#1 New York Times Bestseller
A touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of
the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of
the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation.
Growing up poor in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, with a young, addicted mom,
Bobby Estell fell in love with country music. Abandoned by his father at
the age of five, Bobby saw the radio as his way out--a dream that came
true in college when he went on air at the Henderson State University
campus station broadcasting as Bobby Bones, while simultaneously
starting The Bobby Bones Show at 105.9 KLAZ. Bobby's passions were
pop, country music, and comedy, and he blended the three to become a
tastemaker in the country music industry, heard by millions daily. Bobby
broke the format of standard country radio, mixing country and pop with
entertainment news and information, and has interviewed some of the
biggest names in the business, including Luke Bryan, Taylor Swift, Blake
Shelton, Tim McGraw, Lady Antebellum, and Jason Aldean.
Yet despite the glamour, fame, and money, Bobby has never forgotten his
roots, the mom and grandmother who raised him, the work ethic he
embraced which saved him and encouraged him to explore the world, and
the good values that shaped him. In this funny, poignant memoir told in
Bobby's distinctive patter, he takes fans on a tour of his road to
radio. Bobby doesn't shy away from the curves he continues to
navigate--including his obsessive-compulsive disorder--on his journey to
find the happiness of a healthy family.
Funny and tender, raw and honest, Bare Bones is pure Bobby
Bones--surprising, entertaining, inspiring, and authentic.
