Robert Knight
Robert Knight
Top Songs
| 1 | Everlasting Love | ||
| 2 | Somebody's Baby | ||
| 3 | Love On a Mountaintop | ||
| 4 | Somewhere My Love | ||
| 5 | Free Me |
Albums
Jul 2008 • 2 songs
Feb 1978 • 2 songs
Mar 1976 • 2 songs
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- Motown/Soul Hits, Commercial-Free
About
Biography
Singer Robert Knight is destined to remain classified as a one-hit wonder, but what a hit -- his radiant 1967 blockbuster "Everlasting Love" endures among the finest soul records of its era. Born April 24, 1945, in Franklin, Tennessee, Knight first earned notice via the Paramounts, a harmony group he formed with schoolmates in 1959. Upon signing to the Dot label a year later, the quintet scored an R&B chart hit via 1961's "Free Me." When a series of follow-up efforts failed, the Paramounts dissolved, which prompted Dot to file a breach of contract lawsuit. The subsequent legal...