In addition to Boone, Lee, Rogers and Twitty, Bob Morrison’s songs were recorded in the 1980s by Reba McEntire, The Kendalls, Mel Tillis, Gary Morris, The Carpenters, Roy Clark, Dottie West, John Anderson, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lee Lewis, David Frizzell and Marie Osmond, among others. His Home Again LP was issued by the label in 1979.īut by then, it was clear that his destiny was as a songwriter, rather than a recording artist. In the wake of recordings of Morrison songs by artists such as Dickey Lee, Mel McDaniel, Barbara Mandrell and The Oak Ridge Boys, Morrison was signed as an artist by the Combine-affiliated Monument Records. Publisher Bob Beckham teamed him with Johnny MacRae, whom Morrison credited as a major mentor. Morrison arrived in Nashville in 1973 and signed with Combine Music as a songwriter. After six years on the West Coast, a few acting parts and recordings of his songs by Bobby Goldsboro, he moved back east.
He was signed to Screen Gems and recorded the LP Friends of Mine for Capitol Records in 1971.
two years later to try his luck as an actor and singer. He earned his college degree in 1965 and traveled to L.A. This led to early Bob Morrison singles on Columbia Records. The nuclear-engineering major was discovered by the legendary John Hammond. In 1963, he began performing solo in folk clubs. During his student years attending Mississippi State on a track scholarship, he joined some bands. Handsome and athletic, he taught himself guitar at age 15. As a result, the future songwriter grew up on a diet of all kinds of music. His catalog includes “Lookin’ for Love” (Johnny Lee), “Whiskey If You Were a Woman” (Highway 101), the Grammy-winning “You Decorated My Life” (Kenny Rogers), “You’re the One” (The Oak Ridge Boys), “Tonight the Heartache’s on Me” (Dixie Chicks), “Don’t Call Him a Cowboy” (Conway Twitty), “Are You on the Road to Lovin’ Me Again” (Debby Boone) and “Shine On” (George Jones).Ī native of Biloxi, MS, Morrison’s father was a jukebox operator. More than 200 recordings have been made of the songs penned by Nashville songwriting great Bob Morrison.
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