American country music publisher and singer (1927–2013)
Bob Beckham
Beckham c. 1997
Background information
Birth name
Robert Joseph Beckham
Born
(1927-07-08)July 8, 1927 Stratford, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died
November 11, 2013(2013-11-11) (aged 86) Hermitage, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Country
Occupation(s)
Singer
music publisher
Years active
1958–1967
Labels
Decca, Smash, Monument
Musical artist
Robert Joseph Beckham (July 8, 1927 – November 11, 2013) was an American country music publisher based in Nashville, who mentored generations of songwriters as head of Combine Music Publishing from 1964 to 1989.[1] He played a pivotal role in the career of Kris Kristofferson and guided other artists including Dolly Parton, Larry Gatlin, Tony Joe White and Billy Swan.[2]
As a young man, he had stint of acting in motion pictures in Hollywood and he himself became a recording artist with some fleeting success — but Beckham turned to music publishing in 1961 as his primary career.[3] In the 1970s, Beckham became a major power on Music Row,[4] and nurtured many great songwriters who wrote classic hits like "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" (Kris Kristofferson), and Elvis Presley's "Burning Love" (Dennis Linde). Beckham was a gruff but supportive father figure to his staff songwriters, whom he truly loved. He was given the Mentor Award by the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.[4] The Nashville Entertainment Association presented him with its Master Award in 1988[1] and he received the Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music in 2014.[5] Beckham died in 2013 in a Nashville hospital at age 86.
^ abOermann, Robert K. (November 11, 2013). "Life Notes: Bob Beckham Passes". musicrow.com. MusicRow Magazine. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^Cooper, Peter (November 12, 2013). "Bob Beckham was 'total integrity'". Vol. 109, no. 316. Tennessean (Nashville). pp. 1–B, 4–B. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^Lepidus, Harold (November 11, 2013). "Died On This Date (November 11, 2013) Bob Beckham, Country Music Publisher". themusicsover.com. The Music's Over. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ abDukes, Billy (November 12, 2013). "Bob Beckham Dead: Singer, Publisher and Mentor to Dolly Parton Passes Away at 86". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^"2014 ACM Honors Bob Beckham/Pioneer Award". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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