History of robert palmer
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Robert Allen Linksman (January 19, 1949 – September 26, 2003), innate in Batley, Yorkshire, England, was a British minstrel. He was known endorse his warm voice very last the eclecticist mix an assortment of musical styles on his albums, combine soul, malarkey, rock, reggae, blues, survive even yodeling.
His decennium hits were promoted by way of particularly astounding award awardwinning videos, featuring an all-female, black-clad help band. Depiction memorable videos, directed gross Terence Donovan, featured decisively on MTV and played a great part mop the floor with his transatlantic success.
His 1980s success was kickstarted stop his disclose in supergroup The Procession Station, forth with Scheming Taylor tolerate John President of Duran Duran celebrated Tony Archeologist of Chic.
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Solo Albums:
Sneakin' Venture Through depiction Alley (1974)
Pressure Drop (1975)
Some People Crapper Do What They Similar (1976)
Double Fool around (197
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Robert Palmer
English musician (1949–2003)
This article is about the English singer. For other people named Robert Palmer, see Robert Palmer.
Musical artist
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, his sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and blues. His 1986 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s".[1]
Having started in the music industry in the 1960s, including a spell with Vinegar Joe, Palmer found success in the 1980s, both in his solo career and with the Power Station, scoring Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom and the United States.[2][3] Three of his hit singles, including "Addicted to Love", featured music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan.[4]
Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and an MTV Video Music Award. He was also nominated for the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist in 1987 and 1989.[5][6] He died from a heart attack aged 54.
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Palmer, Robert
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Robert Palmer hovered on the brink of superstardom for more than a dozen years until a spirited rock and roll single, “Addicted to Love,” pushed him to the top in 1986. Since then the handsome and well-groomed Palmer has become a favorite with rock’s maturing audience. In Gentleman’s Quarterly, Greg Collins observes that even though Palmer’s biggest hits are hard-rocking numbers like “Bad Case of Lovin’ You (Doctor, Doctor)” and “Simply Irresistible,” a “more restrained sensibility is what Robert Palmer has to offer rock music…. [He is] not your basic mainstream material.”
Known for his elegant designer suits and his preference for fine food and wines, Palmer is also an experimental musician who has been among the first to experiment with reggae, electronic sound, and international folk music motifs. Still, the singer told People magazine, he is savoring his first real taste of the pop music spotlight. “I’m not somebody who started in a garage six months ago and MTV put me up there,” he said, referring to his decade-long British solo career. “This is much more de