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Biography
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Rockin' Robin Roberts
Real name: Lawrence Fewell Roberts II
Effective period / Period of releases: 1961 - 1963
Credited as the first person to record Richard Berry's "Louie Louie" with the rock and roll arrangement later made famous by the Kingsmen.Born: November 23, 1940 New York City, New York, USA.
Died: in an automobile accident in San Mateo, California, on December 22, 1967 at the age of 27.