Bobbi Martin

Barbara Ann "Bobbi" Martin (November 29, 1939 – May 2, 2000) was an American country and pop music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She grew up in Oslo, Minnesota and began her singing career in Baltimore, working her way up from local venues onto the national nightclub circuit.

Martin was born to Virginia Chaney (1919-1971) and an unknown father. Her mother refused to tell her the name of her birth father, something that haunted Bobbi her entire life. When Martin was 5, her mother married Allen C. Paulson (1920-1983) in Temple, Texas, whom she met while they were both in the military, and the family lived in his hometown of Oslo, Minnesota, on the North Dakota border. Bobbi had a half-brother, Terry Paulson, born in 1946. Martin was in the habit of representing herself as being four years younger. Hence, she was 60 when she died.

Martin recorded for Coral Records for several years before releasing her debut album, Don't Forget I Still Love You. The title track was a hit in the U.S., peaking at No. 2 on the Easy Listening (adult contemporary) chart and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. A follow-up single "I Can't Stop Thinking of You", first introduced on the nationally televised Dean Martin Show won her the Cashbox Disc Jockey Poll as Most Promising Female Vocalist of 1965. While popular at nightclubs in Miami Beach, New York, Las Vegas and Puerto Rico, and on TV appearances with the Jackie Gleason, Ronnie Dove, Tonight, and Dean Martin Shows, it would be 5 years before she scored another hit with "For the Love of Him", from the album of the same name. This song went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 13 on the Hot 100. The singer charted many smaller regional, Bubbling Under Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart records up to 1972.

Martin died of cancer on May 2, 2000 at the Brighton Wood Knoll medical facility in Baltimore. Martin had one daughter, Shane Clements.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 29, 1943 (Brooklyn), Died May 2, 2000 (Baltimore)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1961 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 56 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca NA 13202 12/14/1964 Dear heart Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13203 12/15/1964 I can't stop loving you Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13204 12/15/1964 Someday (you'll want me to want you) Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13205 12/15/1964 Kiss me goodnight Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13206 12/15/1964 We'll sing in the sunshine Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13207 12/16/1964 A million thanks to you Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13208 12/16/1964 Loving you Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13209 12/16/1964 I can't stop thinking of you Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13210 12/16/1964 Holding back the tears Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13398 4/19/1965 Have you ever been lonely Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13399 4/19/1965 Because of you Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13400 4/19/1965 The race is on Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13401 4/19/1965 (I love you) For sentimental reasons Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13406 4/20/1965 Who can I turn to? Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13407 4/20/1965 I'm telling you now Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13408 4/20/1965 One for my baby Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13409 4/20/1965 There are such things Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13414 4/21/1965 Just one time Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13415 4/21/1965 It's not unusual Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13416 4/21/1965 Auf wiedersehen, goodbye Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13417 4/21/1965 I love you so Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13422 4/22/1965 There are no rules Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13423 4/22/1965 Tryin' to get you offa' my mind Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13424 4/22/1965 When will the torch go out Bobbi Martin vocalist  
Decca NA 13425 4/22/1965 I don't want to live (without you) Bobbi Martin vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 56 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Martin, Bobbi," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/329941.

Martin, Bobbi. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/329941.

"Martin, Bobbi." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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