Singer/songwriter Lobo was born as Roland Kent LaVoie on July 31, 1943 in Tallahassee, Florida. One of seven children, Lobo was raised by his mother in Winter Haven, Florida. His father was a big band guitar player. Lobo joined the band the Rumors in 1961. He attended both St. Petersburg Junior College and the University of South Florida. In 1964 he joined the group the Suger Beats. Other bands Lobo was a member of in his salad days were US Male and Me and the Other Guys. In 1969 Lobo recorded "Happy Days in New York City/My Friend is Here,"...