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Also known as Bobby Lee Helms, Robert Helms

American male singer (1933–1997)

Key facts

Born
Robert Lee Helms , ( 1933-08-15 ) August 15, 1933, Helmsburg, Indiana , U.S.
Died
June 19, 1997 (1997-06-19) (aged 63), Martinsville, Indiana , U.S.
Genres
Country pop rock and roll rockabilly
Occupations
Singer musician
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1942–1997
Labels
Decca Columbia Vocalion

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bobby
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Bloomington
Place of death
Martinsville
Occupation
animator
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Decca
Official website
www.bobbyhelms.com
Image
Bobby Helms.png
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date of birth
1933-08-15
date of death
1997-06-19
Commons category
Bobby Helms
cause of death
pulmonary emphysema
name in native language
Robert Lee Helms
birth name
Robert Lee Helms
start of work period
1955-00-00
has works in the collection
Eye Filmmuseum
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 – June 19, 1997) was an American country singer and musician. In 1957, he had a perennial Christmas hit with "Jingle Bell Rock", and two other hits that same year: "Fraulein" and "My Special Angel".

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bobby Helms” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.