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Bobby Lester continued to sing lead for his own Moonglows group until he succumbed to complications of cancer in 1980, at the age of 49. [8] He was replaced by Billy McPhatter, son of Clyde McPhatter .
May 25, 2020 · Four months before his death at age 50 from cancer, Bobby Lester and his Moonglows (Gary Rodgers, Robert Ford, Billy "Brad" McPhatter) perform the group's 19...
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Issued in November of 1954. Different styles defined the Moonglows lead singers: Fuqua favored the uptempo R&B/rock numbers while Lester sung more of the rom...
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The Moonglows, American doo-wop vocal group that was one of the pioneering acts of rock and roll. The principal members were Bobby Lester (b. January 13, 1930, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.—d. October 15, 1980, Louisville), Harvey Fuqua (b. July 27, 1929, Louisville—d. July 6, 2010, Detroit,
May 29, 2020 · Original lead singer Bobby Lester and the Moonglows (Gary Rodgers, Robert Ford, Billy McPhatter) perform the group's classic 1955 hit, "Most Of All" at the B...
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Sep 21, 2020 · Bobby Lester was a tenor singer and the lead vocalist of the Moonglows, a doo-wop group that had hits like "Sincerely". He was born and died in Louisville, KY, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Among the most seminal R&B and doo wop groups of all time, the Moonglows' lineup featured some of the genre's greatest pure singers. The original lineup from Louisville included Bobby Lester, Harvey Fuqua, Alexander Graves, and Prentiss Barnes, with guitarist Billy Johnson.
