Robert Palmer
Sign in to saveAlso known as Robert Franklin Palmer Jr.
American writer, musician and blues producer (1945–1997)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 72
Top works
- God's Heart...Our Hope
- Current geriatric diagnosis & treatment
- Organization of Ground Combat Troops
- Letters from Mesopotamia - in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, Who Was Killed in the Battle of Um el Hannah, June 21, 1916 Aged 27 Years (Wwi Centenary Series)
- Procurement and Training of Ground Combat Troops
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Film & TV
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Known for
- Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music — Self - Commentator1993
- Deep Blues — Self1992
- Ornette: Made in America — Self1986
- Yoko Ono: Then and Now — Self1984
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 940,933
- Total plays
- 8,678,058
Tags
rock80sclassic rockpopbritish
Robert Allen Palmer (January 19, 1949 – September 26, 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, England, was a British singer. He was known for his soulful voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, reggae, blues, and even yodeling. His eighties hits were promoted by particularly striking award winning videos, featuring an all-female, black-clad backing band. The memorable videos, directed by Terence Donovan, featured heavily on MTV and played a large part
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Palmer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Little Rock
- Place of death
- Valhalla
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- folk rock
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Image
- Robert-Palmer-Sunset-Strip-(edit).jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- date of birth
- 1945-06-19
- date of death
- 1997-11-20
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