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- 1942-10-22
- Active to
- 1966-07-18
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Bobby Fuller (October 22, 1942 – July 18, 1966) was an American rock singer and guitar player best known for his classic "I Fought the Law". Born in Baytown, Texas, Robert Gaston Fuller spent most of his youth in El Paso, Texas, where he idolized Buddy Holly, a fellow West Texan. He played in clubs, bars, and recorded on independent record labels in Texas, with a constantly-changing line-up, during the early 1960s. The only constant band members were Bobby himself (on vocals and guitar), and hi
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Family name
- Fuller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Baytown
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Educated at
- University of North Texas
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Liberty Records
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1942-10-22
- date of death
- 1966-07-18
- cause of death
- asphyxia
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- end of work period
- 1966-00-00
- member of
- The Bobby Fuller Four
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