Roland Kent LaVoie, known professionally as Lobo, was born on July 31, 1943, in
Tallahassee, Florida. He is an American singer-songwriter who began his musical
career in 1961 as a member of the local band The Rumours. In 1971, LaVoie
adopted the stage name Lobo and released his first single "Me and You and a Dog
Named Boo" under Big Tree Records, which reached number 5 in the US and number 4
in the UK by May. His debut album Introducing Lobo followed in the same year.
Subsequent albums included Of a Simple Man (1972), featuring the hit "I'd Love
You to Want Me", and Calumet (1973...