Bobby Lewis, the singer of 1961 hit song "Tossin' and Turnin'," died on April 28, at the age of 95. The news was confirmed on June 13.
Billboard reports that Lewis suffered pneumonia before his passing. He is survived by three children, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The news was initially reported but not widely circulated in late April. Lewis' granddaughter Sabreen LaRae Simmons confirmed the news on Facebook.
Lewis was born in 1925 in Indianapolis. He grew up in an orphanage and ran away from his Detroit foster home at age 14.
He was convinced by singer-songwriter Ritchie Adams to record 1960's "Tossin' & Turnin'." T he song hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart on July 10, 1960, staying there for seven weeks. In 2018, it landed at No. 36 on Billboard's all-time Hot 100.
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