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bobbi him '' album cover martin on the `` for the love of 2 may 2000 baltimore , maryland 1960s -- 1990s brooklyn , new york city , new york coral records solo_singer 29 november 1943 vocals pop , country , adult contemporary , easy listening bobbimartin_fortheloveofhim . jpg bobbi martin
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bobbi martin

bobbi martin -lrb- november 29 , 1943 -- may 2 , 2000 -rrb- was an american country and pop music singer , songwriter , and guitarist .
she grew up and began her singing career in baltimore , working her way up from local venues onto the national nightclub circuit .
martin recorded for coral records for several years before releasing her debut album , `` do n't forget i still love you '' .
the title track was a hit in the u.s. , peaking at no. 2 on the easy listening -lrb- adult contemporary -rrb- chart and no. 19 on the `` billboard '' hot 100 .
a follow-up single `` i ca n't stop thinking of you '' , first introduced on the nationally televised dean martin show won her the cashbox disc jockey poll as most promising female vocalist of 1965 .
while popular at nightclubs in miami beach , new york , las vegas and puerto rico , and on tv appearances with the jackie gleason , tonight , and dean martin shows , it would be 5 years before she scored another hit with `` for the love of him '' , from the album of the same name .
this song went to no. 1 on the adult contemporary chart and no. 13 on the hot 100 .
the singer charted many smaller regional , bubbling under hot 100 and easy listening chart records up to 1972 .
martin died of cancer on may 2 , 2000 at the brighton wood knoll medical facility in baltimore .
martin had one daughter , shane clements .
