◇ image via WikipediaBobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman is a House act. Their sound grew out of Sly & The Family Stone. Those roots explain a lot about how Bobby Freeman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Herman's Hermits, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Drifters and Ritchie Valens, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Shadows, Cliff Richard, The Mamas & the Papas, Bobby Vee and Acid Eaters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Bobby Freeman, reaching back through Sly & The Family Stone and forward to The Shadows. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Robert Thomas Freeman was an American rock, soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer from San Francisco, best known for his two top ten hits, the first in 1958 on Josie Records called "Do You Want to Dance" and the second in 1964 for Autumn Records, "C'mon and Swim".
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Bobby Freeman connections
Bobby Freeman grew out of Sly & The Family Stone, shares an orbit with Herman's Hermits, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Drifters, went on to shape The Shadows, Cliff Richard, The Mamas & the Papas and Bobby Vee. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Bobby Freeman
Sounds and acts that shaped Bobby Freeman.
Artists similar to Bobby Freeman
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Bobby Freeman.
- Herman's Hermitsartist
- Clarence "Frogman" Henryartist
- Diana Ross and the Supremesartist
- The Driftersartist
- Ritchie Valensartist
- The Chiffonsartist
- The Righteous Brothersartist
- The Everly Brothersartist
- Martha Reeves & The Vandellasartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- The Four Topsartist
- Bobby Veeartist
- The Excitersartist
- Larry Williamsartist
- Little Anthony & the Imperialsartist
- Bobby Goldsboroartist
- Betty Everettartist
- Jimmy Jonesartist
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