Robert Gordon, a rockabilly devotee and singer whose band the Tuff Darts was a staple of New York City’s CBGB and Max’s Kansas City punk scene of the 1970s, died today at 75
reads. “We liked working with Robert and will miss his powerful baritone vocal as well as his focused dedication to his music.”set up by his family says Gordon has been battling an aggressive form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Born in Bethesda, Maryland, Gordon developed an early affinity with such pioneering rockers of the 1950s as Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Elvis Presley, and would later model both his musical approach and visual style on those heroes.
Gordon teamed up with the great “Rumble” rock guitarist Link Wray in the late 1970s – their 1978 albumincluded an early recording of Bruce Springsteen’s song “Fire,” with Springsteen himself on keyboards. In the 1980s and ’90s Gordon often performed with guitarists Danny Gatton and Chris Spedding. Gordon and Spedding reconnected in 2005 and toured Europe; their upcoming album, Gordon appeared in and produced the soundtrack for 1981’sMust Read Stories
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