Robbie Dupree has been in the music scene since 1978 till now. The American singer is best known for his hit singles “Steal Away” and “Hot Rod Hearts.”
Dupree charmed so many of his fans with his smooth and gently soft vocal style in the ‘80s. His style and genre in music has been hugely influenced by classical soul artists like Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.
Robbie Dupree worked with several bands as well as famous artists like John Cafferty, David Pack, John Ford Coley, Jimmy Hall, and many others.
His most recent album was released in 2012 and his music is often used in network television shows, motion pictures, and sports events.
Biography of Robbie Dupree
Robbie Dupree was born Robert Dupuis on December 23, 1946, in Brooklyn, New York U.S. Robbie Dupree was raised in Brooklyn. The singer has not shared details about his family and early life with the public.
Robbie Dupree’s Net Worth
The all-time music star’s career has quite been full of success. This has increased his income and earnings. Even though his estimated net worth is not available at the moment, it is known that during his time he amassed quite a fortune through his music career as well as other endorsement deals.
Robbie Dupree’s Wife
The 77 year-old singer revealed in an interview that he was married with two kids but did not say the name of his wife and kids. He has kept his family and personal life away from the media’s scrutiny. There’s hardly a record of his past relationships.
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Here are 7 facts about Robbie Dupree
1. Robbie Dupree was nominated for a Grammy in 1980
In 1976, Dupree’s song when you’re down was given the American songwriting festival award for the best rhythm and blues song. Later in 1980, his songs steal away and hot rod hearts earned him a Grammy nomination for the best new artist. Unfortunately, he didn’t win that Grammy award but the nomination boosted his career.
2. His solo career
Robbie decided to go solo in 1978 after he moved to Los Angeles. His old friends, Rick Chudacoff and Peter Bunetta helped him produced his first solo song. His first album was self-titled and it had two top 10 singles. He then signed a contract with Elektra Records.
His second LP Street Corner Heroes was released in 1981 and the hit song Brooklyn girls topped out at No. 54 on the top singles survey.
He later had issues with his record company and so he took a hiatus until 1989 when he finally released his third album.
When his third album was released, it was not well received in the U.S. in 1993, he released walking on water, and in 1995, he released smoke and mirrors through a Japanese label.
His self-released live album featured Tony Levin and John Hall in 1998.
Before Robbie Dupree joined a band he released the single in God’s country in 2014 with a contribution from Christopher cross a soft rock icon.
In 2015, Dupree released the Anthology: 1998-2014.
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3. He used to be in a band
Robbie Dupree began performing occasionally with an Atlanta-based band called the Yacht Rock Revue but before that time, he used to be a member of the new world rising before they parted ways in 1971. He toured with the band in 2015 alongside the little river band, Stephen bishop, ambrosia, and also player.
In 2018, he appeared on the rock the Yacht 2018 tour with the same people again.
4. Robbie Dupree began his musical journey in Brooklyn
During his early days in his career, he began singing acapella on the street corners of the eastside in Brooklyn.
He mastered his skills as a guitarist as well as a harmonica player in the basement of his friend’s house.
5. His song ‘Steal Away’ has been performed on U.S Radio over 4 million times
Robbie Dupree’s hit song steal away has been played on U.S Radio over 4 million times. That is quite huge which makes it a classical hit. He has performed the song on every major music show on television.
6. He has released 11 albums in his career so far
Dupree has spent about four decades in his career and has released 11 albums so far. His latest album was released in 2012: Arc of a Romance. He has over 26 singles to his name. Robbie Dupree still enjoys performing either with his band or alone.
7. Robbie Dupree’s role models and musical icons
Aside from Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, Robbie Dupree had his music inspirations from other classical artists like Curtis Mayfield, Smokey Robinson, Paul Butterfield among others.
