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Bobby Charles

also recorded as Robert Guidry

real name Robert Charles Guidry

Abbeville, United States · 1938-02-21 – 2010-01-14

Bobby Charles is credited on 553 releases across 156 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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553

Credits

156

Albums

7

Decades active

236

In collections

Biography

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Singer and songwriter perhaps best known for writing the song "See You Later Alligator".
Born 21-Feb-1938 in Abbeville, LA, U.S.A.
Died 14-Jan-2010 in Abbeville, LA, U.S.A.

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Credited work

553 releases · 156 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Performance · 836
  • Production · 42
  • Other credits · 33

Studios: Winterland · The Village Recorder · Shangri-La, Malibu, CA · MGM Studios

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