death_date death_place years_active birth_place label name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
11 november 2013 hermitage , tennessee , united states 1958 -- 1967 stratford , oklahoma , united states decca , smash , monument bob beckham solo_singer 08 july 1927 country bob beckham
 robert joseph beckham singer
bob beckham

robert joseph `` bob '' beckham -lrb- july 8 , 1927 -- november 11 , 2013 -rrb- was an american country singer from stratford , oklahoma .
beckham started his career as a child star in several films .
beckham , after a stint in the u.s. army as a paratrooper during world war ii , signed to decca records .
he scored two hit singles in the u.s. , both released on decca records .
`` just as much as ever '' peaked at no. 32 on the `` billboard '' hot 100 in 1959 -lrb- in early 1968 bobby vinton 's cover peaked at no. 24 -rrb- , and `` crazy arms '' peaked at no. 36 in 1960 .
beckham composed vic dana 's 1963 chart entry `` danger '' .
he later became the owner of combine records .
