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This is an article about the singer-songwriter. For the Maine gubernatorial candidate, see Robert B. Charles
Robert Charles Guidry (February 21, 1938 – January 14, 2010), known as Bobby Charles, was an American singer-songwriter. Obituary The Guardian, January 15, 2010.
"(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" was an early 1960s song that Charles composed, which Clarence "Frogman" Henry had a major hit with, and which was on the soundtrack of the 1994 film, Forrest Gump. Junior Wells' rendition of his composition "Why Are People Like That?" was on the soundtrack of the 1998 film, Home Fries. Home Fries Soundtracks (IMDB) Accessed on September 6, 2024
Because of his south Louisiana–influenced rhythm and blues vocal style, Charles sometimes has been thought to be black, when he was white.Obituary The Times, January 30, 2010.
Charles was invited to play with the Band at The Last Waltz, their November 26, 1976, farewell concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. In the concert, Charles played "Down South in New Orleans", with the help of Dr. John and the Band. That song was recorded and released as part of the triple-LP The Last Waltz box set. The performance was captured on film by director Martin Scorsese, but did not appear in the final, released theatrical version. Charles did, however, appear briefly in a segment of the released film—in the concert's final song "I Shall Be Released". In this segment, his image is largely blocked from view during the performance. That song, sung by Bob Dylan and pianist Richard Manuel, featured backup vocals from the entire ensemble, including Charles.Liner. In The Last Waltz LP. Warner Brothers Records Inc., 1978.
He co-wrote the song "Small Town Talk" with Rick Danko of the Band. "The Truth Will Set You Free (Promises, Promises)" was co-written with Willie Nelson.
Charles continued to compose and record (he was based out of Woodstock, New York for a time) and, in 1995, he recorded a duet of "Walking to New Orleans" with Fats Domino.
In September 2020, Bob Dylan featured Charles' song "He's Got All The Whiskey" from Charles' 1972 album, Bobby Charles, on Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: the Whiskey episode.
A feature-length documentary film about Charles' life entitled directed by David DuBos was completed and released on February 29, 2024 in the United States In a Good Place Now: The Life & Music of Bobby Charles - 2024 (IMDB) as of June 26, 2024 and September 6, 2024 in Japan. 「Peter Barakan's Music Film Festival 2024」9月6日から開催 日本初公開作6本、「アメリカン・ユートピア」「バビロン」など再上映も as of Dec. 13, 2024
In 2005 the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas, inducted Charles into their Music Hall of Fame, which includes over eighty artists from the Gulf Coast region, including Janis Joplin, George Jones, Tex Ritter, ZZ Top, and others.
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