Rocky Roberts
Known for Acting · 6 credits
- Born
- 1941-08-23
- Died
- 2005-01-14
- Place of birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Roberts
Biography
Rocky Roberts (born Charles Roberts, Tanner, August 23, 1940 – Rome, January 13, 2005) was an American-born Italian rhythm and blues singer.
Born in Alabama, Roberts served in the United States Navy and was a Navy champion boxer. He first got interested in singing after listening to a country-oriented musician named Doug Fowlkes, whose band the Airdales (US-navy slang for Navy pilots) used to perform on the ship where Roberts was stationed. Fowlkes, impressed by Roberts' voice, eventually agreed to let him sit in with the band.
Roberts won a singing competition while on shore leave in Juan-les-Pins, France, and chose to stay in Europe after retiring from the Navy in 1962.
Roberts had a stint in France performing at ORTF television show Les raisins verts, and achieved some success with an early version of "T-Bird" and "Monkiss".
In 1965 Renzo Arbore and Gianni Boncompagni invited Roberts to Rome to record the theme of their Radio Show, Bandiera Gialla. The song, "T-Bird", was a hit in the Italian charts and Roberts settled in Rome.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (5)
About Rocky Roberts
Rocky Roberts (born Charles Roberts, Tanner, August 23, 1940 – Rome, January 13, 2005) was an American-born Italian rhythm and blues singer. Born in Alabama, Roberts served in the United States Navy and was a Navy champion boxer. He first got interested in singing after listening to a country-oriented musician named Doug Fowlkes, whose band the Airdales (US-navy slang for Navy pilots) used to perform on the ship where Roberts was stationed. Fowlkes, impressed by Roberts' voice, eventually agreed to let him sit in with the band. Roberts won a s… With 6 credits spanning from 1956 to 1969, Rocky Roberts has appeared in 5 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Rocky Roberts Movies
- Tonight I'll Throw Me (1967) — as Self
- The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)
- Una ragazza tutta d'oro (1967) — as himself
- Il ragazzo che sorride (1969) — as Rocky
- I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla (1967)
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