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Musician Robert Knight, best known for 'Everlasting Love,' dies at 72

Singer/ Songwriter Robert Knight performs at Music City Roots: Night Train To Nashville 10th Anniversary in Liberty Hall at The Factory on July 30, 2014 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum)

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Singer/ Songwriter Robert Knight performs at Music City Roots: Night Train To Nashville 10th Anniversary in Liberty Hall at The Factory on July 30, 2014 in Franklin, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for The Country Music Hall Of Fame And Museum)
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Nov 6, 2017

Singer Robert Knight, best known for recording the original version of "Everlasting Love" in 1967, has died, according to The Tennessean. He was 72 years old.

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The newspaper reported Knight died “after a short illness.”

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