Bobby Freeman is 74 years old today. A soul singer and songwriter from San Francisco, Freeman is 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 label, Cmon and Swim. Do You Want To Dance? was covered later (as Do You Wanna Dance) by Del Shannon, The Beach Boys, Bette Midler, John Lennon, Cliff Richard, The Mamas & The Papas and the Ramones. Cmon and Swim was written and produced by 20 year-old Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. Freeman began his recording career at age 14 with the Romancers, who recorded briefly on the Dootone label. At 17, he scored a hit with Do You Want To Dance? and appeared on the pop charts with various follow-ups through 1961. In 1964, he was back in the Top Ten with the dance-craze hit Cmon and Swim. In 1964, Bobby Freeman played nightly at the Condor Night Club in San Francisco where Carol Doda performed her topless Go-Go dancing shows. He has mainly supported himself through the years as a singer in clubs. He has performed at the Bay Area Music (Bammy) Awards in recent years. Here, Freeman performs “C’mon and Swim.”
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:35:43 +0000
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