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magazine voted Palmer the best-dressed rock star for 1990.
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1623:"Addicted to Love: fashion's favourite video for 30 years"
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1943:. pp. 28–29 – via robert-palmer.over-blog.com.
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1918:New Robert Palimer Live BBC Concert CD
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1032:Palmer met Sue, his future wife, at
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3132:Naturalised citizens of Switzerland
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2109:Parales, Jon (27 September 2003).
2016:MTV.com. Retrieved 5 December 2011
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2377:Some People Can Do What They Like
2041:Kovats, Tom (23 September 2014).
1959:The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
1388:Some People Can Do What They Like
1278:Best Stage Performance in a Video
1212:Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
1168:Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male
516:Some People Can Do What They Like
3122:The Power Station (band) members
2361:Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
2257:"Pollstar Awards Archive - 1986"
1975:British Hit Singles & Albums
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1372:Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
1330:Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
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402:In 1970, he joined the 12-piece
374:Scarborough High School for Boys
310:Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
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3013:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
2645:You Can Have It (Take My Heart)
2259:. 20 March 2017. Archived from
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316:. He was also nominated by the
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2533:The Very Best of Robert Palmer
2088:Robert Palmer - Last Interview
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3077:British blues rock musicians
2673:I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
2138:"Robert Palmer dies aged 54"
1744:Marlowe, Gary (3 May 2021).
1652:BRITs Profile: Robert Palmer
1342:Small Hall Tour of the Year
1314:I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
871:I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
519:, Palmer decided to move to
450:1974–1978: Early solo career
370:Scarborough, North Yorkshire
16:English musician (1949–2003)
2631:Some Guys Have All the Luck
2014:1986 MTV Video Music Awards
1898:Robert-palmer.over-blog.com
1780:"Singer Robert Palmer dies"
1518:"Obituaries: Robert Palmer"
848:1986 MTV Video Music Awards
656:Some Guys Have All the Luck
337:Palmer was born in 1949 in
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1855:The Great Rock Discography
1853:Strong, Martin C. (2014).
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1288:Best Overall Performance
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382:Scarborough Evening News
322:British Male Solo Artist
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2957:Get It On (Bang a Gong)
2603:Can We Still Be Friends
2167:"ASCAP Awards Ceremony"
2028:NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
1972:Roberts, David (2006).
1880:NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
1589:Roberts, David (1998).
1553:Roberts, David (2006).
783:Get It On (Bang a Gong)
471:and the funk fusion of
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3047:Robert Palmer (singer)
2722:It Could Happen to You
1671:Profile: Robert Palmer
1239:MTV Video Music Awards
1162:Bad Case of Loving You
1109:ASCAP Pop Music Awards
1079:Awards and nominations
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333:1964–1973: Early bands
50:Background information
2192:Worldradiohistory.com
2026:Tobler, John (1992).
1878:Tobler, John (1992).
1527:. 27 September 2003.
1123:Most Performed Songs
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440:Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies
363:American Forces Radio
314:MTV Video Music Award
218:Susan Eileen Thatcher
3107:Grammy Award winners
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2694:Early in the Morning
2638:You Are in My System
2549:20th Century Masters
2525:Addictions: Volume 2
2517:Addictions: Volume 1
2310:Complete discography
2144:. 26 September 2003.
2098:– via YouTube.
1933:Thomas, Pat (1986).
1657:23 June 2014 at the
861:Another single from
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231: 1971;
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2687:Simply Irresistible
2589:Best of Both Worlds
2220:. 23 November 2020.
1593:Guinness Rockopedia
1524:The Daily Telegraph
1228:Simply Irresistible
1138:Simply Irresistible
1059:Palmer died from a
900:Simply Irresistible
886:Lugano, Switzerland
788:Saturday Night Live
749:and Palmer to form
248:Robert Allen Palmer
60:Robert Allen Palmer
3137:People from Lugano
3112:People from Batley
3003:Average White Band
2903:Michael Des Barres
2652:Discipline of Love
2582:Every Kinda People
2492:Live at the Apollo
2457:Rhythm & Blues
2116:The New York Times
1961:. Billboard Books.
1935:"Bob's Your Uncle"
1476:Rhythm & Blues
1202:Record of the Year
884:, Palmer moved to
797:Michael Des Barres
704:Hammersmith Palais
564:Every Kinda People
536:, a collection of
347:naval intelligence
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2872:The Power Station
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2830:The Power Station
2624:Looking for Clues
2610:Not a Second Time
2263:on 20 March 2017.
1864:978-1-84195-017-4
1721:Independent.co.uk
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1256:Video of the Year
918:-winning musical
751:The Power Station
723:the Power Station
643:Looking for Clues
550:You Really Got Me
393:the Alan Bown Set
295:The Power Station
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