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American singer

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1810-06-08
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1856-07-29

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Robert Knight (born Robert Peebles, April 24, 1945 – November 5, 2017) was an American singer best known for the 1967 recording of the song "Everlasting Love". Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Knight made his professional vocal debut with the Paramounts, a quintet consisting of school friends. Signed to Dot Records in 1960, they recorded "Free Me" in 1961, a US R&B hit single that outsold a rival version by Johnny Preston. After this initial success, their subsequent releases flopped, resulting in

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date of birth
1945-04-24
name in native language
Robert Knight
start of work period
1961-00-00
date of death
2017-11-06
pseudonym
Robert Knight
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