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Bobby Bloom

 
Artist: Bobby Bloom
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Performed Songs By:

Jeff Barry

Worked With:

Alesia Butler, Elvin Wonder, Bob Mitchell, Gatemouth Moore, Rene Bloch, Mack Johnson, Delmar Evans, Big Jim Wynn, Doug Wintz, Edgar Willis, Willie Webb, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Clifford Solomon, Curt Sletten, Melvin Moore, Jackie Kelso, Chris Jenkins, Zaven Jambazian, Little Willie Jackson, John Ewing, Louis Jordan, Joe Liggins, Johnny Otis

Formal Connection With:

Jeff Berry
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  • Died: February 28, 1974
  • Active: '60s, '70s
  • Genres: Rhythm & Blues
  • Instrument: Engineer, Producer, Vocals
  • Representative Albums: "Where Are We Going," "The Bobby Bloom Album," "Montego Bay"

Biography

Remembered most for his sweet, bubbly 1970 album Montego Bay, Bobby Bloom also played a role as a songwriter and entrepreneur connected to the Kama Sutra/Buddah group of labels. He did engineering work for a number of artists, including Louis Jordan and Shuggie Otis. He formed a producing/songwriting partnership with Jeff Barry that included working on a late Monkees album. Early solo projects include Love Don't Let Me Down and Count on Me, but his break came with Montego Bay. All of the recordings that followed it employed its successful formula of pop, calypso, and rock. They include Heavy Makes You Happy and the Bobby Bloom Album, which was produced by Barry. Toward the end of his life, Bloom suffered from depression and was killed in an accidental shooting on February 28, 1974. ~ Stacia Proefrock, All Music Guide
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Bobby Bloom
Birth name Robert Bloom
Born 1945
Died February 28, 1974
Genre(s) Pop, calypso, rock
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active Early 1960s-1974
Label(s) Polydor
Buddah
Kama Sutra
L&R

Robert "Bobby" Bloom (1945[1] – February 28, 1974[2]) was an American[1] singer-songwriter. He is known best for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970 song, "Montego Bay," which was co-written with and produced by Jeff Barry.

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Biography

In the early 1960s, Bloom had been a member of the doo-wop group, The Imaginations, and sang lead on "Wait A Little Longer, Son." Bloom received a big break in 1969 when he was awarded a contract to write and record a jingle for Pepsi, paving the way for his later success with "Montego Bay." Bloom also played a role as a songwriter connected to the Kama Sutra/Buddah group of labels.[3] He also co-wrote the song "Mony Mony".

Bloom undertook sound engineer work for a number of musicians, including Louis Jordan and Shuggie Otis.[3] Bloom often recorded demos of his songs at the recording studio of MAP City Records, owned by friends Peter Anders and Vincent Poncia Jr., with chief engineer Peter H. Rosen[4] at the controls. Early solo projects included "Love Don't Let Me Down" and "Count on Me."[3]

After his success with "Montego Bay" in 1971, all of the recordings that followed employed its successful formula of pop, calypso, and rock. These included "Heavy Makes You Happy", "Where Are We Going" and The Bobby Bloom Album, which was produced by Barry.[3]

Towards the end of his short life, Bloom suffered from depression.[3] Bloom was killed on February 28, 1974, at the age of 28 after charging into a room in a fight over a girl, and was accidentally shot in a scuffle with a man who was never identified. Jeff Barry was surprised to find out afterwards that he was the sole beneficiary of Bloom's life insurance policy.[5]

Discography

Albums

The Bobby Bloom Album was released in 1970, reached #126 in the U.S. Billboard 200 chart,[6] and contained the following tracks:

  1. "Careful Not to Break the Spell"
  2. "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)"
  3. "Try a Little Harder"
  4. "Oh, I Wish You Knew"
  5. "Fanta"
  6. "Heidi"
  7. "This Thing I've Gotten Into"
  8. "A Little on the Heavy Side"
  9. "Brighten Your Flame"
  10. "Give 'Em a Hand"
  11. "Montego Bay"

Singles

  • "Montego Bay" (1970) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #8, UK #3
  • "Heavy Makes You Happy" (1970) - UK #31
  • "Where Are We Going" (1971) - U.S. #84

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 64. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ Thedeadrockstars.com - accessed July 2009
  3. ^ a b c d e "Biography by Stacia Proefrock". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fpftxqr5ldhe~T1. Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  4. ^ Peter H. Rosen Creativity.net
  5. ^ Bubblegum-music.com
  6. ^ "Allmusic ((( Bobby Bloom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fpftxqr5ldhe~T50. 
  7. ^ "Allmusic ((( Bobby Bloom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fpftxqr5ldhe~T51. 

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