Country guitarist Bobby Sykes rose to prominence as the rhythm guitarist/harmony vocalist for Marty Robbins, with whom he worked for 24 years. Robbins subsequently recorded several of Sykes’s songs. Sykes also recorded as a solo artist, under his own name and as "Johnny Freedom," and "Bob Bishop." When Robbins died, Sykes became a member of Hank Snow’s Rainbow Ranch Boys until his retirement in 1993.