Robert palmer cause of death
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Robert Palmer
It still seems strange to write about Robert Palmer in the past tense but it’s a sad fact that he died far too early aged only 54 in Paris. Very much a man of the world this charismatic and often enigmatic Yorkshireman had one of the finest rock and soul voices that Britain has produced. A consummate stylist with a strong wit and an eye for beauty Palmer recorded across four decades from the 1960s right up to the new millennium. A classy and cool iconoclast he sold plenty of albums and singles and enjoyed a string of massively popular recordings from Secrets in 1979 onwards. Many of those discs were platinum tinged – his heyday arrived with Riptide and Heavy Nova but all his early Island albums deserve the closest scrutiny. Robert wasn’t short of gongs either and this writer knows for a fact he was chuffed to receive his two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and took a well-merited MTV Music Award in his stride. His side projects included the contemporary funk and rock aggregation Power Station where he teamed up with Chic and Dur
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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 in his transatlantic success.
His eighties success was kickstarted by his participation in supergroup The Power Station, along with Andy Taylor and John Taylor of Duran Duran and Tony Thompson of Chic.
Robert Palmer died on September 26, 2003 in Paris, France, while staying at the Warwick de berri Hotel. The cause of death was of a heart attack. He was in Paris promoting his Drive CD which had been released in May of 2003. He was joined there by his longtime friend, Jack Bruce. He was survived by his parents, Anna and Leslie Palmer, his brother, Mark Palmer, and his children, James, Jane,
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Robert Palmer
English musician (1949–2003)
This article is about the English singer. For other people named Robert Palmer, see Robert Palmer.
Musical artist
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, his sartorial elegance, and his stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae, and blues. His 1986 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s".[1]
Having started in the music industry in the 1960s, including a spell with Vinegar Joe, Palmer found success in the 1980s, both in his solo career and with the Power Station, scoring Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom and the United States.[2][3] Three of his hit singles, including "Addicted to Love", featured music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan.[4]
Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performan
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