He was one of the great voices of rock. In fact, John Lennon was a huge fan of his vocal style. He died in 1988.
Most people remember him for "Pretty woman", a great # 1 song from 1964. It also came back big with the soundtrack of the movie by the same name. My favorite song was "Blue angel".
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