Bobby Freeman

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Bobby Freeman was an American rock and soul singer-songwriter best known for his 1958 hit single "Do You Wanna Dance?".

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Observed surface forms (2)

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Do You Wanna Dance? 0
C'mon and Swim 0

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
rock musician
singer-songwriter
song
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Sly Stone NERFINISHED
basedIn San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
birthName Robert Thomas Freeman NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath natural causes
charting Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-06-13
dateOfDeath 2017-01-23
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Freeman NERFINISHED
genre dance music
rhythm and blues NERFINISHED
rock and roll
soul
givenName Robert
instrument vocals
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement early rock and roll
name Bobby Freeman NERFINISHED
notableAchievement charted multiple singles on the Billboard Hot 100
notableWork Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes NERFINISHED
C'mon and Swim NERFINISHED
Do You Wanna Dance? NERFINISHED
occupation singer
songwriter
peakChartPosition No. 5 on Billboard Hot 100
performer Bobby Freeman NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Daly City, California, United States NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1958
1964
recordLabel Autumn Records NERFINISHED
Josie Records NERFINISHED
residence San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED

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Do You Wanna Dance? composer Bobby Freeman
Do You Wanna Dance? lyricist Bobby Freeman
Do You Wanna Dance? originalArtist Bobby Freeman
Do You Wanna Dance? performer Bobby Freeman
Do You Wanna Dance? recordingArtist Bobby Freeman
Do You Wanna Dance? writer Bobby Freeman