Robert Palmer Picture and Photo Gallery:

Refined and sophisticated, Robert Palmer was known for the kind of rock-tinged blue-eyed soul that made 70s and 80s audiences fall in love with him. Born January 19, 1949, in Batley, Yorkshire, England, Palmer didn't take up music seriously until he was in his early twenties when he played in such British rock bands as Dada, Vinegar Joe, and the Alan Bown Band.