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- Young gifted and black
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927-12-03
- Active to
- 2012-09-25
easy listeningeasy listening soundtracks and musicalsjazztraditional pop
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reggaerocksteadyroots reggaeskaroots
Bob Andy CD (born Keith Anderson in Kingston, Jamaica, on 28 October 1944; died 27 March 2020) was a Jamaican reggae musician widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters. As well as solo recordings, he was a founding member of The Paragons and was in Bob & Marcia. He emerged as a solo star in 1966 with the smash hit "I've Got to Go Back Home", a song which has become a much-loved anthem for Jamaicans. He had served his singing and songwriting apprenticeship with the legendar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Keith
- Family name
- Anderson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Kingston
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rocksteady
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Studio One
- Official website
- www.bobandy.com
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- date of birth
- 1944-10-28
- date of death
- 2020-03-27
- name in native language
- Bob Andy
- birth name
- Keith Anderson
- start of work period
- 2020-00-00
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