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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]
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 ...
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.
The DeBarge family is a family of rhythm and blues artists from Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1975, musician Bobby DeBarge left Grand Rapids to start the funk - soul band Switch , which first went by the name First Class.
Robert and Etterlene DeBarge had ten children during their 21-year marriage: Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 10, 1955) Robert "Bobby" DeBarge, Jr. (March 5, 1956 – August 16, 1995) Thomas "Tommy" DeBarge (September 6, 1957 – October 21, 2021) William "Randy" DeBarge (born August 6, 1958) Mark "Marty" DeBarge (born June 19, 1959)
May 26 - Character actor Tony Azito dies of HIV/AIDS, in Manhattan, New York City, at age 46. [141] August 16 - Singer and musician Bobby DeBarge dies of AIDS complications at age 39. Oakland, California resident Jeff Getty becomes the first person to receive a bone marrow transplant from a baboon as an experimental procedure to treat his HIV ...
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 ...
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