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Bob Gallion

Country singer with nine charted singles and a top 5 hit.

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Bob Gallion, born April 22, 1924, in Ashland, Kentucky, made his mark as an American country music singer. Over a recording career that stretched from 1958 to 1973, he placed nine singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His biggest success came in 1962 with "Wall to Wall Love," which climbed to number 5. Gallion also wrote songs for other artists, including the Osborne Brothers, and worked behind the scenes as a disc jockey and booking agent before his death on August 20, 1999, in Williamstown, West Virginia.

Biography

Bob Gallion got his start in the 1940s playing guitar on sessions, then joined Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper's band. In the 1950s, he recorded for MGM Records, releasing the singles "That's What I Tell My Heart" and "You Take the Table and I'll Take the Chairs." By September 1959, he was working on the promotion staff at Acuff-Rose Music. Moving to Hickory Records in 1960, he charted five more singles, including the top 10 hits "Loving You (Was Worth This Broken Heart)" and "Wall to Wall Love."

He also worked as a disc jockey for WGUN in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1968, he returned to recording with "Pick a Little Happy Song" on United Artists Records. Gallion toured with Pati Powell and performed at the WWVA Jamboree. His last charting single was the duet "Love by Appointment."

After that, he retired from performing and took a job at a booking agency. He also wrote songs like "Sweethearts Again" and "Love Pains," which the Osborne Brothers recorded. Born April 22, 1924, in Ashland, Kentucky, Gallion died at age 75 on August 20, 1999, in Williamstown, West Virginia. His wife, June, survived him and continued to run his booking agency.

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