Bobby Austin (May 5, 1933 in Wenatchee, Washington – January 6, 2002 in Camas, Washington) was an American country musician.
Austin moved to Los Angeles in 1955, where he played bass in Wynn Stewart's band.
He also worked as a session musician, for Buck Owens and Tommy Collins, among others, before being signed by Capitol Records as a solo artist in 1962.
His "Apartment No.
9", written with Johnny Paycheck, was a hit for Tammy Wynette, in addition to reaching No.
21 on the U.S.
country charts with his own version.
He also co-wrote "Try a Little Kindness" which became a hit for Glen Campbell.