Bobby King

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Bobby King (born July 28, 1944, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States) is an American gospel-style, R&B and soul singer.[1] He formed a singing duo with Terry Evans in the early 1970s.[2] Since 1973, King has sung on most Ry Cooder albums.[3] He was also the lead backing vocalist in Bruce Springsteen's Human Touch tour band of 1992–93.[4] The duo also undertook recording sessions with Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Harrison Kerle and Boz Scaggs.[3]

He has also released two solo albums, Bobby King (1981) and Love in the Fire (1984),[5] and two albums with Terry Evans, Live and Let Live! (1988)[2] and Rhythm, Blues, Soul & Grooves (1990).[3] Lou Reed selected Live and Let Live! as one of his 'picks of 1989'.[6]

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  1. ^ "Bobby King". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b White, Adam (October 6, 1988). "Let Live: Bobby King : Review : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 6, 2009.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c Jason Ankeny. "Bobby King". Allmusic. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ^ Kirkpatrick, Rob (December 30, 2006). The words and music of Bruce Springsteen. Praeger Publishers. p. 123. ISBN 0-275-98938-0.
  5. ^ Love in the Fire (Media notes). Bobby King. Motown. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Rolling Stone, March 8, 1990

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