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Music Appreciation

mahatmakanejeeves

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5. Robert Gordon, singer who helped revive rockabilly music, dies at 75

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Mon Oct 24, 2022, 09:21 AM

Oct 2022

Robert Gordon, singer who helped revive rockabilly music, dies at 75

washingtonpost.com
Robert Gordon, singer who helped revive rockabilly music, dies at 75
His 1977 single “Red Hot,” with Link Wray, reached a respectable 83 on the Billboard Hot 100

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RIP Robert Gordon [View all] Beausoleil Oct 2022 OP

He really understood rock. RIP. "Rock Billy Boogie": highplainsdem Oct 2022 #1

Black Slacks IcyPeas Oct 2022 #2

Thanks Bob- I listen to a lot of music, but I can't drag myself away from Bob & Link's era. NBachers Oct 2022 #3

Sad to hear he passed. The Polack MSgt Oct 2022 #4

Robert Gordon, singer who helped revive rockabilly music, dies at 75 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #5