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Lewis, Bobby, 1925-2020

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Personal name headingLewis, Bobby, 1925-2020
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Variant(s)Lewis, Robert Alan, 1925-2020
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedDetroit (Mich.) Newark (N.J.)
Birth date1925-02-09
Death date2020-04-28
Place of birthIndianapolis (Ind.)
Field of activityRock music Rhythm and blues music
Profession or occupationSingers Rock musicians Rhythm and blues musicians
Found inGuinness encycl. of pop. mus.: (Lewis, Bobby (rock 'n' roll), b. Feb. 17, 1933)
VH1.com, viewed Jan. 13, 2004 Bobby Lewis biography (Bobby Lewis (rock 'n' roll); b. 17 Feb 1933; recorded "Tossin' And Turnin'" and "One Track Mind")
Oxford music online, August 12, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Lewis, Bobby (rock 'n' roll); born February 17, 1933, Indianapolis, Indiana; adopted by Detroit family at the age of 12; recorded hit song Tossin' and turnin' for Beltone)
Wikipedia, August 12, 2013 (Bobby Lewis; born February 17, 1933 or 1925, Indianapolis, Indiana; African American rock and roll and R&B singer)
All music guide, August 12, 2013 (Bobby Lewis; born February 16, 1927 in Indianapolis, IN; singer)
Tom Simon WWW site, August 12, 2013: Rock-and-roll page; Artists (Bobby Lewis; born in Indianapolis; many sources give his birth date as 1933 but in a 2010 interview Lewis said his actual birth date is February 9, 1925; singer)
   <http://www.tsimon.com/bobbylewis.htm>
Wikipedia, May 20, 2020 (Robert Alan Lewis; born February 9, 1925, Indianapolis, Indiana, died April 28, 2020; American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer; lived in Newark, New Jersey since about 1980)