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Bobby Bloom (1946 - February 28, 1974) was an American singer-songwriter. He is known best for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970 song "Montego Bay," which was co-written and produced by Jeff Barry. In the early 1960s, Bloom had been a member of the doo-wop group, The Imaginations. He received a big break in 1969 when he was awarded a contract to write and record a jingle for Pepsi, paving the way for his later success with "Montego Bay." He also played a role as a songwriter for the Kama Su
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- United States
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Record label
- Polydor
- Image
- Bobby Bloom.png
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- date of death
- 1974-02-28
- date of birth
- 1946-01-15
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- name in native language
- Bobby Bloom
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- birth name
- Robert Bloom
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