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- Birth nameRobert Ira Gordon
- Robert Gordon was born on March 29, 1947 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Natural Born Killers (1994), Beetlejuice (1988) and Snakeskin (2001). He was married to Marylee. He died on October 18, 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMarylee(1995 - October 18, 2022) (his death)
- At the age of nine, he was greatly inspired by the Elvis Presley song "Heartbreak Hotel" playing on radio and decided to pursue a career as a rock and roll musician at that young age.
- He had suffered from leukemia prior to his death.
- Gordon's influences included Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Billy Lee Riley, Eddie Cochran and other notable rock 'n roll music artists of the period.
- He made his recording debut at age 17 in 1964 with a group called the Confidentials. The Confidentials, with Robert (called Bob at the time) as the singer, recorded the songs "Summertime," "Money," and "There is Something on Your Mind," among others on acetate phonograph discs.
- He was an American musician, best known as a neo-rockabilly singer.
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