Robert Randall "Bobby" Mackey (born March 25, 1948) is a

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singer whose career has spanned 40 years. His musical style can be described by his loyalty to

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, and is the foundation for his musical success. Mackey opened Bobby Mackey's Music World in September 1978 in Wilder, KY along the Licking River, next to the same railroad track that he worked in his youth. Bobby Mackey's has been featured on network television shows such as '' Ghost Hunters'', ''

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of Ghost Adventures as saying Bobby Mackey's is "one of the 10 most haunted places in America."

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