Bobby Freeman

Robert Thomas "Bobby" Freeman (June 13, 1940 Bobby Freeman, SoulWalking.co.uk. Retrieved 31 January 2017 – January 23, 2017)"Bobby Freeman", Ace Records.co.uk. Retrieved February 13, 2017. was an African-American soul and R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. He was best known for his two Top Ten hits, the first in 1958 on Josie Records called "Do You Want to Dance" and the second in 1964 for Autumn Records, "C'mon and Swim". Retrieved 13 June 2010

Freeman was born in Alameda County, California. He was raised in San Francisco, California. He studied at Mission High School. Joel Selvin, "When 'the Twist' took over", SFChronicle, January 26, 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2017 He began his career in 1956 when he was 16 years old. Bobby was well known and liked as a local figure in Richmond California in the early 60's. Freeman died in San Francisco, California on January 28, 2017, aged 76.

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