2017 Memorials: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Bobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman, R&B; singer-songwriter best known for his hit song “Do You Want to Dance,” died January 23, 2017, at the age of 76, according to the New York Times.
The singer’s son, Robert Freeman Jr., told the New York Times on Monday that his father died from a heart attack. The singer’s death was not widely reported.
The singer was raised in San Francisco, California. He started singing for a doo-wop group called the Romancers as a teenager. When they broke up, Freeman started his own...