![]() ![]() Thanks to Al, Becky got her first big break with Mercury Records in Nashville, and had chart success with “I Can’t Say Goodbye To You,” “Honky Tonk Saturday Night,” and other records, produced by Jerry Kennedy. ![]() During the “Urban Cowboy” craze, Becky signed as a writer with Al Gallico. Later, Becky signed with BNB Artist Management (Sherwin Bash, Mace Neufeld and Alan Bernard), and Becky was one of the first artists on their Tattoo Record Label. He got Becky a record deal with MCA in 1974. Helen Reddy’s husband, Jeff Wald was her first manager. Kim Fowley of Bad Boy Music, was the first publisher to sign a couple of Becky’s songs. She spent 2 years in Baton Rouge, LA playing in southern rock band, “Swampfox,” then landed in Los Angeles for nine years. She started playing piano and writing songs when she was nine years old and in high school formed “The Four faces of Eve,” the first all-female rock band in the state of Oklahoma. ![]() "The Beckaroo," as she is called by her friends, was born and raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She is the co-writer of Alabama’s hit, “Angels Among Us,” which has been recorded by numerous artists and used by many charities throughout the world, including St. Her songs have been recorded by Alabama, Conway Twitty (#1 hit "I Want To Know You Before We Make Love"), George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell, Wanda Jackson, John Anderson, Janie Fricke, Lacy J Dalton, Moe Bandy, Shelly West, Helen Reddy, Shirley Bassey, Jane Oliver, Ken Mellons, Charly McClain, Johnny Bush, Demi Lovato, Kristin Chenoweth, Scotty McCreery, Home Free and The Cherokee National Youth Choir. On stage, she plays some rockin’ keys, yet she can rope you in like an Oklahoma cowgirl with her from-the-heart ballads.īecky has performed in over 40 countries, including nine in Africa. She is a gifted songwriter, as well as a captivating entertainer. ![]() Whiskey-voiced Becky Hobbs is one-of-a-kind. ![]()
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