Robert Palmer, musician, dies of heart attack

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[laker_dad]

Those ladies would surely give me a heart attack...

[dennisw]

Robert Palmer

	Man Addicted To Music

ROBERT PALMER DIES

Singer Robert Palmer has died in Paris of a heart attack at the age of 54, his manager has said.

The Yorkshire-born star was on a two-day break in the city with his partner Mary Ambrose after recording a TV appearance in the UK.

He was then due to head home to Switzerland, where he had lived for the past 16 years.

The singer was best known for his hit single Addicted To Love, which was remembered for its video which featured Palmer backed by a group of models.

Palmer, who was born in Batley on January 19, 1949, performed an eclectic range of material, fusing R&B, rock and reggae.

He worked with a number of groups and teamed with members of Duran Duran in The Power Station in the 1980s, as well as working as a solo artist.

Palmer had recorded links for a regional programme Yorkshire Television called My Kinda People shortly before going to Paris.

A spokesman for the company said: "At the moment no decision has been made regarding the future of the programme, as everyone's thoughts are with Robert's family and friends at this difficult time."

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Robert Palmer on stage

A LIFE ADDICTED TO MUSIC

Robert Palmer was born as Robert Alan Palmer in Batley, Yorkshire, England, on January 19 1949.

At the age of three, his parents moved to Malta where he grew up.

His main early influence was black music from Nat King Cole to Otis Redding.

Gifted musically, he learned to play the guitar, harmonica, bass and drums.

He returned to Britain at the age of 19 to sing with the Alan Bown Set.

A year later he joined Dada, a 12-piece, Stax-influenced soul group which soon changed its name to Vinegar Joe.

After three LPs with the band Palmer left to embark on a solo career.

He debuted in 1974 with Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, recorded with members of Little Feat and the Meters.

In 1978, two years after moving the Bahamas, he produced Double Fun which contained his first hit, Every Kinda People.

With 1979's self-produced Secrets, his music moved into more rock-oriented territory, as typified by the single Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor).

	Singer in reflective mood

Palmer's stylistic experimentation continued with 1980's Clues, a foray into synth-pop aided by Gary Numan and Talking Heads' Chris Frantz.

This collaboration yielded the club hit "Looking for Clues."

After 1983's Pride, Palmer teamed with the Duran Duran side project Power Station, scoring hits with the singles Some Like It Hot and Get It On.

After leaving the band prior to a planned tour, Palmer recorded the 1985 solo album Riptide, a sleek collection of guitar rock which scored a number one hit with Addicted to Love.

It was accompanied by the first of a string of videos featuring a bevy of beautiful women.

His follow-up, I Didn't Mean to Turn You On, reached number two in the charts, as did Simply Irresistible, the first single from his 1988 album Heavy Nova.

Sales of his music plummeted in the early 90's but he continued to enjoy a cult following.

Last Updated: 13:40 UK, Friday September 26, 2003

 

 

[EmmaPeel]

Such tragic news.

[sam_paine]

As God as my witness, I missed that thread.

Gal! They saying is: "With God as my witness...." Think bout it.

[Constitution Day]

Yep, I think Morrison was in Paris when he died.

[MrLeRoy]

Soon it seems we'll be hearing of Steve Miller's and Ric Ocasek's passing.

Bite your tongue!

[P.O.E.]

[Manic_Episode]

I accidentally saw him in concert in about 1980. He opened for The Kinks and I didn't know who he was until I recognized some songs. What a wild show. I had 23rd row main floor seats, but they put the soundboard there, so they replaced my seats with 2nd row! Then a punk rock chick threw up on my girlfriends shoe. Security guards had locked arms to hold back the crowd from rushing the stage, but one of them slipped and fell on the same puke and the crowd made it to the stage. Everyone was dancing on the 1st row seats until they collapsed, which then made my 2nd row 1st row. Got too wild after that so my girlfriend and I went up to the nosebleeds and cuddled. Fun time.

RIP RP

[Chad Fairbanks]

Yes he was. In a bathtub in Paris...

[AppyPappy]

Don't tell me you fell for that old "Jim Morrison is dead" legend.

[Harold Hill]

Who?

[Hatteras]

Gal! They saying is: "With God as my witness...." Think bout it.

To those of us that enjoyed WKRP, we know exactly what Gal was thinking about. It's part of a classic Mr. Carlson quote you turkey!

[Constitution Day]

Don't tell me you fell for that old "Jim Morrison is dead" legend.

I was a huge Doors fan when I was younger, and used to believe he might be alive.
Now I just don't really care one way or the other.

[Constitution Day]

Ah yeah, that's right. Now I remember.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Thanks. I just got through reading that thread. The posts had me laughing as I recalled many of those same episodes. Now that was a truly diverse cast of characters, unlike the PC 'diversity' of today.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

"This is Les Nessman saying, 'This is Les Nessman'". ;^)

[JustAnAmerican]

What I find truly amazing in all the deaths of late is that people seem to be dying a lot younger now. One would think with all the exercise,lowfat/lowcarb,only eat things that are good for you, world we live in now, we would live longer. The previous generation to mine Smoked, drank, ate all the "Wrong foods" and just generally did everything we are told you are not supposed to do.

But yet they lived to be 80+. Seems the only thing that these low carb/fat lots of exercise crazes do is make the folks pushing them rich, and the rest of us die young. When that final day comes I can guarantee you will not remember all the food you did not eat, all the exercises you did not do or all the fun you did not have. My moto, have fun, do some exercise and watch all the craze followers die off young and be miserable for the rest of their lives.

[Thinkin' Gal]

It's part of a classic Mr. Carlson quote you turkey!

LOL, nice touch with the turkey reference.