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Bobby Freeman

real name Robert Thomas Freeman

San Francisco, United States · 1940-06-13 – 2017-01-23

Bobby Freeman is credited on 1,907 releases across 445 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,907

Credits

445

Albums

8

Decades active

533

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Biography

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Bobby Freeman (born June 13, 1940, San Francisco, California, USA - died January 28, 2017, Anson, Texas, U.S.A.) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer. Freeman began his recording career at age 14 with The Romancers. In 1958, he had a Top Ten hit with "Do You Want to Dance" which he wrote and sang. In 1964, he reentered the Top Ten with the Sylvester Stewart penned dance-craze hit "C'mon and Swim" which reached number 5.

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1,907 releases · 445 albums · active 1957–2025

  • Performance · 1,947
  • Other credits · 28
  • Production · 1

Studios: Mediasound · Atlantic Studios · Rainbow Theatre London · Regent Sound Studios, New York City

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