Never My Love - Music

Robert Knight Born Robert Peebles April 24 1945 – November 5 2017 Was An American Singer Best Known For The 1967 Recording Of The Song "Everlasting Love". Born In Franklin Tennessee Knight Made His Professional Vocal Debut With The Paramounts A Quintet Consisting Of School Friends. Signed To Dot Records In 1960 They Recorded "Free Me" In 1961 A US R&B Hit Single That Outsold A Rival Version By Johnny Preston. After This Initial Success Their Subsequent Releases Flopped Resulting In A Breakup Of The Group. They Also Broke Their Recording Contract With Dot And Were Prevented From Recording For  4 1⁄2 Years. Knight Attended Tennessee State University Where He Studied Chemistry And Sang With The Fairlanes A Vocal Trio. In 1967 After Knight Was Seen Performing With The Fairlanes In Nashville At A Vanderbilt University Fraternity He Was Offered A Contract As A Solo Artist By The Rising Sons Label. His First Recording "Everlasting Love" Written By Label Owners Buzz Cason And Mac Gayden Was A Success Reaching Number 14 On The US R&B Chart And 13 On The Billboard Hot 100. This Enduring Song Was An Even Bigger Success In The UK The Following Year When A Version By Love Affair Reached No. 1 Ironically Preventing Knight's Version From Progressing Further Than No. 40. Knight Scored Two Further Pop Hits At Home "Blessed Are The Lonely" And "Isn't It Lonely Together". In 1973/1974 Thanks To Heavy Rotation By Northern Soul Music Admiring Deejays He Hit The UK Singles Chart Again With The Re-Issue Of His Late 1968 Recording "Love On A Mountain Top" Reaching #10 In Early 1974 In The UK Singles Charts. The Song Was Also Written By Cason And Gayden. The Re-Issued "Everlasting Love" Went Even Higher In The UK In 1974 Reaching The Top 20. His Final UK Chart Record Was "Better Get Ready For Love" Which Reached #53 In May 1974. He Also Worked For Vanderbilt University As A Chemical Lab Technician A Chemistry Teacher And A Member Of The Grounds Crew. Knight Died At Home In Tennessee Aged 72. read less