August 16, 1995(1995-08-16) (aged 39) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
R&B
soul
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
composer
musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
keyboards
piano
percussion
Years active
1975–1995
Formerly of
Switch
DeBarge
Musical artist
Robert Louis DeBarge Jr. (March 5, 1956 – August 16, 1995) was an American musician. He was the lead singer of the Motown R&B/soul vocal group Switch and was noted for his falsetto vocals. Later on, he served as both mentor and a co-producer of his siblings' band, DeBarge, eventually joining them to fill in for departing members El and Bunny. Personal problems, including substance abuse which eventually led to drug trafficking charges in 1988, plagued DeBarge in later years, taking focus away from his musical career. He contracted HIV in the 1980s, and died of AIDS complications in 1995 at age 39.[1][2]
^Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. March 3, 2008.
^Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 2, 1995.
DeBarge was introduced to heroin, which became his lifelong addiction. After his parents separated and divorced in the early 1970s, BobbyDeBarge and...
family matriarch Etterlene DeBarge". MLive.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2015. "Chance : Bobby and the Debarge Family Legacy". Chancellorfiles...
The DeBarge family is a family of rhythm and blues artists from Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1975, musician BobbyDeBarge left Grand Rapids to start the...
Side A. "What's Your Name" (BobbyDeBarge, Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 4:35 "Dance The Night Away" (Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 4:50 "You're So Gentle...
on the US Dance chart "El DeBarge". allmusic.com. "EL Debarge". grammy.com. November 23, 2020. "Robert David Louis DeBarge, Sr. (1932–2009) – Genealogy"...
Giovanni Debarge. Mark DeBarge lives in California according to mother Etterlene in an article about his family in Jet. with DeBarges The DeBarges (1981)...
Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 10, 1955) Robert "Bobby" DeBarge, Jr. (March 5, 1956 – August 16, 1995) Thomas "Tommy" DeBarge (September 6, 1957...
Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 10, 1955) is an American soul singer–songwriter and the lone female sibling of the Motown family group DeBarge. She was the...
Motown signed Randy, El, Bunny and Mark DeBarge to Motown where they had formed the DeBarges shortening it to DeBarge following the release of their first...
In a Special Way is the third studio album by American R&B group DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on September 24, 1983. It was recorded at Kendun Records...
One For Me" - (BobbyDeBarge, Elaine Brown, Phillip Ingram) 4:29 "Next To You" - (Greg Williams) 4:11 "Best Beat In Town" - (BobbyDeBarge) 4:48 "Calling...
movies, and starred in the TV One original films Media (2017) and The BobbyDeBarge Story (2019). In 2019, Kimble played a lead role opposite Chace Crawford...
Switch was formed with Phillip Ingram, Greg Williams, Jody Sims, BobbyDeBarge, Tommy DeBarge and Eddie Fluellen. Switch was signed to the Gordy subsidiary...
"Power to Dance" (BobbyDeBarge, Bunny DeBarge) "My Friend in the Sky" (BobbyDeBarge, Bunny DeBarge) "Don't Take My Love Away" (BobbyDeBarge) "Keep Movin'...
Sims, BobbyDeBarge, Phillip Ingram, Tommy DeBarge, T.C. Brown, Stanley Brown, Darnell Wyrick and Arnett Hayes. Williams, Sims and BobbyDeBarge and Darnell...
Champaign ILL. In addition, he starred as BobbyDeBarge's real-life manager Bernd Lichter in The BobbyDeBarge Story, a huge hit on TV One network. Borlenghi...
Baseball pitchers Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, El DeBarge, James DeBarge, and BobbyDeBarge, the male members of the singing group DeBarge Emilio Estevez and...
Ballroom". He was portrayed by Romeo Balentine in the 2019 TV One movie The BobbyDeBarge Story. Jermaine (1972) Come into My Life (1973) My Name Is Jermaine...
Diana Ross' brother Chico and a young David Gest. Jackson also dated BobbyDeBarge and was the inspiration for Switch's 1979 hit "I Call Your Name". Under...
Hambrick Recurring role 2018 Insecure Spyder 2 episodes 2019 The BobbyDeBarge Story BobbyDeBarge Lead role 2019–2020 DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders Elbone...
Clare Fischer Written/Produced by: El DeBarge Association Producer: BobbyDeBarge Rhythm Arrangement: El DeBarge, Benjamin F. Wright Engineer: Barney Perkins...
wrote the song for Donna Summer under the title "Fire Is the Feeling". BobbyDeBarge of American musical band Switch, La Toya's love interest at the time...
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