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{{for|the wrestler|Porkchop Cash}}
{{distinguish|Johnny Cash}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Bobby Cash
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| caption = Bobby Cash in 2014
| native_name =
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| birth_name = Bal Kishore Das Loiwal
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|02|13}}
| birth_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
| origin = New Delhi, India
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Gospel music|Gospel]], [[Pop music|Indian Pop]]
| occupation = Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, Composer
| instrument = Vocals, Guitar
| years_active = 1995–present
| label = Magnasound, Archies Music, Universal Music (India), Gobsmacked Television, Gobsmacked Music
| associated_acts = Lawrie Minson
| website = https://bobbycash.org/
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'''Bobby Cash''' (born 13 February 1961) is an Indian [[country music]] singer, songwriter, [[guitarist]]{{refn|name=lead|1=<ref name=canberra>Graham McDonald
"Act bound to raise a country smile"
''[[The Canberra Times]]''
February 9, 2004</ref><ref name=couriermail/><ref name=australian/><ref name=queanbeyan>"Bobby Cash – the Indian Cowboy"
''[[The Queanbeyan Age]]''
10 February 2004</ref><ref name=weekendausmag/><ref name=newidea/><ref name=who/><ref name=panorama/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/>}}and [[composer]]<ref name=ponnu>Ponnu Elizabeth Mathew
"The Indian cowboy...one in a billion"
''[[The New Indian Express]]'' (Bengaluru, India)
19 August 2009
Retrieved April 20, 2016</ref> who lives in [[Clement Town]], a suburb of [[Dehradun]] district in the state of [[Uttarakhand]].{{refn|name=lead1|2=2|<ref name=weekendausmag/><ref name=canberra/><ref name=lifentime2008/><ref name=cmcnglobalcowboy/>}}
He is praised by media for being India's first international country music artist who has charted singles in Australia,{{refn|name=lead2|3=3|<ref name=afaqs>[http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/9295-Discover-Krishnas-Dwarka-through-Discovery]
Aditya Chatterjee & Prajjal Saha
"Discover Krishna's Dwarka through Discovery"
agency faqs!
June 22, 2004</ref><ref name=asianagekasmin/><ref name=toi/><ref name=indianexpressfairypardiwalla>Fairy Pardiwalla
"Desi cowboy hits Australian music charts"
''[[The Indian Express]]'', (Mumbai, India)
17 June 2004</ref><ref name=tribunenewsservice>"Discovery to showcase Indian cowboy"
''Tribune News Service''
(New Delhi, India)
June 21, 2004</ref><ref name=freepressjournal>Sandeep Ashar
"One in a billion Desi Cowboy, a rare jewel in India's music crown"
''[[The Free Press Journal]]''
(Mumbai, India)
17 June 2004
pp. 11,13</ref><ref name=hindu>Bindu Shajan Perappadan
"The success story of Indian cowboy"
''[[The Hindu]]'', (India)
June 22, 2004</ref><ref name=indiantv>indiantelevision.com Team (Mumbai)
http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/june/june151.htm
"Discovery goes down country road in latest documentary"
17 June 2004</ref><ref name=lifentime2008/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=queanbeyan/><ref name=newidea/><ref name=panorama/><ref name=indoausbusmag>Colin Bromley
January–February 2005
"Out of India, Made in Australia – Bobby Cash"
''Indo-Australian Business'', Movies
vol 2, issue 1, pp. 18–19</ref><ref name=couriermail/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/>}} and also for being the only Indian country music artist to be featured in a [[documentary]] film, ''The Indian Cowboy...One in a Billion'', aired on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] Television (Australia) in January 2004 and on [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] channel in India in June 2004.{{refn|name=lead3|4=4|<ref name=gov/><ref name=abcprogramsummary/><ref name=afaqs/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=ndlindiancowboyisaoneinabillion/><ref name=ndlthelonecowboyinabillion/><ref name=weekendausmag/><ref name=canberra/><ref name=australian/><ref name=panoramaupfront/>
<ref name=who/><ref name=dailytelegraphscottjenkins/><ref name=theage/><ref name=sunheraldtvmag/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/><ref name=sydneymorningheraldtheindiancowboy/>}} He is known as "The Indian [[Cowboy]], one in a billion" by media.{{refn|name=lead4|5=5|<ref name=newidea/><ref name=queanbeyan/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=australian/><ref name=ndlindiancowboyisaoneinabillion/><ref name=ndlthelonecowboyinabillion/><ref name=couriermail/><ref name=dailytelegraphscottjenkins>Scott Jenkins
"A country boy at heart", "Tamworthy"
''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]''
(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
January 22, 2004</ref><ref name=freepressjournal/>}}

==Early life==
Cash grew up in Clement Town, Dehradun. An aunt of his, who lived in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], regularly sent the latest country music releases of the time to Cash's mother. This was the music he grew up listening to and which he loved so much that he taught himself to play the guitar and sing those songs.{{refn|name=earlylife|6=6|<ref name=weekendausmag/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=canberra/><ref name=queanbeyan/><ref name=newidea/><ref name=panorama/><ref name=australian/><ref name=dailytelegraphscottjenkins/>}} Because of the dearth of other country music style [[genre]] musicians, he developed his own [[guitar]] style that encompassed playing [[bass lines]], [[rhythm]], [[finger-picking]] and lead to give a unique sound.{{refn|name=earlylife1|7=7|<ref name=weekendausmag/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=panorama/>}}
While in Dehradun, Cash gave music lessons{{refn|name=earlylife2|8=8|<ref name=indianexpressleisure>"Leisure"
''[[The Indian Express]]''
July 23, 1996</ref><ref name=graphiti/>}}and occasionally performed for the armed forces.<ref name=indianexpressthebobbycashshow>Suanshu Khurana, Suanshu Khurana
[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-bobby-cash-show/939023/]
"The Bobby Cash Show"
www.indianexpress.com
April 20, 2012</ref> It was only in 1995, after his father died, that he moved to New Delhi to pursue a career as a solo musical artist.{{refn|name=earlylife3|9=9|<ref name=graphiti/><ref name=cashaccount>Nikita Singh
"Cash Account"
''Times of Chandigarh''
December 12, 2004</ref><ref name=queanbeyan/><ref name=australian/>}}

==Career==

===Early music career (1995–2002)===

Cash's career began performing in [[New Delhi]], at the popular hot spot, Rodeo.{{refn|name=earlymusiccareer|10=10|<ref name=expressnewslineafewgoodfriends>Nasia Bakshi
"A few good friends"
''Express Newsline'' (New Delhi, India)
August 8, 2000</ref><ref name=asianagecashinginonmanyinfluences>Hoihnu Hauzel
"Cashing in on many influences"
''[[The Asian Age]]'', Music Watch
(India)
January 25, 1999</ref><ref name=delhitimescashingonmusic>"Cash-ing On Music"
''[[Delhi Times]]'', ''[[The Times Of India]]''
January 22, 1999
p. 4</ref><ref name=hindustantimescowboyatheartbobbyunplugged>Meenakshi Kumar
"Cowboy At Heart : Bobby Unplugged"
''[[Hindustan Times]]''
(New Delhi, India)
June 23, 2004
p. 2</ref><ref name=hindustantimesiwasborntosing>Jeevan P. Sharma
"I was born to sing"
''[[Hindustan Times]]''
(New Delhi, India)
January 15, 1999</ref><ref name=graphiti/>}}
While in New Delhi, he briefly dabbled in [[Indian pop]] music.
In 1996, he recorded his first Indian pop album ''Yeh Pyaar Hai'' under the [[Magnasound]] (India) label with Indian pop director and producer, [[Jawahar Wattal]].
This was followed by a guitar [[instrumental]] the same year called ''Film Hits on Guitar''{{refn|name=earlymusiccareer1|11=11|.<ref name=hindustantimesiwasborntosing/><ref name=asianagecashinginonmanyinfluences/><ref name=garhwalpostproudtobeanindian>Ashok P. Misra
"Proud to be an Indian"
''Garhwal Post'' (Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India)
June 6–12, 2004
p. 7</ref><ref name=htcityaroundtown>''HT City'', Around Town (India)
30 April 2000</ref><ref name=desicowboy>PKJ
"Desi Cowboy"
''HT Lucknow Live''(India)
December 8, 2002</ref><ref name=panorama/>}} In 1998, Cash recorded ''Ruk Ja Baby'' with Archies Music.{{refn|name=earlymusiccareer2|12=12|<ref name=htcityaroundtown/><ref name=asianagecashinginonmanyinfluences/><ref name=panorama/>}}
Indian pop, however, could not capture Cash's heart and he returned to his first love, country music.{{refn|name=earlymusiccareer3|13=13|<ref name=delhitimescashingonmusic/><ref name=htcityaroundtown/><ref name=panorama/>}}

===2003–present===

A chance meeting with Australian film producer, Colin Bromley while in New Delhi, resulted in Cash being invited to the [[Tamworth Country Music Festival]] in New South Wales, Australia. Having heard him sing, and being impressed by his musicianship, Bromley, producer/director of Sydney-based television production house, Gobsmacked and Gerry O'Leary, Gobsmacked's head of production, decided to make a film on Cash performing in the festival and see what happened there. Thus, in January 2003, Cash went to perform in the Tamworth Country Music Festival.{{refn|name=present|14=14|<ref name=bharattimesindiancowboyexcelsintamworth>"Indian Cowboy Excels in Tamworth"
''Bharat Times'', Local News, (Australia)
February 2003
p. 11</ref><ref name=ndlbobbycashtheindianwhowantstobeacowboy>Anna Rose
"Bobby Cash the Indian who wants to be a cowboy"
''[[Northern Daily Leader]]''
(Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia)
September 6, 2002</ref><ref name=cmcnsoundadvicedeborahminter>Deborah Minter
December 2003
"Cowboy at Heart"
''Country Music Capital News'', Sound Advice, Album Reviews
(Australia)
p. 52</ref><ref name=ndlbobbycashbackintownforhatsoff>Anna Rose (Country Music writer)
"Bobby Cash back in town for Hats Off"
''[[Northern Daily Leader]]''
(Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia)
June 7, 2003
p. 3</ref><ref name=sundaytelegraphtvguide>"The Indian Cowboy: One in a Billion"
''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]'',
(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
January 18–24, 2004
p. 4</ref><ref name=who>"Indian Cowboy: One in a Billion"
''[[Who (magazine)|Who]]'' (Australia)
January 26, 2004</ref><ref name=weekendausmag>Mike Safe
December 13–14, 2003
"Cowboy & Indian"
''[[The Weekend Australian Magazine]]''
p. 30</ref><ref name=couriermail>Alison Rehn
"Hit-singing cowboy is an Indian"
''[[The Courier-Mail]]'', Brisbane
March 27, 2004</ref><ref name=dailytelegraphsydneyconfidentialmurmurs>Peter Holder, Jo Casamento and Naomi Toy
"Sydney Confidential, Murmurs"
''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' (Australia)
January 4, 2003</ref><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot>"Odd Spot"
''[[The Sunday Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]''
(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
November 30, 2003</ref><ref name=theage/><ref name=sydneymorningheraldsachamolitoriz>Sacha Molitorisz
"The Indian Cowboy: One in a Billion"
''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' (Australia)
January 22, 2004
''The Guide'', p. 16</ref><ref name=abcprogramsummary>http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200401/highlights/222464.htm
"ABC Television : Program Summary – The Indian Cowboy: One In A Billion"
ABC T.V. (Australia)
January 22, 2004 at 10 p.m.</ref>}} An unknown, Cash struck a chord with the country music lovers there and grabbed the attention of the media.{{refn|name=present1|15=15|<ref name=abcprogramsummary/><ref name=panorama>Rama Gaind
"Happy trails put an Indian"
''Panorama''
January 24, 2004</ref><ref name=cmcnsoundadvicedeborahminter/><ref name=weekendausmag/><ref name=panoramaupfront>"Cowboy down a country road"
''Panorama Upfront''(Australia)
January 24, 2004
p. 5</ref><ref name=ndlbobbycashbackintownforhatsoff/><ref name=couriermail/><ref name=sydneymorningheraldsachamolitoriz/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion>Susan Jarvis
December 2003
"One in a Billion"
''Country Music Capital News''(Australia)
pp. 22, 23</ref>}} A local wealthy farmer, Roy Eykamp, came forward and offered to finance Cash's debut country music album{{refn|name=present2|16=16|<ref name=sydneymorningheraldtheindiancowboy>Bernard Zuel
"The Indian Cowboy"
''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' (Australia)
January 22, 2004</ref><ref name=theage/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/><ref name=bharattimesindiancowboyexcelsintamworth/><ref name=dailytelegraphsydneyconfidentialmurmurs/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=newidea>November 2004
Interview : "Cowboy Indian"
''[[New Idea]]''</ref><ref name=australian>Susan Kurosawa
"Cash and curry"
''[[The Australian]]''
November 27 – December 3, 2003</ref><ref name=panorama/><ref name=who/><ref name=ndlannacountrymusicnotes>Anna Rose
"Anna's Country Music Notes"
''[[Northern Daily Leader]]'', (Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia)
May 24, 2003</ref>}} What happened at the festival, and Cash rising from being an unknown to celebrity status became the subject of Bromley's documentary film, ''The Indian Cowboy...One in a Billion''.{{refn|name=present3|17=17|<ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=australian/><ref name=ndlbobbycashbackintownforhatsoff/><ref name=who/><ref name=sunheraldtvmag>Brian Courtis
January 18–24, 2004
Review of "The Indian Cowboy: One In A Billion" ABC, 10pm
''[[The Sun-Herald]] Television Magazine'', Critics choice (Australia)</ref><ref name=sundaytelegraphtvguide/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/><ref name=dailytelegraphsydneyconfidentialmurmurs/><ref name=theage>[[Michael Shmith]]
"When Delhi meets Tamworth" (preview ''The Indian Cowboy: One in a Billion'')
''[[The Age]]''
January 22, 2004
p. 20</ref><ref name=panorama/><ref name=panoramaupfront/><ref name=ndlindiancowboyisaoneinabillion>"Indian cowboy is a one in a billion"
''[[Northern Daily Leader]] Festival Update''
(Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia)
January 15, 2004
p. 5</ref><ref name=abcprogramsummary/><ref name=gov>http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/12250151
"The Indian cowboy (videorecording) one in a billion"
Published (Australia) : Gobsmacked Television Pty Ltd
Produced in association with the Australian Film Commission
2003, English, Video Edition</ref>}}

Cash recorded his debut album, ''Cowboy at Heart'', with some of the cream of the Australian music industry. Produced by [[Golden Guitar]] winner, [[Lawrie Minson]], the album also featured duets with [[Smoky Dawson]] and [[Tania Kernaghan]].{{refn|name=present4|18=18|<ref name=panoramaupfront/><ref name=ndlthelonecowboyinabillion>Anna Rose (country music writer)
"The lone cowboy in a billion"
''[[Northern Daily Leader]]''
(Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia)
January 8, 2004
p. 16</ref>
<ref name=ndlbobbycashbackintownforhatsoff/><ref name=sundaytelegraphoddspot/><ref name=cmcnoneinabillion/><ref name=cmcnsoundadvicedeborahminter/><ref name=ndlindiancowboyisaoneinabillion/><ref name=asianagekasmin>Kasmin Fernandes
"The Indian Cowboy"
''[[The Asian Age]]''
(Mumbai, India)
22 June 2004
pp. 1, 20</ref><ref name=bharattimesscg>"Cowboy to sing Indian National Anthem at SCG"
"First Cricket, now Country – Music set to connect India, Australia"
''Bharat Times''
December 2003
p. 2</ref><ref name=dailytelegraphsydneyconfidentialpeterholder>Peter Holder, Naomi Toy and Fiona Connoly
"Sydney Confidential"
''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'' (Australia)
May 20, 2003</ref><ref name=bobbycashpressrelease>[http://rec.music.country.old-time.narkive.com]
"Bobby Cash Press Release"
7 November 2003</ref>}}

In June 2005, Cash's music was recognized in the United States by the [[Country Music Association]], Nashville, Tennessee.

India is listed on the country music world map as one of the foreign territories outside the United States with a country music culture and Cash was invited as one of CMA's nominees for Global Artist of the Year Award given in recognition for furthering of country music in a territory other than the United States. While he did not win the Award, Cash's performance at The Stage on [[Broadway (Nashville, Tennessee)|Broadway]] did lead to a standing ovation led by the then chief of CMA, Ed Benson.{{refn|name=present5|19=19|<ref name=zeenews>http://www.zeenews.india.com/entertainment
"Country music spreading among kids in India : Bobby Cash"
June 1, 2012</ref><ref name=top40charts>"Strong Slate of International Candidates Vie For Third Annual CMA Global Country Artist Award"
''Top 40 - Charts.com''
(Nashville, CMA)
January 20, 2005</ref><ref name=cmcnglobalcowboy>Susan Jarvis
"The Global cowboy"
''Country Music Capital News'', May 2006 (Australia)
vol. 31, no. 5</ref><ref name=graphiti>Hoihnu Hauzel
"Outback King" (2006)
''Graphiti'', People, Profile (India)
pp. 10, 11</ref><ref name=wideopencountry>http://www.wideopencountry.com
"9 Foreign Countries with Country Music Culture"</ref><ref name=scroll>Nate Rabe
http://www.scroll.in
"Swing to the country music of Bobby Cash, the Indian Cowboy from Dehradun"
Sunday Sounds
August 17, 2014</ref>}}

The same year, heading back to Australia, he proceeded to record his second album, ''Phoenix to El Paso'', a collection of cover versions of crowd favorites.{{refn|name=present6|20=20|<ref name=cmcnglobalcowboy/><ref name=htcitycashinginonthecountrycall>Jeevanjot Kumedan
"Cashing in on the Country Call"
''HT City'' (India)
12 December 2004</ref><ref name=timesofchandigarhcashaccount>Nikita Singh
"Cash Account", Country Boy
''Times Of Chandigarh''
December 12, 2004</ref><ref name=chandigarhtribunebobbycashperformsatstxaviers>S. D. Sharma
"Bobby Cash performs at St. Xavier's School"
''Chandigarh Tribune''
December 12, 2004</ref><ref name=cmcnhilaryblack>Hilary Black
December 2004
"Capital News"
''Country Music Capital News'' (Australia)
vol. 29, no. 12</ref><ref name=countryragepage>http://www.countryragepage{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Tamworth Rage Page
NSW, Australia</ref>}}
In 2006, he recorded a third album, ''State of My Heart''.{{refn|name=present7|21=21|<ref name=cmcnglobalcowboy/><ref name=stateofmyheartnewsrelease>http://www.countryragepage.com
"''State of my Heart'' – News Release"
Tamworth Rage Page
May 22, 2006</ref><ref name="stateofmyheartabcshop">http://shop.abc.net.au
''State of my Heart'' Music CD/ABC Shop</ref>}}
Both albums, ''Cowboy at Heart'' and ''State of My Heart'' had several tracks from them making it to the Top Ten Australian country music charts. In August 2014, his music single "Ashiyaan" was published by Songdew<ref>{{cite web|title='Ashiyaan' music single on Songdew|url=https://songdew.com/musicpremiere/songdew/ashiyaan/90|publisher=Songdew|accessdate=27 August 2014}}</ref>

Cash toured and played extensively in Australia for a number of years.{{refn|name=present8|22=22|<ref name=graphiti/><ref name=toi>"Indian cowboy strikes it big Down Under"
''[[The Times of India]]''
(Mumbai, India)
June 22, 2004</ref>}} Currently, he tours mostly in India playing and promoting country music.{{refn|name=present9|23=23|<ref name=zeenews>http://www.zeenews.india.com/entertainment
"Country music spreading among kids in India : Bobby Cash"
June 1, 2012</ref><ref name=garhwalpostdoctoraldegree>"Bobby Cash receives honorary Doctoral Degree in Music"
''Garhwal Post''
July 6, 2014</ref>}}

==Personal life==

Cash lives with his wife Angelina and two children in [[Clement Town]], Dehradun, India.{{refn|name=pl|24=24|<ref name=garhwalpostdoctoraldegree/><ref name=graphiti/><ref name=lifentime2008>
"The Indian Cowboy"
''Life & Time Magazine'' 2008
issue no. 2, pp. 10, 11</ref>}}

==Discography==

===Hindi pop albums (India)===

*''Yeh Pyaar Hai'' (Magnasound, 1996)
*''Film Hits On Guitar'' (Magnasound, 1996)
*''Ruk Ja Baby'' (Archies Music, 1998)

===Country music albums (Australia)===

*''Cowboy at Heart'' (Gobsmacked Television, Australia, 2003 & Universal Music, India, 2004)
*''Phoenix to El Paso'' (Gobsmacked Music, Australia, 2004)
*''State of My Heart'' (Gobsmacked Music, 2006)

===Singles===

*"World Beneath My Wings" (from the album ''Light of Hope'', Meat Pie Music (APRA), 2008)<ref name=lightofhope>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/store/us/store iTunes]
''Light of Hope'' by various artists (Music CD)
"The World Beneath My Wings", (Artist – Bobby Cash)
Released : 04 July 2008
Meat Pie Music (APRA)</ref>

===Documentary film===

*''The Indian Cowboy...One in a Billion'' (2004)
*''Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock'' (2018)

===Bollywood song===

*"Budhau" (from the Hindi language feature film ''[[Gulabo Sitabo]]'' (2020, Rising Sun Productions, Amazon Prime Video)<ref name="IndiaExpress">{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/gulabo-sitabo-music-review-let-us-break-the-rules-6454310/|title=''Gulabo Sitabo'' music review 'let us break the rules'}}</ref><ref name="TheHindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/gulabo-sitabo-music-review-folk-for-the-win/article31705080.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=''Gulabo Sitabo'' music review}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official|https://bobbycash.org/}}

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[[Category:Indian country musicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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