Bobby Wade
Bobby Wade
Top Songs
| 1 | Can't You Hear Me Calling | ||
| 2 | They Call It Stormy Monday | ||
| 3 | Four Walls and A Window | ||
| 4 | Down Here On The Ground | ||
| 5 | I'm In Love With You |
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Biography
Though not from Cleveland, OH, aficionados of C-Town-based music have adopted Bobby Wade as a native son. The classy singer was born in Meadville, PA, on May 19, 1942, and developed a love for soul music, listening to Porky Chadwick, an R&B DJ out of Pittsburgh. Meadville's African-American population was small and the city had little to offer in the way of soul. At 14 he started singing with the Cootie Harris Jazz Quintet, a local outfit, and still found time for school and to help his father build the family home where his mom still lives. He sang with the band until graduat...