Robert Palmer (British singer)

:For the American author and blues producer by the same name, see Robert Palmer (author/producer).

1996-2003: Late solo work and the blues

The next few years saw more touring and more compilations; the next release of new material, Rhythm and Blues (1999) contained a mixture of Little Feat influenced songs, rock, and pop.

Related Topics:
Rhythm and Blues - 1999

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His final release, Drive (2003), was critically hailed as his grittiest and most heartfelt album of his career. Inspired by a previous collaboration with Carl Carlton on a Robert Johnson tribute album, Drive featured covers of fifteen blues standards, plus the original track "Lucky". He also conducted smaller scale tours, mostly around the lucrative casino circuit.

Related Topics:
Drive - 2003 - Carl Carlton - Robert Johnson - Blues

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Palmer, who made his home in Lugano, Switzerland for the past 15 years, died in Paris, France of a heart attack at the age of 54. He is interred at the cemetery in Lugano. With Thompson's death later that year and Edwards' back in 1996, three members of the Power Station team that helped propel Palmer to his biggest success have met untimely ends.

Related Topics:
Lugano - Switzerland - Paris - France - Heart attack

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