Almost Live | 36 | |
| From Mexico with Laughs featuring the Tijuana Drum and Bugle Corps | 42 | ||
| 1968 | Funny Folk Flops | — | |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Prison | — | |
| 1970 | Whispering Country | — | |
| 1972 | All New | — | Mega |
| 1979 | Still Fighting Mental Health | — | Lone Star |
| 1981 | On the Road Too Long | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1964 | "Chit Atkins, Make Me a Star" | 14 | — | Our Man in Trouble |
| 1966 | "Giddyup Do-Nut" | 49 | — | single only |
| "Surely Not" | 73 | — | Don Bowman Recorded Almost Live | |
| 1968 | "Folsom Prison Blues #2" | 74 | — | Support Your Local Prison |
| 1969 | "Poor Old Ugly Gladys Jones" (with Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:... , Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL... and Willie Nelson Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized... ) |
70 | — | |
| 1972 | "Hello D.J." | — | 44 | All New |
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| 1966 | "For Loving You For Loving You "For Loving You" is a 1967 duet by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. The single was the duo's most successful release. "For Loving You" went to number one on the country charts in four weeks and spent 20 weeks on the chart.... " |
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72 |
| 1967 | "Chet's Tune" | Some of Chet's Friends | 38 |