About the Author

Former Alabama State Senator Bobby Denton and his wife, Barbara, were married sixty years. Barbara passed away December 23, 2017. They had three children, Julie, Mike, and Roger. Mike passed away on January 19, 2002. They also have three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Bobby had a successful career in music at a young age and appeared on the Dick Clark Show on national television in 1958. He recorded eighty-eight songs and has written four books. He was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2010.

He retired from the Alabama State Senate in 2010 after serving eight consecutive terms (thirty-two years).

Bobby is a member of the Church of Christ, and a graduate of Cherokee Vocational High School and The University of Alabama.