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Was bob newhart a singer?
Newhart became famous mostly on the strength of his audio releases, in which he played a solo "straight man.
Did he ever have a top ten album ?
Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1961), The Button-Down Mind on TV (1962), Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart (1964), The Windmills Are Weakening (1965).
Were there any other famous people on any of his albums?
Bob Newhart .
any albums win a grammy award?
later and won Best Comedy Performance - Spoken Word that same year.
What year was the award given?
1961.
did he win only one award that year?
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Question: what year was his first album?
Self-contained rewrite: what year was Bob Newhart's first album?