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Bob Gibson
voc, bj, 1931-1996 US, Brooklyn
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Folk and World
A.k.a. Samuel Robert Gibson
Samuel Robert "Bob" Gibson (November 16, 1931 – September 28, 1996) was an American folk singer and a key figure in the folk music revival in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His principal instruments were banjo and 12-string guitar. He introduced a then-unknown Joan Baez at the Newport Folk Festival of 1959. He produced a number of LPs in the decade from 1956 to 1965. His best known album, Gibson & Camp at the Gate of Horn, was released in 1961. His songs have been recorded by, among others, the Limeliters, Peter, Paul and Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, the Byrds, the Smothers Brothers, Phil Ochs, and the Kingston Trio. His career was interrupted by his addiction to drugs and alcohol. After getting sober he attempted a comeback in 1978, but the musical scene had changed and his traditional style
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| Bob Gibson And The Snowmen |
Popular Tracks 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Pier Auditorium: Chicago, August 1980 | Tom Paxton & Bob Gibson | 2016 | Album |
| Live At Cornell 1957 | Bob Gibson | 2011 | Album |
| The Living Legend Years | Bob Gibson | 2008 | Compil. |
| Best Of Friends | Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob Gibson | 2004 | Album |
| Stops Along The Way | Bob Gibson | 2000 | Album |
| At The Gate Of Horn ... Revisited | Bob Gibson & Bob Camp | 1999 | Album |
| Joy Joy! The Young And Wonderful Bob Gibson | Bob Gibson | 1996 | Compil. |
| Makin' A Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein | Bob Gibson | 1995 | Album |
| Makin' A Mess: Bob Gibson Sings Shel Silverstein Radio Interview With Studs Terkel | Bob Gibson | 1994 | Album |
| Uptown Saturday Night | Bob Gibson | 1984 | Album |
| The Perfect High | Bob Gibson | 1980 | Album |
| Homemade Music | Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp | 1978 | Album |
| Funky In The Country | Bob Gibson | 1974 | Album |
| Sam Stone | Bob Gibson | 1971 | Single |
| Bob Gibson | Bob Gibson | 1971 | Album |
| Folk-Songs | Bob Gibson | 1965 | Single |
| Where I'm Bound | Bob Gibson | 1964 | Album |
| Folksongs Of Ohio | Bob Gibson | 1963 | Album |
| At The Gate Of Horn | Bob Gibson & Bob Camp | 1961 | Album |
| Ski Songs | Bob Gibson | 1960 | Album |
| Yes I See | Bob Gibson | 1960 | Album |
| There's A Meetin' Here Tonight | Bob Gibson | 1958 | Album |
| Carnegie Concert | Bob Gibson | 1957 | Album |
| I Come For To Sing | Bob Gibson | 1957 | Album |
| Chicago Mob Scene: A Folk Music Jam Session | Larry Ehrlich, Bob Gibson, Moe Hirsch, Bob March, Pete Stein, Pete Stone | 1957 | Album |
| Offbeat Folk Songs | Bob Gibson | 1956 | Album |
| Folk Festival At Newport Vol.3 | Bob Gibson, Bob Camp, Ed McCurdy, Cisco Houston, Peggy Seeger, Ewan MacColl, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs & The Foggy Mountain Boys | Album | |
| An Introduction To Folk Music And Folk Lore | Ed McCurdy, Oscar Brand, Jean Ritchie, Bob Gibson | Album | |
| Marching To Pretoria / I'm Never To Marry / | Bob Gibson | Single | |
| Gilgarry Mountain / Blues Around My Head | Bob Gibson | Single |
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