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Bob Regan | |
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 Regan Performing at the Silver Moon Stage of the FloraBama | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Joseph Regan |
| Born | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Website | bobregan |
Robert Joseph (Bob) Regan is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McEntire, "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' About You" by Trisha Yearwood, "Running Out of Reasons to Run" by Rick Trevino, "Something About a Woman" by Jake Owen, "Dig Two Graves" by Randy Travis, and many others. His songs have been recorded by artists ranging from cowboy legend Roy Rogers to Kenny Rogers, from Hank Williams Jr. to Andy Williams.
Regan was a recording artist on Curb Records in the early 1980s, a studio musician in Nashville Tennessee, a guitarist on the Grand Ole Opry (with Jeanne Pruitt,) and was a three-term President of the Board of the Nashville Songwriters Association International as well as their Legislative Chair. In that role in 2006, he helped pass the Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act. Regan also taught as an adjunct professor at Belmont University in the inaugural year of their songwriting program.
In 2012, Regan founded Operation Song, a program which brings professional songwriters together with veterans and active duty military to help them tell their stories in song. To date there have been over 1600 songs written with veterans of World War II to those currently serving.
In 2023 Regan began releasing singles as an artist on his own label, Yessirree Bob Records.