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Bob Bennett 
Square Dance Caller
 
ID: 182

Bob Bennett  

Robert David (Bob) Bennett, 77 of Valdosta, GA died on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at his residence. Born on July 10, 1927 in Sylvania, GA, he was the son of the late Robert H. (Bud) and Leona Crews Bennett. He was reborn in Christ by baptism in 1937. He had been an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Valdosta since 1963 where he was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Live Embers. He was a Yeoman First Class in the United States Navy from 1945 until 1949. He had been a member of the American Legion since 1949 and retired from the Civil Service in 1989 with 44 years service and was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. He also served for 10 years as a Senior Citizen (Bag Boy) for Winn-Dixie. Mr. Bennett was a founding member and officer of the Dixie Federation Callers Association, of the Georgia Callers Association and a member of the National CallerLab. He was a member of the Florida Callers Association, founding member and officer of the Georgia State Square Dance Association and was also a founding member of the Kat Kickers, the Swingin' Squares, the Belles and Beaux Square Dance Clubs, and the Thunderbird Cloggers. He was a square dance caller for over 50 years and was a recording artist for Longhorn Records and Thunderbird Records and had called all over the world.

As told to me from his granddaughter, Casey Glass:

  1. Called Dances all over the state of Georgia, the rest of the US, in St. Petersburg Russia and on the White House Lawn when Jimmy Carter was president (My momma actually got to dance with Mr. Carter).
  2. Ran the Bells and Beaux Square Dance Club with the assistance of my Grandmother who ran the Thunderbird Cloggers.
  3. Taught his children and grand children to dance.
  4. Ran the Jekyll Island Jamboree for 20+ years.
  5. Owned and recorded under Thunderbird Records.
  6. Ran a program for High School students attending a summer college program to learn to Square Dance.
  7. Attempted to teach me how to play guitar and sang me "Load the Wagon" anytime I asked.

If you have any additional pertinent information about this person, please Contact Debbie.

Recordings by Bob Bennett:
Thunderbird    Longhorn   
 
Back In The U.S.A.  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 199
 
Brand New Pair Of Walking Shoes  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 172
 
Forever You'll Be Mine  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 177
 
Gold Digging Clementine  (sample clip)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 171
 
Good Morning World  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 151
 
Happiness  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 152
 
Hold Me  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 181
 
Honk Your Horn For Dixie  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 216
 
I Need Something Easy Tonight  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 191
 
I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 160
 
I'll Fly Away  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 221
 
I'm Gonna Go Hunting To-night  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 238
 
I'm Walking The Floor Over You  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 205
 
I've Got The World On A String  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 179
 
Juke Box Song  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 189
 
Just Take The Gamble And Play The Game  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 209
 
Just Want To Taste Your Wine  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 161
 
Kansas City  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 228
 
Keep On The Firing Line  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Longhorn 178
 
Load The Wagon  (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Longhorn 173
 
My Reason For Livin'  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Longhorn 192
 
Paintin This Ole Town Blue  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 198
 
Poor Boy Blues  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 195
 
Roll You Like A Wheel  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 180
 
Saturday Night Flight  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 187
 
Vaccination For The Blues  (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics)  Singing Call, Longhorn 185
 
Welcome Back To My World  (sample clip) (cue sheet)  Singing Call, Thunderbird 141

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