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Jimmy Roberts,
Singer (1954-1982)
Lawrence Welk's Tenor Singer Often
Sang Duets With Norma Zimmer
Jimmy
Roberts was a popular vocalist on the
Lawrence Welk Show from 1954 to 1982. Roberts was
born April 6, 1924 in Madisonville, KY. As a young
man, while pursuing a singing career, Roberts did a
stint as a GI, and worked in a auto plant in
Detroit. Moving to Southern California in the early
1950's, Roberts joined the show in 1954, a year before
its debut on ABC, and his smooth presence with his
delivery of songs such as "I Left My Heart In San
Francisco," and "My Old Kentucky Home," made him an
audience favorite. He also was paired with Norma
Zimmer in numerous numbers on the Welk Show.
Roberts died in 1999 after a long battle with
bone cancer, leaving behind a legacy of class,
character and good songs by "Gentleman Jim."
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