Jr. Robert Lawrence Welch Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Bob Welch, a native of Los Angeles, California, was a guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He formed the British rock group Paris in 1976 and scored his biggest hit with "Sentimental Lady", which reached No. 8 on the Billboard chart in 1977 and his second biggest was "Ebony Eyes" in 1978. His other singles included "Precious...
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States Naval Academy, Harvard Law School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Wendy Welch
Parents
Templeton Fox, Robert L. Welch
Awards
American League Cy Young Award
Music Groups
Fleetwood Mac, Paris
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
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Was found by his wife Wendy with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest; a suicide note had been left behind.
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Fell out with his former bandmates after suing the group in 1994 for unpaid royalties, this led to his exclusion from the group's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 1998.
His 1977 album "French Kiss" went platinum (shipped 1 million units).
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Most famous for his song, "Sentimental Lady", which originally was recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1972 and then rerecorded by Welch as a solo act in 1977. "Sentimental Lady" reached #8 in the U.S. charts, remaining in the Billboard Top 20 for months.