Bobby Lounge (born Dub Brock, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter from

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, United States. Lounge began playing for house parties while attending

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in northern Louisiana in the mid 1970s. In the 1980s, Lounge played a handful of shows at Ruby's Roadhouse in

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. He stopped playing professionally for many years while he battled

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. He launched a comeback from a short lived career when he appeared on stage at the 2005

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. That performance was enthusiastically received and subsequently glowing reviews appeared in ''

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'', ''Blues Review'', ''

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'' and other magazines and newspapers. He has released four albums for the small Abitian

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, ''I Remember The Night Your Trailer Burned Down'', ''Ten Foot Woman'', ''Bobby's Back in Town Live'', and ''Somethin's Wrong''.

Discography

*''I Remember the Night Your Trailer Burned Down'' (2005) *''Ten Foot Woman'' (2006) *''Bobby's Back in Town Live'' (2008) *''Somethin's Wrong'' (2008)

References

External links

BobbyLounge.com
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