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Don Bowman

real name Rubel Don Bowman

Don Bowman is credited on 607 releases across 159 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

607

Credits

159

Albums

7

Decades active

83

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Biography

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American Country music singer, songwriter, comedian and Radio host.
Born: August 26, 1937 in Lubbock, Texas.
Died: June 5, 2013 in Forsyth, Missouri.
Don Bowman recorded for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1970, charting in the Top 40 with the novelty hit single "Chit Akins, Make Me a Star".
Bowman worked at several radio stations, including KRZK in Branson, Missouri,
And was 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.
In 1966, Bowman won Favorite Country Comedy Recording of the Year award from Billboard. In 1967, he was named Comedian of the Year by the Country Music Association.
Bowman's song "Wildwood Weed" later became a hit for Jim Stafford, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
Bowman had been confined to a nursing facility since a stroke in 2008. He died from complications from a stroke on June 5, 2013, at the age of 75.
BMI credits him as Don Bauman for the title "Don And Dewey", all other titles are listed under Don Bowman.

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Credited work

607 releases · 159 albums · active 1961–2024

  • Performance · 756
  • Other credits · 30
  • Production · 5

Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · De Lane Lea Music Centre · Pacific High Recording · United Western Studios

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