Died On This Date (August 5, 2008) Robert Hazard / Wrote “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”
themusicsover Robert Hazard (Born Robert Rimato)
August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008
Robert Hazard was an American singer/songwriter who gained popularity during the New Wave period of the ’80s. His biggest mark on pop music was writing “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” which was made into a massive era-defining hit in 1983 by Cyndi Lauper. Hazard also had a couple of hits of his own with, “Escalator Of Life” and “Change Reaction.” A life long fan of country music, his final few albums were country. Hazard died on August 5, 2008, following surgery for pancreatic cancer.
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