40th Anniversary of Death of Bobby Bloom

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Bobby Bloom died 40 years ago (Feb 28, 1974) of a gun shot to the head. He was 28 when he died.

Bobby left us with the one hit wonder

Montego Bay

 

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Didn't really know who he was, but as soon as I played the song I recognized it. Catchy Song.
 

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My Dad had Montego Bay on 45. I listened to it a lot. For me, it was the genesis for seeking out more calypso sounding music.

He was also a co-writer for the much covered "Mony, Mony"

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