40 Years Ago: Robert Palmer Finds His Groove With 'Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley'
Long before he became the sharp-dressed star of a series of sleek MTV-era videos, Robert Palmer was an R&B savant.
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Why Robert Palmer Kept Mixing Things Up With 'Secrets'
Five years in, he'd already covered more musical ground than many artists travel in a lifetime.
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He's chiefly known for a string of big '80s hits, but Robert Palmer's music was always about more than the grinding riffs and thunderous beats of 'Addicted to Love' and 'Simply Irresistible.'