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Bobby Horton (born c. 1951 in Birmingham) is a bluegrass musician, music historian, songwriter and arranger, best known for his extensive discography of Civil War-era music and his long-time collaboration with documentarian Ken Burns.

Horton is a member of Three on a String, which performs frequently in the Birmingham area, and has recorded and released fourteen volumes of Civil War songs on his own label. He is best known for providing period music for documentaries created by Ken Burns, including "Mark Twain," "Lewis & Clark," "Baseball," "The Civil War," "Thomas Jefferson," "Frank Lloyd Wright", "Horatio's Drive" and "The National Parks: America's Best Idea". Horton has also provided music for sixteen National Park Service films and has performed educational songs for the "Lyrical Learning" series.

Horton and his wife Lynda reside in Vestavia Hills. They have two grown children, Jonathan and Rachel.

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Discography

Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 1
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 2
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 3
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 4
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 5
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the C.S.A., Volume 6
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Union Army, Volume 1
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Union Army, Volume 2
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Union Army, Volume 3
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Union Army, Volume 4
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of Faith 1861-1865, Volume 1
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of Faith 1861-1865, Volume 2
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Apostle Islands
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Great Smoky Mountains
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of Vicksburg
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Patriots
Horton, Bobby Lewis & Clark: Songs of the Journey
Horton, Bobby Homespun Songs of the Christmas Season
Horton, Bobby Lyrical Life Science, Volume 1
Horton, Bobby Lyrical Life Science, Volume 2: Mammals, Ecology and Biomes
Horton, Bobby Lyrical Life Science, Volume 3: The Human Body
Horton, Bobby Lyrical Earth Science, Volume 1: Geology

References

Huebner, Michael (January 25, 2009) "Bobby Horton, Alabama Symphony to explore Charles Ives' eclectic world." Birmingham News
Colurso, Mary (September 27, 2009) "Birmingham's Bobby Horton has provided music for Ken Burns' documentaries for about 20 years." Birmingham News

External links

Bobby Horton website
Bobby Horton on Facebook

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-'''Bobby Horton''' (born c. [[1950]] in [[Birmingham]]) is a bluegrass musician, music historian, songwriter and arranger, best known for his extensive discography of [[Civil War]]-era music and his long-time collaboration with documentarian Ken Burns.
+'''Bobby Horton''' (born c. [[1951]] in [[Birmingham]]) is a bluegrass musician, music historian, songwriter and arranger, best known for his extensive discography of [[Civil War]]-era music and his long-time collaboration with documentarian Ken Burns.
-Horton is a member of [[Three on a String]], which performs frequently in the Birmingham area, and has recorded and released fourteen volumes of Civil War songs on his own label. In addition to consulting on the music for Ken Burns' acclaimed "Civil War" and "Baseball" documentary series, Horton has provided music for sixteen National Park Service films and has performed educational songs for the "Lyrical Learning" series.
+Horton is a member of [[Three on a String]], which performs frequently in the Birmingham area, and has recorded and released fourteen volumes of Civil War songs on his own label. He is best known for providing period music for documentaries created by Ken Burns, including "Mark Twain," "Lewis & Clark," "Baseball," "The Civil War," "Thomas Jefferson," "Frank Lloyd Wright", "Horatio's Drive" and "The National Parks: America's Best Idea". Horton has also provided music for sixteen National Park Service films and has performed educational songs for the "Lyrical Learning" series.
 Horton and his wife Lynda reside in [[Vestavia Hills]]. They have two grown children, Jonathan and Rachel.
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 ==References==
 * Huebner, Michael (January 25, 2009) "Bobby Horton, Alabama Symphony to explore Charles Ives' eclectic world." ''Birmingham News''
+* Colurso, Mary (September 27, 2009) "Birmingham's Bobby Horton has provided music for Ken Burns' documentaries for about 20 years." ''Birmingham News''
 ==External links==
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