aCheevers: Bob Cheevers - The New Mark Twain and The Great American Writer
"Bob is the New Mark Twain and the Great American Writer" or so declared John Tita of Polygram Music, New York.
If you haven't heard of him yet, Bob that is, let me introduce you to Mr Cheevers. Although a distant relative of mine(!), I may have to claim him as immediate family and lose an uncle or something..
This guy is the genuine article when it comes to creative writing, articulation and expression through music of what is both honest and yet mystical and I am adding him to the genetic line of overacheevers in the Irish side of our clan!
"Bob is a born storyteller. This man could put Shakespeare to shame. And
that voice! Does he gargle gravel and honey for breakfast? Whatever, it
works. Not only could Bob charm the birds from the trees, he could have
them singing backing vocals for free if he wanted. We appreciate real
talent in the North East- so we love Bob! -The Julia Hankin Show, BBC Radio
Bob Cheevers is the 2011 Texas Music Awards "Singer/Songwriter Of The Year", an Emmy winning songwriter, Kerrrville and Napa Valley Festival winner with eight commercial CD's, two of which were Euro top 10 and the most recent, 2010 release "Tall Texas Tales", was US Americana #28. Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings have recorded his songs. When he died, Elvis Presley had a song of Bob's on his "to do" list. Having written over 3,000 songs with some of them on TV and in movies, he has toured Europe relentlessly the past 10 years doing 40-60 concerts per tour and has been a music biz professional since the late 60's during his top-40-charting pop career in LA, being the voice on the TV theme "Love American Style" and having played gigs in just about every state in the US. In addition to his 1999 Gettysburg To Graceland CD being Americana top 20, one of the results of that record was the opening spot on what was to be Johnny Cash's final tour. 
Bob grew up in Memphis and got a soul full of music not only from the icons of his youth such as Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash but also from his mother who was a radio star in the 20's and 30's during the big band era.
From an early age, his feet were firmly planted in Mississippi Delta Mud, and his songs began to feature characters whose lives reflected the life style along the rivers of the south over the past 100 years.
Having spent 16 years as a journeyman writer in Nashville's music scene, he now lives in Austin, Texas, fine-tuning his musical voice spinning rootsy, blues-flavored tales of life in a conversational language of the heart. He is congratulated for his celebratory portrayal of deep south cities
like Texas and Tennessee while also expressing his views on war and his
people's history. He has successfully released 4 CD albums across America and Europe to date.
"Bob Cheevers is one cool scarecrow gypsy poet who
writes and sings the romantic beautiful truth. When he releases
a record, I listen." - Ray Wylie Hubbard (American Singer/Songwriter)
Tune in to Bob's music on youTube and get his full biography on www.BobCheevers.com