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jdubfan
12-08-2011, 09:36 PM
I was able to see Dobie a couple of times, he was at a Volunteer Jam I attended, one of several held by Charlie Daniels in Tennessee. I loved "Drift Away", also covered by Uncle Kracker. Dobie had such a nice, smooth style. He wrote a lot of hits for other artists too.

http://news.yahoo.com/pop-singer-dobie-gray-dead-nashville-age-69-181700784.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIuyDWzctgY

sodascouts
12-08-2011, 10:35 PM
I hadn't heard the name before but I'd heard the song. Just purchased it off iTunes. RIP, Dobie!

Maleah
12-08-2011, 11:25 PM
Oh no! Such sad news, I loved Dobie's music. :(

TimothyBFan
12-09-2011, 10:18 AM
A friend of mine told me this yesterday. Very sad. He was quite an a talent and very underrated. RIP Dobie!

UK TimFan
12-09-2011, 02:15 PM
According to Wikipedia, this is Dobie's second biggest hit, and is a song I prefer to 'Drift away'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upwrq1QZKV8

Freypower
12-09-2011, 06:00 PM
Drift Away was also covered by Rod Stewart on the Atlantic Crossing album.

thelongrun
12-15-2011, 10:46 PM
As I said one, my favortite Artists and Bands (being myself a Child of the 70's) keep falling and pretty fast IMO... Fogelberg, Rafferty, Gold?, Peeks, Orbison, Palmer, Zevon, Delp to name a few...

May they RIP and Thank you for the Memories!

Prettymaid
12-15-2011, 10:57 PM
I karaoked to Drift Away a time or two. RIP Dobie.

Ive always been a dreamer
12-15-2011, 11:08 PM
I'm just getting around to posting here, but I loved Drift Away.

R.I.P. Dobie.

luvthelighthouse
12-16-2011, 11:39 AM
I remember it it was 1987 and I was at a Bon Jovi concert when they sang Drift Away as one of their Encore songs. Even though I had heard the song prior to that day, I fell in love w/it that night.

RIP Dobie... your music lives on!