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  2. Bobby DeBarge - Wikipedia

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    At 15, DeBarge was introduced to heroin, which became his lifelong addiction. After his parents separated and divorced in the early 1970s, Bobby DeBarge and his family relocated to Grand Rapids. A talented instrumentalist and vocalist, he began playing in local bands, along with his younger brother Tommy. [4]

  3. DeBarge - Wikipedia

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    Drug abuse has also brought various tragedies and setbacks over the years: Bobby DeBarge died at a hospice in Grand Rapids after contracting AIDS, following years of heroin addiction; Tommy DeBarge, who also suffered from drug addiction, was on kidney dialysis but sometimes performed with surviving members of Switch and with his family up to ...

  4. DeBarge family - Wikipedia

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    In 1981 Bobby and his brother Tommy left Switch and started to mentor their younger siblings in the group DeBarge. [9] Although he remained a collaborator with his brothers and sister, Bobby struggled with personal problems that ended his career. It's Not Over, his only solo project, was released in 1996 following his death in 1995 at the age ...

  5. Tommy DeBarge, member of R&B group ‘Switch,’ is dead at 64

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    Tommy DeBarge, the musician who was a member of the famed DeBarge family, has died as confirmed by family members The post Tommy DeBarge, member of R&B group ‘Switch,’ is dead at 64 appeared ...

  6. Gospel Singer Etterlene DeBarge Dead at 88 - AOL

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    The DeBarge family matriarch died ‘peacefully in her sleep,’ her oldest daughter said.

  7. Switch (band) - Wikipedia

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    Former lead singer Bobby DeBarge died of AIDS-related complications in Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 16, 1995, at the age of 39. Switch has since reunited, featuring original members founder/leader Williams, Fluellen, Ingram, original sessions/on-stage guitarist Michael McGloiry, new lead vocalist Akili Nickson and drummer Tefere Hazy.

  8. Etterlene DeBarge - Wikipedia

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    Etterlene Louise Rodriguez (previously DeBarge, née Abney; October 13, 1935 – February 16, 2024) was an American gospel singer, songwriter, and the matriarch of the American R&B/soul vocal group DeBarge.

  9. Bill Byrge, Who Played Bobby in ‘Ernest’ Movies, Dies at 92

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    Bill Byrge, an actor who appeared in many of the “Ernest” comedy films as “Bobby,” died on Thursday at the age of 92 in Nashville, Tenn. Byrge’s cousin, Sharon Chapman, confirmed his ...