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Do You Wanna Dance? (ver. 1) by Bobby Freeman - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
"Do You Wanna Dance?" is a song written by Bobby Freeman, and recorded by him in 1958. It is also popular in a version performed by the Beach Boys, which was released in 1965, and in a version recorded by Bette Midler in 1972. According to several sources[who?], Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia recorded the guitar on the original Bobby Freeman version.[citation needed] "Do You Wanna Dance?" was a single released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard charts and was the highest charted Beach Boys song to feature Dennis Wilson on lead vocals. The B-side of this single was "Please Let Me Wonder". The song was also released on the band's 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!. Bobby Freeman (born June 13, 1940) is an African-American soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who recorded for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco, California. He is best.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
Bobby Freeman (born June 13, 1940) is an African-American soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who recorded for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco, California. He is best known for his 1958 hit "Do You Want To Dance?" and his 1964 Top Ten hit "C'mon and Swim". "Do You Want To Dance?" was covered later (as "Do You Wanna Dance") by Del Shannon, The Beach Boys, Bette Midler, John Lennon, Cliff Richard and the Ramones. "C'mon and Swim" was written and produced by twenty-year-old Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. In 1964, Bobby Freeman played nightly at the Condor Night Club in San Francisco where Carol Doda performed her topless Go-Go dancing shows. Freeman began his recording career at age 14 with the Romancers who recorded briefly on the Dootone label. At 17, he scored a hit with "Do You Want To Dance?" and appeared on the pop charts with various follow-ups through 1961. In 1964, he was back in the Top Ten with the dance-craze hit "C'mon and Swim", which reached #5. The craze had cooled by the time he released his follow-up "S-W-I-M", but he continued to tour widely over the next few years. Mainly supporting himself as a.
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