At the age of 16 growing up in a small town in Arkansas, Bobby Bowen knew he had a calling on his life to sing Gospel music. Being a fan of the Happy Goodmans and the Hinson Family, his calling was confirmed when he saw them perform live on stage.
In December of 1982 his dream came true when he was offered a job with The MidSouth Boys Quartet as lead vocalist and bassist. After 3 years the group changed direction and became a Christian Country trio and found success with their first top ten song on The Singing News top 40 charts with “Guilty of Loving Me.” The following year not only did the band’s success double with 2 top five songs, “You Did It Again” and “That’s My Child,” but Bobby was also nominated in the top 10 finalists for lead singer of the year at the Singing News Fan Awards. In 1987 and 1988, “City Lights” and “Resting Place” were top five songs respectively.
A recording contract with Word Records in 1989 produced another top 5 song, “Sin Met Grace,” and “Tabernacle” was a top ten song in 1990 resulting in a video on CMT and TNN. The band was nominated for a Grammy for Southern Gospel Album of the Year in 1992, and their third CD with Word Records produced another hit on CMT called “You Were At The End of Every Road” that same year.
In 1994 MidSouth signed a recording contract with Warner Alliance, a division of Warner Brothers, and in 1995 their freshman project with the label produced the hit, “Without You (I Haven’t Got A Prayer),” which crossed over different music genres reaching number 27 on Billboard’s Pop charts. A video release to CMT and VH1 also resulted from the crossover hit. The band won a Dove Award in 1995 for “Country Recorded Song of the Year” and that same year they won “Vocal Group Of The Year” at The CCMA Awards.
The members of MidSouth retired and went their separate ways in 1997, leaving time for Bobby to become more involved in his church and start a family. He became the sound tech at Cornerstone Church in Madison, Tennessee where he attends with his wife Becky and their children, Grace, Landis, Hope and Faith.
Staying true to the calling on his life, Bobby and two other members of MidSouth reunited forming the band, Heritage Road that he currently sings with part-time.
It’s Bobby’s desire to minister full-time so he is fulfilling that desire by ministering as a soloist as well as keeping dates with Heritage Road.
Bobby has 25 years of experience singing Southern and Christian Country.
If you would like to have Bobby minister at your church or special event, contact:
Bobby Bowen
2824 Gideon Rd
Greenbrier, TN 37073
615-643-1053 or e-mail bobbyhbowen@hotmail.com,
www.bobbybowen.com
Drop by and listen to "The King and I" at the top of the play list. Judy DeRamus with The Jordanaires a few years back recorded "The King And I". The song went #1 in the national charts. Judy was given a #1 party at the SESAC building on 16th Ave. Nashville, TN. There Judy and The Jordanaires were honored with several recognitions from the music industry and the Governor of Tennessee.
Heavenly Fathere , thank you for Bobby and his family, lord cover them with a hedge of protection, Lord use Bobby for your glory , and bless him Lord for choosing to serve you with thegifts you have given him, Lord I pry that you would give him lots of bookings, and Lord provide for his every need...In Jesus Name Amen
Hi Bobby, Looks like you've been on the go! Hope God is blessing you're music ministry and your family. Looking forward to having you here in Grand Rapids, Michigan June 14th. God Bless! MayBerry
