Bobby Freeman
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 Vocaleers, 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.
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Car Radio Sounds
R&B - Released by The Most Wanted Hits_2020 on 12 Sep 2020
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Bobby Freeman - The Selection
Rock - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 1 Jul 2020
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Do You Wanna Dance: Greatest Hits
Soul - Released by Classic Music International on 9 Nov 2010
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All The Best
Country - Released by Retro Music Box on 22 Apr 2020
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I'm Looking for an Angel
R&B - Released by for an angel again on 13 Sep 2021
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Bobby Freeman - Platinum Selection
R&B - Released by Retro Music Box on 20 Jul 2020
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Bobby Freeman - Vintage Sounds
Rock - Released by Retro Music Box on 12 Jan 2022
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Do You Wanna Dance
Rock - Released by Mocking Bird on 23 Feb 2015
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Because of You
Jazz - Released by Jazz Ballroom Records on 20 Apr 2017
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Money (That's What I Want) (Hi-Fi Remastered)
Rock - Released by Inter-Phono records on 27 Jul 2023
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(I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 37)
R&B - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 37)
R&B - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Honolulu Vibes
R&B - Released by my onlyoldies fmo on 5 Oct 2019
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Christmas Present
R&B - Released by Christmas Present on 5 Nov 2022
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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
R&B - Released by St. Nicholas Day on 2 Dec 2021
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