Chanteur et pianiste US né le 13 Juin 1940 à San Francisco (Californie). Bobby Freeman est surtout connu pour un titre de sa création: "Do You Wanna Dance ?", qui est devenu un classique du Rock 'n' Twist. Il est décédé le 23 Janvier 2017 à San Francisco (Californie).

Bobby Freeman's energetic vocals punctuated two R&B dance hits in the late '50s and mid-'60s. The San Francisco performer started the Romancers as a 14-year-old and later formed the West Coast Vocalseers, whose sound was much more pop-oriented than the Harlem group of the same name. Freeman's single "Do You Want to Dance" just missed topping the R&B charts in 1958, staying at number two for two weeks (number five pop). It was one of three hits he enjoyed that year on Josie, although "Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes" and "Need Your Love" only reached numbers 20 and 29, respectively. "C'mon and Swim" parlayed the 1964 dance craze into his second Top Ten R&B hit, reaching number five. But the follow-up went to the water once too often, as "S-W-I-M" fizzled at number 56. Both were for Autumn. It was also Freeman's final visit to the R&B charts. He died on January 23, 2017 in San Francisco, California.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Freeman

Talents : Vocals, Songwriter

Style musical : Rock 'n' Twist, Rhythm 'n' Blues

https://youtu.be/PkXVvXNcZGE?si=4mj8jUpmBV8W6542

Years in activity :

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles & EP

03/1958	SP JOSIE 45-835 (US)	.	Do You Wanna Dance / Big Fat Woman
07/1958	SP JOSIE 45-841 (US)	.	Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Starlight
10/1958	SP JOSIE 45-844 (US)	.	Shame On You Miss Johnson / Need Your Love
1958	EP PRESIDENT PRC 84 (F)		Do You Wanna Dance / Big Fat Woman   / Rock to the Philadelphia (STEADIES) / One kiss and that's all (STEADIES)
01/1959	SP JOSIE 45-855 (US)	.	When You're Smiling / A Love To Last A Lifetime
05/1959	SP JOSIE 45-863 (US)	.	Mary Ann Thomas / Love Me
1959	SP JOSIE 45-867 (US)	.	My Guardian Angel / Where Did My Baby Go
10/1959	SP JOSIE 45-872 (US)	.	Ebb Tibe / Sinbad
1960	SP JOSIE 45-879 (US)	.	First Day Of Spring / I Need Someone
07/1960	SP KING 45-5373 (US)	.	Shimmy Shimmy / You Don't Understand Me
09/1960	SP JOSIE 45-886 (US)	.	Miss You So / Baby What Would You Do
1961	SP JOSIE 45-887 (US)	.	The Mess Around / So Much To Do
1961	SP JOSIE 45-889 (US)	.	She Said She Wants To Dance / Put You Down
1961	SP JOSIE 45-896 (US)	.	Little Girl Don't You Understand / Love Me
1962	SP JOSIE 45-928 (US)	.	The Mess Around / Little Girl Don't You Understand
1963	SP PARKWAY 875 (US)	.	She's A Hippy / Whip It Up Baby
08/1963	SP AUTUMN 1 (US)	.	Let's Surf Again / Come To Me
06/1964	SP AUTUMN 2 (US)	.	C'mon & Swin (Part. 1) / C'mon & Swin (Part. 2)
10/1964	SP AUTUMN 5 (US)	.	S-W-I-M / Little Ole Heartbreaker Me
10/1964	SP KING 45-5953 (US)	.	Fever / What Can I Do
1964	SP KING 45-5962 (US)	.	Be My Little Chick-A-Dee / Somebody Somewhere
1964	EP VOGUE EPL 8283 (F)		S.W.I.M. / C'mon And Swim (Part. 1) / C'mon And Swim (Part. 2) / That Little Old Heartbreaker
04/1965	SP AUTUMN 9 (US)	.	Friends / I'll Never Fall In Love Again
11/1965	SP AUTUMN 25 (US)	.	The Duck / Cross My Heart
1965	SP KING 5975 (US)	.	There's Gonna Be A Change / Come To Me
09/1966	SP LOMA 2056 (US)	.	Soulful Sound Of Music / Shadows Of Your Love
10/1967	SP LOMA 2080 (US)	.	I Got A God Thing / Lies
1966	EP VOGUE INT 18 060 (F)		The Duck / Cross My Heart / I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Friends
06/1969	SP DOUBLE SHOT 139 (US)	.	Everybody's Got A Hang Up / Oughta Be A Law
10/1969	SP DOUBLE SHOT 144 (US)	.	Susie Sunshine / Four Piece Funky, Nitty Gritty Junky Band
1970	SP DOUBLE SHOT 148 (US)	.	Can You Stand The Pressure / Put Another Dime In The Parking Meter
1970	SP DOUBLE SHOT 152 (US)	.	Do You Wanna Dance, 1970 / Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To People In Love
1970	SP Virgo Golden Memories Series ‎VO-6007 (US)	.	Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Do You Wanna Dance
05/1972	SP AVCO AV-4593 (US) (promo)	.	Chain Gang / Chain Gang
08/1972	SP AVCO AV-4600 (US)	.	I'm Shaft (You Ain't Shaft) / I'm Shaft (You Ain't Shaft) (instr.) (The R. B. Freeman Band)
1973	SP TOUCH 101 (US)	.	Midnight Snack / Everything's Love
1987	SP MAYBELLENE 14 (picture disc) (SWE)		Do You Want To Dance / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes
1984	SP RHINO RNOR 4508 (US)	.	C'Mon And Swim / S-W-I-M
1988	CD COLLECTABLES COL-3621 (US)	.	(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy / You Don't Understand Me
11/1988	CD 3" RHINO R3 73044 (US)	.	Do You Want To Dance / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / S-W-I-M / C'Mon And Swim

Albums

1958	LP 12" JUBILEE SDJLP-1086 (US)		DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Do You Wanna Dance / When You're Smiling / A Love To Last A Lifetime / Ebb Time / Little Girl Don't You Understand / Mardi Gras Rock / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / I Believe / Responsible / Because Of You / Good Lovin' Is What I Need / You'll Never Walk Alone
1962	LP 12" JUBILEE JGM-5010 (US)		TWIST WITH BOBBY FREEMAN - Where Did She Go / Good Lovin' Is What I Need / Do You Wanna Dance / Betty Lou / Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Shame On You Miss Johnson / When You're Smiling / Mary Ann Thomas / Love Me / Simbad / Where Did My Baby Go / Baby What Would You Do / The Mess Around / On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1964	LP 12" AUTUMN LP 102 (US)		C'MON AND S-W-I-M. - C'mon & Swim (Part. 1) / C'mon & Swim (Part. 2) / S-W-I-M / Little Ole Heartbreaker Me / I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Do The Monkey / Good Lovin' / Ya Ya / Speedo / Walking The Dog / Work Song / Money
1965	LP 12" JOSIE JGS-4007 (US)		GET IN THE SWIN WITH BOBBY FREEMAN - Betty Lou / Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Shame On You Miss Johnson / Need Your Love / A Love To Last A Lifetime / Mary Ann Thomas / Where Did My Baby Go / Ebb Tide / I Need Someone / The Mess Around / She Said She Wants To Dance / Little Girl Don't You Understand
1965	LP 12" GRAND PRIX K-431 (mono) / KS-431 (stereo) (US)		BOBBY FREEMAN & CHUCK JACKSON - I Still Remember - House Cat - This Is Goodbye - Jump & Hop / + Chuck JACKSON
1965	LP 12" KING 930 (US)		THE LOVABLE STYLE OF BOBBY FREEMAN - You Don't Understand Me / Shimmy / Fever / What Can I Do / Be My Little Chick-A-Dee / Somebody, Somewhere / There's Gonna Be A Change / Come To Me / Please Please / Love Struck / Good Good Lovin' / Olease Give My Heart A Break
1991	CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5417 (US)		DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Do You Want To Dance / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / The Mess Around / Mary Ann Thomas / Need Your Love / Ebb Tide / C'Mon And Swim / S-W-I-M / Little Girl Don't You Understand / Big Fat Woman / She Said She Wants To Dance / Shame On You Miss Johnson
1992	CD SEQUEL NEMCD 621 (UK)		THE BEST OF BOBBY FREEMAN - Do You Wanna Dance / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Need Your Love / Mary Ann Thomas / Ebb Tide / The Mess Around / Mardi Gras Rock / Good Lovin' Is What I Need / Big Fat Woman / Shame On You Miss Johnson / She Said She Wants To Dance / Baby, What Would You Do / When Your Smiling / I Need Someone / Where Did My Baby Go / Love Me / My Guardian Angel / Follow The Rainbow / C'mon And Swim / S-W-I-M
06/2000	CD ACE CDCHD 769 (UK)		C'MON AND S.W.I.M. - C'mon And Swim (Part 1) / Do The Monkey / Good Lovin' / Ya Ya / Speedo (The Monkey Man) / I'll Never Fall In Love Again / C'mon And Swim (Part 2) / Walkin' The Dog / Work Song / Money (That's What I Want) / That Little Old Heartbreaker Me / S-W-I-M / Come To Me / I'll Never Fall In Love Again / Friends / The Duck / Cross My Heart / Dance All Night (previously unissued) / Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (previously unissued) / Every Dog Has Its Day (previously unissued) / Lucille (previously unissued) / Swing Me (previously unissued) / Honest (previously unissued) / S-W-I-M (alternate take) / That Little Old Heartbreaker Me (alternate take)
10/2004	CD COLLECTABLES 9939 (US)		DO YOU WANNA DANCE - Do You Wanna Dance? / C'mon And Swim / Ebb Tide / Need Your Love / S-W-I-M / She Said She Wants To Dance / My Guardian Angel / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes / Mary Ann Thomas / The Mess Around
07/2009	CD COLLECTABLES COLCD 1388  (US)		Bobby Freeman Meets Ral Donner - Do You Wanna Dance? (Bobby FREEMAN) / C'mon And Swim (Bobby FREEMAN) / Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes (Bobby FREEMAN) / The Mess Around (Bobby FREEMAN) / S-W-I-M (Bobby FREEMAN) / You Don't Know What You've Got (Ral DONNER) / I Didn't Figure On Him To Come Back (Ral DONNER) / Nite Owl (Ral DONNER) / Little Miss Heartbreak (Ral DONNER) / Half Heaven, Half Heartache (Ral DONNER)
08/2009	CD ACE CDCHD 1232 (UK)		Give My Heart a Break - The Complete King Recordings - Please Stand By Me / Good Good Lovin' / What Can I Do / (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy / Come To Me / There's Gonna Be A Change / You Don't Understand Me / Please, Please, Please / Be My Little Chick-A-Dee / Turn Around / Please Give My Heart A Break / Fever / Miss You So / Baby Baby Baby (What Would You Do) / Bony Moronie / Love Struck / Somebody, Somewhere (Hear My Plea) / Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight

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