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I'm a Bobby Martin fan myself, I have a big collection of over three hundred songs that Bobby Martin wrote, arranged and produced. I don't have all of his records and songs, but I have quite a few. I can see where Bobby Martin had often produced and arranged the same albums, or songs and CDs. I know a thing or two about the legendary grammy award winning R&B producer named Bobby Martin, and I know that he was a maestro composer, conductor, arranger and producer. He's an African American celebrity that is famous and known for his outstanding and spectacular music productions. He's a legend and icon in the music industry. This same music producer named Bobby Martin is indeed the most famous of all Bobby Martins around the world. He was well known around Hollywood California in the late 1970's. Bobby Martin was well known and well respected as being the top R&B producer in the music industry, while working out of A&M records along with producer Quincy Jones. This had all happened in the 1970s before Quincy Jones went on to become super famous, and due to his success he had with Michael Jackson as a solo artist. However, about four years before Quincy Jones recorded Michael Jackson as a solo artist, Bobby Martin had already gone platinum with Michael Jackson in the year 1976. Bobby Martin composed and arranged the music on The Jacksons hit singles Enjoy Yourself and Show You The Way To Go. Anything that Bobby Martin touched would turn to gold. Hit songs like Me And Mrs. Jones, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine by Lou Rawls and so many More. Bobby Martin had been producing hit after hit song since the late 1950's. Today it appears that other producers have tried to steal Bobby Martins identity or take credit for his songs and arrangements. Bobby Martin is said to be the one and only founder of R&B music. Bobby Martin success in the music industry dates back to the early 1950's, he played in an famous R&B group named Lynn Hope or Lynn Hope Orchestra. Bobby Martin recorded more than a few records with the group. However, his biggest success was in the late 1950's and up until 1960 when he discovered singer Patti LaBelle. Bobby Martin had arranged and produced several hit records by the year 1960, yet Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells gave Bobby Martin one of the biggest names in the music industry. Bobby Martin aka (Robert L. Martin) produced, wrote and arranged all of Patti LaBelles songs on her first album. Bobby Martin himself had invented a new sound, which would later be named the Philadelphia sound. Long before producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff jumped on board, Bobby Martin had already produced a tun of hit records in Philadelphia. The Biggest hit song that came out of Philadelphia was a song called Kiss And Say Goodbye, Bobby Martin produced this song in 1976 for The Manhattans after he finished up his sessions with The Jacksons in the same year. Clive Davis chose Bobby Martin alone to produce the album and The song kiss And say Goodbye broke the second biggest record in music history. The song went double platinum, and Bobby Martin was well known for being the worlds top R&B producer. Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff used Bobby Martin to produce or arrange all of their best songs. Bobby Martin then went on to sign with Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Warner Bros., and so many others. Bobby Martin had even a greater success and track record than any of the producers signed with Motown in the late 1970's. Bobby Martin had offers coming at him left and right to sign or record music with so many different record labels. After winning a grammy for the Soul Train theme song (T.S.O.P.), Bobby Martin went on to produce Philadelphia International Records hit song K-Jee. This lead him to win the top Grammy of the year, for a production he did on the group MFSB. Bobby Martin was not only the producer of MFSB, he was the bandleader, conductor and head arranger as well. Bobby Martin is a very successful, wealthy and powerful icon in the music industry today. He is indeed famous and he is known as a celebrity producer and legend in the music industry. There are other famous music producers that have invented similar sounds to the Bobby Martin sound, some have even claimed to have produced Bobby Martins music. One thing I can say about that, is that there is only one Bobby Martin and he is like no others. Bobby Martin is indeed famous, he is the one and only Granddaddy of R&B music, and his discography of songs that he produced or wrote is too long to list in one paragraph. You would need a book to list all of the songs that Bobby Martin recorded, I say this because I tried to count them myself one night, I stayed up that whole night trying to count. All I can say is that this guy needs to be crowned king or something. Bobby Martin in my opinion, is the top producer in the world, he is amazing. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise, he's worked with all kinds of famous singers and celebrities. I had the privilege of meeting him in person at an event that was held in Beverly Hills California in 2011, I took a picture with him as well. He was honored on stage that night, and it was an honor to meet him in person.

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I can answer the question about Bobby Martin and Producer Bobby Martin. I myself, was looking for Bobby Martin (The Famous Music Producer) and I couldn't find him on the internet until I searched for Producer Bobby Martin, yet his name is Bobby Martin. The famous music producer named Bobby Martin doesn't pop up enough on the internet when you search for him under his name (Bobby Martin). A lot of people are truly concerned and others are asking questions about Bobby Martin. Some have asked if he's alive and well, others are wondering if there is a conspiracy of some kind that keeps the internet from placing Bobby Martin where he should be on the web. I know that Bobby Martin is a famous music producer that recorded tuns of famous recording artists, but I can't even find Bobby Martin on google or in wikipedia. I think that someone is being cruel or unfair to this legend and icon. Bobby Martin isn't just another common person, he's accomplished more than most of the famous music producers that are well known around the world. Many of us are asking what the real hold up could be, or maybe there is something suspicious about the internets accuracy. They really messed up this time because Bobby Martin can easily prove who he is and what he's accomplished as a Grammy winner, as a celebrity and as an icon. Someone else or something else is responsible for messing things up online. Wikipedia should have it's own page for Bobby Martin (The Legendary Arranger/Producer), "he's famous." Bobby Martin should literally be popping up all over the place, especially on google! He is known all over the world for his music productions, he's from Philadelphia just like "The Fresh Prince" (Will Smith). I searched on google for Bobby Martin and only one or two articles or photos popped up, but when I fished around I found Bobby Martin. The question everyone asks, is "why doesn't he pop up when you search under the name Bobby Martin." Bobby Martin has a real big name in the music business, even amongst younger producers that are well known. Bobby Martin is a celebrity that could have his own famous star made in Hollywood if he wanted. I think that this is all very wrong and it must be fixed, and this is why people just assume that Bobby Martin has changed his name or something. Google is supposed to know who's who, they usually stay on top of everything. You shouldn't have to type in producer Bobby Martin, he should be popping up all over the place when you search for the name Bobby Martin. This is almost criminal, especially for someone that's alive and well and active in the year 2011. Bobby Martin is a big part of our American music history!

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Bobby Martin (the famous music producer) resides in Beverly Hills California. I've seen pictures of Bobby Martin online. He's a tall African American and he's an older gentleman, he's one of a kind. Bobby Martin gave us The Sound of Philadelphia, and he was the sound of the sixties and seventies. I even saw him talking in a you tube video. He looks like he could be little stiff or something, but don't let his age fool you. Bobby Martin can still produce music, play instruments, compose and arrange charts. He is not a football player, nor is he a Frank Zappa band member or local musician. He doesn't drive a race car of any kind, "he's a musical genius." Bobby Martin is one of the founders of R&B Music, his nickname is The Granddaddy of R&B and he's a Grammy winner! I would have to say that this Bobby Martin is Most famous in general, when comparing him to any other Bobby Martins around the world. He has over a thousand platinum gold records to prove that he's famous, he's the producer that worked with Michael Jackson and The Jacksons etc. etc. etc. He discovered many recording artists and he has been producing songs professionally since the mid 1950's onward. Although Bobby Martin sings, composes and performs, he's a maestro. He is the highest you can get when it comes to music, he mustn't be confused with any other younger local recording artist named Bobby Martin. Bobby Martin (the Producer) has the highest credentials in the music industry.

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Does Bobby Martin From Philadelphia Own Bobby Martin Productions?

Bobby Martin is a famous music producer, he's well known for his colorful and soulful arrangements and orchestrations. Bobby Martin is the owner of Bobby Martin Productions, he is also that Philly Sound Producer that contributed so much to what we know today as "The Sound of Philadelphia" (TSOP). Without Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff there wouldn't be a Philly Sound (TSOP). Bobby Martin is not mentioned in Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs bio or in many of the articles released on Philadelphia International Records. He produced, arranged and composed hit after hit while working for Philadelphia Records. In fact Bobby Martin was producing hit records in Philadelphia before Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff ever began producing records. Bobby Martin was a mentor and a big encouragement to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff in their early years. Bobby Martin Produced Kiss And Say Goodbye in Philadelphia, Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, MFSB, and the list goes on and on. The Philadelphia Soul producer is mentioned in most of the old articles that were published in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. why Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff have not mentioned Bobby Martin as being any more than a mere musician on sessions is in sane. Once in a while Bobby Martin is mentioned as a petty arranger that arranged once or twice. Bobby Martin was Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs head arranger that they used on all of their biggest hits, "every hit song." Bobby Martin Produced some of their Biggest hits. He was the bandleader of Philadelphia Records in house band that they used on all of their recording sessions for all of their artists. Bobby Martin won the Grammy for the song "T.S.O.P" with the MFSB. Bobby Martin wrote songs for Nancy Wilson, Lou Rawls and Billy Paul to name only a few, while working at Philadelphia International Records. Some people say that Bobby Martin discovered and founded disco music in the 1970s'. Others have called Bobby Martin The Granddaddy of R&B. One thing for sure, he did much more than arrange one or two songs at Philadelphia international records. Bobby Martin was and is the backbone of the 1970's soul and R&B music. His track record proves that he had out produced and arranged even the legendary Quincy Jones throughout the 1970's. Bobby Martins name is on all of Philadelphia International Records biggest hits, and Bobby himself has produced, arranged and written hundreds of hit songs. Producer Bobby Martins discography supports what I have just stated. This Bobby Martin started out producing in Philadelphia from the late 1950s until 1980, he was not with Motown Records. He had independent contracts with other record labels as well. But we all know him as the Philadelphia Arranger and Producer named Bobby Martin. This accurate information is not mentioned on any of Philadelphia International Records Websites etc. nor on any of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs articles. I assume that this is why people have asked if Bobby Martin had worked for Motown rather than Philadelphia International Records. Others assume that Bobby Martin is dead, or that he was never in Philadelphia and never existed, due to what they have seen on certain individuals websites. The Philadelphia Producer Bobby Martin is alive and well. While I searched online for the truth I found other Bobby Martins that were trying to steal his Identity. One person had the audacity to say that they owned Bobby Martin Productions. I'm glad that I did my research, regardless of what anyone has said it's clear to me that Bobby Martin is that Philadelphia Soul arranger and producer that brought us hit after hit. He is the Granddaddy of Philadelphia soul and R&B! I salute Bobby Martin, he is a legend in the music industry.


Why don't producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff talk about Bobby Martin from Philadelphia International Records?

I am a member of the MFSB and I am a good friend of both producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff from Philadelphia International Records. I'd like to answer this question for the record. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Bobby Martin were a perfect combination. They were the foundation of all that good R&B and soul music that the world still loves today, that's not to say that Tom Bell and the others did not contribute in a big way. My job at Philadelphia International Records was to put a little salt or pepper on what Kenny Gamble, Bobby Matin, Tom Bell and Leon Huff had already cooked. Bobby Martin was and still is a musical genius, "that cat is the best arranger that I've ever known." I don't know why Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff don't mention any of the songs that Bobby Martin produced, most of Bobby Martins productions turned out to be big platinum selling hits. Most people in Philadelphia assume that Bobby Martin is just a bandleader and arranger of the band MFSB. I honestly think that Bobby Martins arrangements were so powerful, such as "Me And Mrs. Jones", and therefore we all forgot that Bobby Martin was this great producer that owned Bobby Martin Productions. Bobby Martin was literally outshining himself and his productions on hit records with his same name on other records or record labels that stated that he was an arranger! Most people in the music industry and in the public figured that there were two different Bobby Martins, one on the east coast and one on the west coast. People were looking to buy records that Bobby Martin had arranged at Philadelphia International records, and they figured that the producer named Bobby Martin was someone else. This same Philadelphia arranger Bobby Martin is real good at about five different things, he's a professional producer, musician and songwriter etc. It was a little hard to keep track of all of what he was doing all at once, he was working in Philadelphia and Hollywood at the same time in the 1970s and early 1980s. Some of Bobby Martins work and productions are found under the name Robert Martin or Robert L. Martin, so it looks like he could be three or four different individuals. "All of us Philly folks" just wanted to hold on to Bobby Martin forever and to claim him as being our Philadelphia Sound music arranger. Bobby Martin was a big part of us, he is still known as a legend here on the east coast. Nobody in Philadelphia wanted to hear that Bobby Martin was leaving Philadelphia in the 1970s to go to produce records in Hollywood California with Quincy Jones at A&M Records or for Capitol and Colombia Records. Philadelphia soul music, funk, R&B and disco had dominated the airwaves, and we were winning Grammys. Loosing Bobby Martin was worse than loosing the mayor or the 1st lady or something, it was awful. This meant that we were all going to loose a big part of Philadelphia and possibly loose our great success, and the music that had effected so many people around the world. Bobby Martin himself had brought such a great recognition to the city of Philadelphia, he even won a Grammy Award for the song TSOP, which stands for "The Sound of Philadelphia." He made such a great contribution to American Music, he literally shocked and changed the world with what he was doing in the music industry. Loosing Bobby Martin was equivalent to loosing someone like Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). Everything went downhill at Philadelphia International records when Bobby Martin left us because Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Bobby Martin were the backbone and the key to everything. I know Kenny Gamble had been associating with Bobby Martin long before there ever was a Philadelphia International Records, in the late 1950s. Bobby Martin was producing hit records in Philadelphia before Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were, so there is a rich history between those guys. I once asked Kenny Gamble why don't you ever mention Bobby Martin, and in so many words he said that Bobby Martin was low key. I later asked Leon Huff, then Leon Huff told me the same thing! I figured it was a big mix up or something. So when I finally caught up with Bobby Martin I asked him if he wanted to remain anonymous, he said "man who told you that?" Bobby Martin said that when he signed with A&M Records and moved to California everybody in Philadelphia just assumed that he wanted to be anonymous. He said some people assumed that he moved to California to no longer be a part of Philly (Philadelphia). He said, "man I'll always be Philadelphia Bobby Martin before anything else." And that clears up the whole mix up on that. Someone must have told Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff that Bobby Martin didn't want his name mentioned when in public. Bobby Martin told me personally to send his love to Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and to everyone in Philadelphia. So my advice to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff is to not hide the true history of Philadelphia soul and how it all came about. We can all rejoice and embrace our rich history, there's enough to share! If we don't mention Bobby Martin and his contributions to Philadelphia and Philadelphia International Records, then it makes us all look like thieves. I'm not talking about money when I say this, I'm saying it makes us look like we are liars! I'm talking about giving credit and sharing credit. If you don't give credit where it's due it makes you look like real bad people, and I know you don't want that. So give the world the truth and let the world know about Bobby Martin as well, let's do things the right way. we're from the city of brotherly love, so go on and show it! Peace..


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Are there Bobby Martin and Bobby Martin Productions impostors?

I've heard that popular name Bobby Martin being mentioned over and over again, I knew I had seen it somewhere, and I knew that I would recognize his face if I saw him. And so, I recognized him after I saw him on television in a (close up) Fox News interview called - Grammy Winning Producer on Whitney Houston. You can find him online if you search for that title I just mentioned. Bobby Martin is a Grammy Award winning music producer, he's also a celebrity and a legend in the music industry. He has been awarded all of the most prestigious awards that a music producer can be awarded. As a producer, he ranks right up there next to the legendary producer Quincy Jones. Doesn't the name Bobby Martin sound real familiar, I knew I had seen it somewhere. This is why the name Bobby Martin rigs a bell, just look on some of your records or CDs, you'll find his name on tuns of records. I even got an LTD record that has the Bobby Martin Productions logo on the actual record. This famous music producer named Bobby Martin was based in Philadelphia from 1950 to 1980, but there is a younger musician from Philadelphia that often claims to be this same producer and arranger, possibly in hopes to seek attention and fame. The younger musician named Robert/Bobby is not the famous producer and arranger named Bobby Martin, even if he is now claiming to be a producer. The younger musician is not even black (African American), I think he worked with Frank Zappa and he claims to be some kind of expert at what he does. I honestly feel like he is a liar that exaggerates in hopes to exalt himself in some kind of way, it's called identity theft. Bobby Martin is actually an older African American gentleman that you can easily find online if you search under the titles producer Bobby Martin or Bobby Martin Music Producer, instead of searching online for just Bobby Martin or Bobby Martin the impostor. We often refer to Bobby Martin as The Granddaddy of R&B, or Bobby Martin The Sound of Philadelphia. There are so many different ways to find this famous producer named Bobby Martin online, once you look past the impostors he's spread out all over the internet in probably a million different articles. I think he must be pretty famous if he's in all the articles and books all over the world. But for some wacky reason this famous producer named Bobby Martin doesn't pop up enough if you search for Bobby Martin online, and his name is Bobby Martin. I found this famous producer Bobby Martin all over the internet and that backs up or proves that what I've stated is true, but he's scattered all over the internet. The articles and bios on Bobby Martin are not in one place when searching online. The impostors named Bobby Martin pop up all over the place when you search under the name Bobby Martin, it's some kind of internet error or something. These kind of internet errors can make people think that Bobby Martin doesn't exist, it's like a library that's missing a book because someone stole it. There is even a football player that has no legs named Bobby Martin that is claiming to be a celebrity now! Why does the internet put these impostors online in the first place? Google searches are not accurate, where is Bobby Martin on Google? After doing a little research I could see how people could have gotten a little mixed up, but that's no excuse for Google. You can't trust Google or Wikipedia. There have been plenty and there will always be other Bobby Martins in the world. Some Bobby Martins are football players, some are handicapped, some are musicians and doctors. However, there is only one famous producer and original celebrity named Bobby Martin. Bobby Martin Productions was located in Hollywood California and is now located in Chula Vista California. There is even an impostor out there claiming to own Bobby Martin Productions. This kind of identity theft and fraud is happening on the internet, especially on Google. Is Google is the cause of this?


Does Bobby Martin From Philadelphia Own Bobby Martin Productions?

Bobby Martin is a famous music producer, he's well known for his colorful and soulful arrangements and orchestrations. Bobby Martin is the owner of Bobby Martin Productions, he is also that Philly Sound Producer that contributed so much to what we know today as "The Sound of Philadelphia" (TSOP). Without Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff there wouldn't be a Philly Sound (TSOP). Bobby Martin is not mentioned in Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs bio or in many of the articles released on Philadelphia International Records. He produced, arranged and composed hit after hit while working for Philadelphia Records. In fact Bobby Martin was producing hit records in Philadelphia before Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff ever began producing records. Bobby Martin was a mentor and a big encouragement to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff in their early years. Bobby Martin Produced Kiss And Say Goodbye in Philadelphia, Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, MFSB, and the list goes on and on. The Philadelphia Soul producer is mentioned in most of the old articles that were published in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. why Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff have not mentioned Bobby Martin as being any more than a mere musician on sessions is in sane. Once in a while Bobby Martin is mentioned as a petty arranger that arranged once or twice. Bobby Martin was Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs head arranger that they used on all of their biggest hits, "every hit song." Bobby Martin Produced some of their Biggest hits. He was the bandleader of Philadelphia Records in house band that they used on all of their recording sessions for all of their artists. Bobby Martin won the Grammy for the song "T.S.O.P" with the MFSB. Bobby Martin wrote songs for Nancy Wilson, Lou Rawls and Billy Paul to name only a few, while working at Philadelphia International Records. Some people say that Bobby Martin discovered and founded disco music in the 1970s'. Others have called Bobby Martin The Granddaddy of R&B. One thing for sure, he did much more than arrange one or two songs at Philadelphia international records. Bobby Martin was and is the backbone of the 1970's soul and R&B music. His track record proves that he had out produced and arranged even the legendary Quincy Jones throughout the 1970's. Bobby Martins name is on all of Philadelphia International Records biggest hits, and Bobby himself has produced, arranged and written hundreds of hit songs. Producer Bobby Martins discography supports what I have just stated. This Bobby Martin started out producing in Philadelphia from the late 1950s until 1980, he was not with Motown Records. He had independent contracts with other record labels as well. But we all know him as the Philadelphia Arranger and Producer named Bobby Martin. This accurate information is not mentioned on any of Philadelphia International Records Websites etc. nor on any of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs articles. I assume that this is why people have asked if Bobby Martin had worked for Motown rather than Philadelphia International Records. Others assume that Bobby Martin is dead, or that he was never in Philadelphia and never existed, due to what they have seen on certain individuals websites. The Philadelphia Producer Bobby Martin is alive and well. While I searched online for the truth I found other Bobby Martins that were trying to steal his Identity. One person had the audacity to say that they owned Bobby Martin Productions. I'm glad that I did my research, regardless of what anyone has said it's clear to me that Bobby Martin is that Philadelphia Soul arranger and producer that brought us hit after hit. He is the Granddaddy of Philadelphia soul and R&B! I salute Bobby Martin, he is a legend in the music industry.


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Why don't producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff talk about Bobby Martin from Philadelphia International Records?

I am a member of the MFSB and I am a good friend of both producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff from Philadelphia International Records. I'd like to answer this question for the record. Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Bobby Martin were a perfect combination. They were the foundation of all that good R&B and soul music that the world still loves today, that's not to say that Tom Bell and the others did not contribute in a big way. My job at Philadelphia International Records was to put a little salt or pepper on what Kenny Gamble, Bobby Matin, Tom Bell and Leon Huff had already cooked. Bobby Martin was and still is a musical genius, "that cat is the best arranger that I've ever known." I don't know why Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff don't mention any of the songs that Bobby Martin produced, most of Bobby Martins productions turned out to be big platinum selling hits. Most people in Philadelphia assume that Bobby Martin is just a bandleader and arranger of the band MFSB. I honestly think that Bobby Martins arrangements were so powerful, such as "Me And Mrs. Jones", and therefore we all forgot that Bobby Martin was this great producer that owned Bobby Martin Productions. Bobby Martin was literally outshining himself and his productions on hit records with his same name on other records or record labels that stated that he was an arranger! Most people in the music industry and in the public figured that there were two different Bobby Martins, one on the east coast and one on the west coast. People were looking to buy records that Bobby Martin had arranged at Philadelphia International records, and they figured that the producer named Bobby Martin was someone else. This same Philadelphia arranger Bobby Martin is real good at about five different things, he's a professional producer, musician and songwriter etc. It was a little hard to keep track of all of what he was doing all at once, he was working in Philadelphia and Hollywood at the same time in the 1970s and early 1980s. Some of Bobby Martins work and productions are found under the name Robert Martin or Robert L. Martin, so it looks like he could be three or four different individuals. "All of us Philly folks" just wanted to hold on to Bobby Martin forever and to claim him as being our Philadelphia Sound music arranger. Bobby Martin was a big part of us, he is still known as a legend here on the east coast. Nobody in Philadelphia wanted to hear that Bobby Martin was leaving Philadelphia in the 1970s to go to produce records in Hollywood California with Quincy Jones at A&M Records or for Capitol and Colombia Records. Philadelphia soul music, funk, R&B and disco had dominated the airwaves, and we were winning Grammys. Loosing Bobby Martin was worse than loosing the mayor or the 1st lady or something, it was awful. This meant that we were all going to loose a big part of Philadelphia and possibly loose our great success, and the music that had effected so many people around the world. Bobby Martin himself had brought such a great recognition to the city of Philadelphia, he even won a Grammy Award for the song TSOP, which stands for "The Sound of Philadelphia." He made such a great contribution to American Music, he literally shocked and changed the world with what he was doing in the music industry. Loosing Bobby Martin was equivalent to loosing someone like Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone). Everything went downhill at Philadelphia International records when Bobby Martin left us because Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Bobby Martin were the backbone and the key to everything. I know Kenny Gamble had been associating with Bobby Martin long before there ever was a Philadelphia International Records, in the late 1950s. Bobby Martin was producing hit records in Philadelphia before Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were, so there is a rich history between those guys. I once asked Kenny Gamble why don't you ever mention Bobby Martin, and in so many words he said that Bobby Martin was low key. I later asked Leon Huff, then Leon Huff told me the same thing! I figured it was a big mix up or something. So when I finally caught up with Bobby Martin I asked him if he wanted to remain anonymous, he said "man who told you that?" Bobby Martin said that when he signed with A&M Records and moved to California everybody in Philadelphia just assumed that he wanted to be anonymous. He said some people assumed that he moved to California to no longer be a part of Philly (Philadelphia). He said, "man I'll always be Philadelphia Bobby Martin before anything else." And that clears up the whole mix up on that. Someone must have told Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff that Bobby Martin didn't want his name mentioned when in public. Bobby Martin told me personally to send his love to Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and to everyone in Philadelphia. So my advice to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff is to not hide the true history of Philadelphia soul and how it all came about. We can all rejoice and embrace our rich history, there's enough to share! If we don't mention Bobby Martin and his contributions to Philadelphia and Philadelphia International Records, then it makes us all look like thieves. I'm not talking about money when I say this, I'm saying it makes us look like we are liars! I'm talking about giving credit and sharing credit. If you don't give credit where it's due it makes you look like real bad people, and I know you don't want that. So give the world the truth and let the world know about Bobby Martin as well, let's do things the right way. we're from the city of brotherly love, so go on and show it! Peace..


Who is The Granddaddy of Rhythm And Blues?

Bobby Martin is The Granddaddy of Rhythm and Blues! He was one of the first African American executives to produce, arrange, compose and publish songs in the music industry! Martin took over the music scene in Philadelphia in the late 1950's with a new urban sounding music which was different from Soul and Rock and Roll. Robert L. Martin (Bobby Martin) was born on May 4, 1930 in Ohio. He was mentored and taught by Jazz legends Frank Foster and Lionel Hampton, and Martin began playing the vibraphones professionally throughout the late 1940's with The Lynn Hope Orchestra, a Rhythm and Blues group. By the year 1950 Bobby Martin had made a name for himself in music as a famous vibist (vibraphone player) and as an arranger for The Lynn Hope Orchestra. Bobby Martin signed a recording deal with The Lynn Hope Orchestra in Philadelphia, and the group moved to Philadelphia before Motown existed in the mid 1950's. Motown was founded in 1959, and Soul music was acknowledged a few years later. Rhythm and Blues music came after Soul and Rock and Roll music, and Rhythm and Blues was acknowledged in the late 1960's. However, Bobby Martin had been recording Rhythm and Blues music professionally with The Lynn Hope Orchestra long before Motown and Motown Soul music existed. Martin was often ridiculed, persecuted, and disliked for his strange new sounding music that was so different from Jazz and from Rock and Roll. In 1956 Bobby Martin made and attempt to produce Rhythm and Blues groups in Philadelphia, but lacked the funding to promote and record artists, but in 1958 he was given the opportunity to produce, arrange and compose Rhythm and Blues music. And so he did just that, under different name titles since he was known as Robert L. Martin, Robert L., R. L. Martin, B. Martin, Robert Martin, Bobby Martin and Robert M. at the time. And so he built up a great success with his artists until he discovered Patti LaBelle in 1959. After producing, arranging, composing and publishing the Rhythm and Blues legend's (Patti LaBelle's) first album, Bobby Martin's career took off. Everything Bobby Martin touched turned to gold, as far as music was concerned. Yet Rhythm and Blues was not acknowledged as music yet, Bobby Martin's music was Rhythm and Blues music without a title, and Motown's Soul music was just starting to get popular. After Motown and Soul music made big names for themselves in the early 1960's, Rhythm and Blues came about, around the year 1970. This was when Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell teamed up to form Philadelphia International Records. Bobby Martin produced or arranged all of Philadelphia International Records biggest hit songs. Not only was Bobby Martin playing, producing, composing and publishing Rhythm and Blues before any one else, he was good at what he was doing! This is what made Bobby Martin the king of R&B. Bobby Martin produced and arranged platinum hits on all of the top Rhythm and Blues artists, including Michael Jackson and The Jackson's. Bobby Martin eventually changed American music with his signature sound, and producers and arrangers began copying Bobby Martin's sound. He eventually took his Rhythm and Blues to Hollywood and to the major league record labels. He then formed his famous production company named Bobby Martin Productions. The multi Grammy winner and ex bandleader of the legendary MFSB had become much more than only a legend in the music world that changed music, he had become a celebrity producer and household name. And he was the top Rhythm and Blues producer in the world by the late 1970's, while working at A&M records in Hollywood with Quincy Jones. Bobby Martin remains active with music productions in 2013. He was named The Granddaddy of Rhythm and Blues because he definitely is The Granddaddy of Rhythm and Blues music. If it wasn't for Bobby Martin and his contributions to music, we would not have Rhythm and Blues. The Grandaddy of Rhythm and Blues is a legend in the music industry and a celebrity in Hollywood. The younger Rhythm and Blues artists of today have a great level of respect for Bobby Martin. He's known for mentoring and consulting younger Rhythm and Blues producers and artists, and he likes to keep a low profile.