Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Bare has a major reason to be proud. He is headed to the Music City Walk of Fame this April.

He will be recognized by the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville on April 5, 2022, which ironically enough, falls two days before Bare’s 87th birthday. He will be inducted alongside Dierks Bentley, blues veteran musician Keb’ Mo’, and fellow Country Music Hall of Famer Connie Smith.

Bare’s illustrious career in the country music business has spanned over seven decades. He is the recipient of a Grammy Award, which he won in 1964 for “Best Country and Western Recording” for his smash single “Detroit City,” and he charted nearly five dozen hits in the Top 40 from 1962 to 1983. He is affectionately known as the “Original Outlaw” of the country music genre.

His No. 1 singles on country radio include “Detroit City,” “500 Miles,” and “Marie Laveau,” among others.

He is a member of the hallowed Grand Ole Opry family, and he has influenced such superstar artists as Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton, among many others that followed in Bare’s footsteps.

In 2020, Bare, at the ripe age of 85, released an album of previously unreleased Shel Silverstein songs that were recorded in the late ’70s, and it was titled “Great American Saturday Night” that was well-received by music critics and fans alike.

The mission of the Music City Walk of Fame is to honor artists for their outstanding contributions to the musical history of Nashville, Tennessee.

To learn more about Country Music Hall of Famer Bobby Bare, visit his official website.