Bob Woodruff (born in New York City[1]) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Initially, he was a member of a country rock band called The Fields before beginning a career as a solo artist. He released four studio albums (1994's Dreams & Saturday Nights, 1997's Desire Road, 2011's The Lost Kerosene Tapes, 1999 and 2013's The Year We Tried to Kill the Pain[1]) and has charted two singles on the Billboard country music charts, as well as a third on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Bob Woodruff
Background information
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
guitar
drums
Years active1994–present
LabelsAsylum, Imprint
Websitehttp://www.bobwoodruffmusic.com/

Woodruff's 1994 debut album Dreams & Saturday Nights was produced by Steve Fishell and included instrumentation from James Burton and Bernie Leadon.[2] His second album included covers of songs by John Fogerty and Arthur Alexander.[3] His latest album, The Year We Tried To Kill The Pain, was released in Europe in September 2013.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Album details
Dreams & Saturday Nights
Desire Road
The Lost Kerosene Tapes, 1999
The Year We Tried To Kill the Pain

Singles

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Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1994 "Hard Liquor, Cold Women, Warm Beer" 70 81 Dreams & Saturday Nights
"Bayou Girl" 74 67
"Alright"
1997 "Almost Saturday Night" 89 Desire Road
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Year Video Director
1994 "Hard Liquor, Cold Women, Warm Beer" Studio Productions
"Bayou Girl" Roger Pistole
1995 "Alright" Steve Boyle
1997 "Almost Saturday Night" Marius Penczner

References

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  1. ^ a b Leaver, Jack. "Bob Woodruff biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  2. ^ John P. McLaughlin (June 10, 1994). "Tillis' Dance one of her best". The Province. pp. B29. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Mansfield, Brian (June 1997). "Bob Woodruff". New Country. 4 (6): 40. ISSN 1086-1076.