From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Sun Feb 17, 2002  2:18 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Bobby Lewis
 
BOBBY LEWIS

Born 17 February 1933, Indianapolis, Indiana

Bobby Lewis grew up in an orphanage, was adopted at the age of twelve
and went to live with his new family in Detroit. There he became friendly
with Jackie Wilson, whose manager introduced him to the head of Parrot
Records, for which label he recorded "My Love Is Solid as a Rock", his
first single (1956). In 1961 Jackie Wilson urged Bobby to go to New York,
where he was turned down by many record companies. His perseverance
paid off when he found Beltone Records. His first record for that label was
"Tossin' And Turnin'", which topped the Billboard charts for no less than
seven weeks, making it the number one single of 1961. The follow-up,
"One Track Mind" also made the Top 10 that same year (# 9). Two more
singles made the lower region of the Hot 100 before Lewis disappeared
from the chart forever.

"Tossin' And Turnin'" is on the CD "The Golden Age Of American Rock 'n'
Roll, Vol. 1" (Ace 289) and probably on several other compilations.