Born in Santa Monica, California on July 22, 1943, Bobby Sherman was an actor and singer who became one of the most popular teen idols of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He began his musical career in 1962 when actor Sal Mineo wrote two songs for him to record. Bobby Sherman eventually signed with an agent and joined the cast of the music-based TV show Shindig! He landed a record deal with Decca Records and released several singles in 1964 and 1965 before moving over to the Cameo/Parkway label for a pair of singles. While his singing career was slowly moving forward, he moved into acting and joined the cast of the TV series Here Come the Brides in 1968. He quickly became one of the most popular actors on TV, which helped to boost his singing career, and he scored a number 3 hit with “Little Woman” in 1969. Bobby Sherman became a popular teen idol and scored a series of hit singles over the next two years: “La La La (If I Had You)” (number 9), “Easy Come, Easy Go” (number 9), “Hey, Mister Sun” (number 24), “Julie, Do Ya Love Me” (number 5), “Cried Like a Baby” (number 16), and “The Drum” (number 29). He also released four albums that landed in the Top 20: Bobby Sherman (1969), Here Comes Bobby (1970), With Love, Bobby (1970), and Christmas Album (1970). However, after several years in the limelight, his audience moved on to artists like David Cassidy and Bobby Sherman’s popularity began to fade. In the mid-1970s, he left the entertainment industry and eventually began working with the Los Angeles Police Department, working as a reserve police officer and paramedic. He retired in 2010. Bobby Sherman died from kidney cancer on June 24, 2025, at the age of 81.
