Robert Palmer
Sign in to saveEnglish musician (1949–2003)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1949-01-19
- Died
- 2003-09-26
- 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
Acting · Batley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. His 1985 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s". Having started in the music…
Known for
- L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
- Les Enfants de la Pop 80's — Self (archive footage)2012
- Countdown - The Wonder Years 2 — Self (archive footage)2007
- John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad — Self2004
- Robert Palmer: Addictions The DVD — Self2003
- The Terry and Gaby Show — Self2003
- Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's — Self (archive footage)2002
- Songs & Visions — Self1997
- TOTP2 — Self1994
- Robert Palmer: Video Addictions — Self1992
via TMDB
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
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Development of the Colle-Salvetti correlation-energy formula into a functional of the electron density
· 1988 · cited 94,771x
- Hallmarks of Cancer: The Next Generation
· 2011 · cited 55,716x
- Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support
· 2009 · cited 45,245x
- Regression Shrinkage and Selection Via the Lasso
· 1996 · cited 38,737x
- The PHQ-9
· 2001 · cited 38,081x
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Key dates
- Born
- 19 January 1949
- Died
- 26 September 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Palmer
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Batley
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Canadian French
- Genre
- rock music
- Record label
- Island Records
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1949 births2003 deaths20th-century English male singers20th-century English singersBritish expatriates in SwitzerlandBritish expatriates in the BahamasBritish rhythm and blues boom musiciansEMI Records artistsEnglish blues rock musiciansEnglish male singer-songwritersEnglish pop singersEnglish record producers