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I am a big fan of producers Gamble & Huff, however they have both failed to honor or mention the legendary PIR (Philadelphia International Records) arranger and producer Bobby Martin. It's the same pitiful inaccurate story every time Gamble & Huff are Interviewed. They do tell some positive truths about themselves, and then they leave out other main facts about the sound of Philadelphia and Philadelphia International Records. Many celebrities do this sort of upstaging and discrediting in hopes to outshine the other individuals or individual that is being left out of the interview on purpose. The public is often foolish enough to believe whatever they hear in an interview and never question any of it, and the ones interviewing are too lazy to do their research. Well, I'm not too unprofessional or too lazy to do my research, I have plenty of books out on the market to prove that! In fact, Bobby Martin is not the only one who's being neglected and lied about, but he is the most obvious amongst the others that were involved in developing or discovering the sound of Philadelphia. Gamble & Huff haven't given any thanks to the legendary arranger and producer Bobby Martin, they have degraded him. We are being lied to about our American music history and our African American History as well. I tried to contact Bobby Martin to get answers and I couldn't reach him, so then I started to dig up information on my own. I was amazed to find out how many songs Bobby Martin arranged, wrote and produced. Why hasn't anyone from Philadelphia International Records mentioned all of this? I would definitely have to say yes to the question above! Producers Gamble & Huff have lied about Bobby Martin. I had even concluded that Bobby Martin just a session musician, until I heard the songs that he arranged and produced. I found out that Bobby Martin had literally groomed and produced artists in Philadelphia way back in the late 1950s, before Gamble & Huff. Bobby Martin was with Philadelphia International Records from the very beginning as well. He has been producing and arranging hit songs in Philadelphia all along, winning GRAMMY Awards along the way. Bobby Martin is a real legend on his own, and without Philadelphia International Records. Bobby Martin was there recording in Philadelphia before and after Philadelphia International Records, and in between as well. I am a historian and a music lover that loves soul music. Every time that Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are interviewed they withhold valuable information from the public, especially when it concerns Bobby Martin. Robert L. Martin (Bobby Martin) was a key player involved in developing The Sound of Philadelphia. Bobby Martin produced and arranged some of their biggest hits, it was not Tom Bell nor Gamble & Huff that arranged Philadelphia International Records biggest hit songs. Once again, I am a big fan of Gamble and Huff, as well as Bobby Martin and Tom Bell. Tom Bell is mentioned and given some credit now and then for his support and contribution to the sound of Philadelphia. Bobby Martin arranged the song named TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) and he is being outright cheated and lied about, he's never mentioned. Bobby Martins contribution to the sound of Philadelphia may have been greater than anyone's. It's not that Gamble & Huff don't ever tell the truth, it's that they've lied over and over again in interviews by leaving out Bobby Martin.
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Is Bobby Martin The Granddaddy Of Rhythm And Blues?
Bobby Martin is the Grammy Award winning R&B producer that dominated the airwaves for nearly three decades with his signature sound. He is a legend in the music industry, and he is well known around the world. Martin's fellow Jehovah's Witness brothers and sisters often refer to him as Brother Martin. In addition to being a Grammy Winner, he is famous and respected as The Granddaddy of R&B music. His signature sound was called R&B, and in the 1970's it was known as The Sound of Philadelphia. As far as Bobby Martin is concerned, younger R&B artists often sample and produce remakes of his songs. A good example of this is the song "Da Butta". WILL SMITH and LIL' KIM collaborated with Bobby Martin by using one of his productions. The music track and beat were taken from Bobby Martin's studio recording of (Every Time I Turn Around) "Back in Love Again", by L.T.D. GEORGE BENSON also recorded a cover of an L.T.D. song, called "Love Ballad". Most of us have heard SEAL, and SIMPLY RED sing "If You Don't Know Me By Now", which was originally arranged in the studio with Bobby Martin. KANYE WEST sampled "Show You The Way To Go", using Bobby Martin's recording of THE JACKSONS. Martin's success in the music industry has broken the stereotype that Jehovah Witnesses do not participate in any of the arts. In fact, some of the most prolific icons in entertainment just happen to be Jehovah's Witnesses, like PRINCE, KATHERINE JACKSON (Michael Jackson's Mother), SERENA and VENUS WILLIAMS, GEORGE BENSON, LARRY GRAHAM (Drake's Uncle), RONNIE LAWS just to name a few. Jehovah's Witnesses are happy and joyful people that want to live a clean life. Yet they enjoy music, as long as it is clean music. Jehovah's Witnesses dance at their gatherings, and they all sing songs to Jehovah at all of their meetings. One of Bobby Martin's fans, Camille Szalma, had the opportunity to take a photo with Bobby and the Latin Music legend "TITO PUENTE", at a celebrity mixer. Surprisingly, Camille Szalma just happened to be a faithful Jehovah's Witness herself, also showing that Jehovah's Witnesses represent some of the music industry's fan base. Jehovah's Witnesses purchase music and they enjoy live performances. Martin has even collaborated with many of his Christian brothers that are known in the entertainment world, such as THE JACKSONS, GEORGE BENSON, LARRY GRAHAM, JEAN TERRELL, BENNY GOLSON, HUBERT LAWS, and many others. Bobby Martin is best known for arranging and producing the music of the top icons in the music industry including MICHAEL JACKSON, THE JACKSONS, QUINCY JONES, WILL SMITH, CLIVE DAVIS, WHITNEY HOUSTON, PATTI LABELLE, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, LOU RAWLS, HERB ALPERT, THE BEE GEES, GAMBLE & HUFF, and so forth. Martin worked heavily in producing, and arranging music with GAMBLE & HUFF (Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff). Most of the classic Philadelphia R&B hit songs were arranged or produced by Bobby Martin, songs like "Let's Just Kiss And Say Goodbye". Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble, and Leon Huff were a close family of music executives. Martin learned about Jehovah's Witnesses from Kenneth Gamble's mother (Ruby N. Gamble), who was a Jehovah's Witness. Martin was later baptized with Jehovah's Witnesses in the year 1976 in Woodland Hills, at an assembly hall where The Jackson's would attend their assemblies. Martin has produced artists at Capitol Records, Columbia Records with Clive Davis, A&M Records with Quincy Jones, and Philadelphia International Records with producers Gamble and Huff, to name a few. Martin has produced and arranged multiple hits and has accumulated thousands of Gold & Platinum record awards. Bobby Martin is a Grammy winner as well. He won a very significant Grammy Award for the Soul Train theme song, named TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). Martin's classic productions are heard on radio stations around the world, and he is presently working in the recording studio on new songs to soon be released in 2013. For more information, search online for Grammy Winner Bobby Martin, Producer Bobby Martin, Arranger Bobby Martin, and Bobby Martin Productions!
What year was the song love train released?
The O'Jays version, which was the big hit, was released in 1973.
What song has the following lyrics and i cant wait to see you again?
The song When Will I See You Again, written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, was performed by The Three Degrees
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.
Why won't Gamble and Huff tell us anything about Bobby Martin?
I think it's because they want the world to think that Bobby Martin was not an important part of The Sound of Philadelphia. They want to take credit for Bobby Martins hard work. Motown never did anything like this to their producers and arrangers! Bobby Martin is a legend in Philadelphia and on the west coast as well. If it weren't for Bobby Martin, Gamble & Huff we wouldn't have that classic Sound of Philadelphia. This kind of behavior really makes me sick. Bobby Martin is very well known for his accomplishments, and trying to act like Bobby Martin didn't do anything is a cruel and foolish thing to do. Gamble & Huff never say anything good about Bobby Martin. Why would you try to hide someone and all the work they did, especially if they did the work for you. Bobby Martin is a big part of the Gamble, Huff team. I'd like to see Gamble & Huff in person so I could tell them to cut it out, because it just isn't right.
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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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.
Did Bobby Martin Producer For Motown or Philadelphia International Records?
(The question) "Did Bobby Martin Producer For Motown or Philadelphia International Records?" was an error or a misspelled question and it makes no sense. It was meant to read Did Bobby Martin produce music for Motown or Philadelphia International Records (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff). That wiki question was already answered very well. Or it could have been asking, Did Producer Bobby Martin arrange and produce music for different record labels at the same time?, The answer to that question is yes. Bobby Martin has a long discography of hit songs that he arranged and produced for many different record labels. The Philadelphia Sound music producer named Bobby Martin is the same person that owns Bobby Martin Productions. He is the same famous Grammy Award Winner.
Is Bobby Martin The Granddaddy Of Rhythm And Blues?
Bobby Martin is the Grammy Award winning R&B producer that dominated the airwaves for nearly three decades with his signature sound. He is a legend in the music industry, and he is well known around the world. Martin's fellow Jehovah's Witness brothers and sisters often refer to him as Brother Martin. In addition to being a Grammy Winner, he is famous and respected as The Granddaddy of R&B music. His signature sound was called R&B, and in the 1970's it was known as The Sound of Philadelphia. As far as Bobby Martin is concerned, younger R&B artists often sample and produce remakes of his songs. A good example of this is the song "Da Butta". WILL SMITH and LIL' KIM collaborated with Bobby Martin by using one of his productions. The music track and beat were taken from Bobby Martin's studio recording of (Every Time I Turn Around) "Back in Love Again", by L.T.D. GEORGE BENSON also recorded a cover of an L.T.D. song, called "Love Ballad". Most of us have heard SEAL, and SIMPLY RED sing "If You Don't Know Me By Now", which was originally arranged in the studio with Bobby Martin. KANYE WEST sampled "Show You The Way To Go", using Bobby Martin's recording of THE JACKSONS. Martin's success in the music industry has broken the stereotype that Jehovah Witnesses do not participate in any of the arts. In fact, some of the most prolific icons in entertainment just happen to be Jehovah's Witnesses, like PRINCE, KATHERINE JACKSON (Michael Jackson's Mother), SERENA and VENUS WILLIAMS, GEORGE BENSON, LARRY GRAHAM (Drake's Uncle), RONNIE LAWS just to name a few. Jehovah's Witnesses are happy and joyful people that want to live a clean life. Yet they enjoy music, as long as it is clean music. Jehovah's Witnesses dance at their gatherings, and they all sing songs to Jehovah at all of their meetings. One of Bobby Martin's fans, Camille Szalma, had the opportunity to take a photo with Bobby and the Latin Music legend "TITO PUENTE", at a celebrity mixer. Surprisingly, Camille Szalma just happened to be a faithful Jehovah's Witness herself, also showing that Jehovah's Witnesses represent some of the music industry's fan base. Jehovah's Witnesses purchase music and they enjoy live performances. Martin has even collaborated with many of his Christian brothers that are known in the entertainment world, such as THE JACKSONS, GEORGE BENSON, LARRY GRAHAM, JEAN TERRELL, BENNY GOLSON, HUBERT LAWS, and many others. Bobby Martin is best known for arranging and producing the music of the top icons in the music industry including MICHAEL JACKSON, THE JACKSONS, QUINCY JONES, WILL SMITH, CLIVE DAVIS, WHITNEY HOUSTON, PATTI LABELLE, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD, LOU RAWLS, HERB ALPERT, THE BEE GEES, GAMBLE & HUFF, and so forth. Martin worked heavily in producing, and arranging music with GAMBLE & HUFF (Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff). Most of the classic Philadelphia R&B hit songs were arranged or produced by Bobby Martin, songs like "Let's Just Kiss And Say Goodbye". Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble, and Leon Huff were a close family of music executives. Martin learned about Jehovah's Witnesses from Kenneth Gamble's mother (Ruby N. Gamble), who was a Jehovah's Witness. Martin was later baptized with Jehovah's Witnesses in the year 1976 in Woodland Hills, at an assembly hall where The Jackson's would attend their assemblies. Martin has produced artists at Capitol Records, Columbia Records with Clive Davis, A&M Records with Quincy Jones, and Philadelphia International Records with producers Gamble and Huff, to name a few. Martin has produced and arranged multiple hits and has accumulated thousands of Gold & Platinum record awards. Bobby Martin is a Grammy winner as well. He won a very significant Grammy Award for the Soul Train theme song, named TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia). Martin's classic productions are heard on radio stations around the world, and he is presently working in the recording studio on new songs to soon be released in 2013. For more information, search online for Grammy Winner Bobby Martin, Producer Bobby Martin, Arranger Bobby Martin, and Bobby Martin Productions!
Did producer Bobby Martin die?
Bobby Martin is a Grammy Award Winning CelebrityPeople are asking about Bobby Martin, they're searching for that legendary music producer. Bobby Martin is indeed a famous music producer and Grammy Award Winning celebrity as well. He's won Grammy after Grammy and he has won thousands of gold platinum record awards throughout the years. They call Bobby Martin the hit maker, Clive Davis acknowledged Bobby Martin as being one of the worlds greatest music producers. Quincy Jones and Bobby Martin worked side by side at A&M Records, they were both signed with A&M Records as producers and arrangers etc. Bobby Martin had also Arranged Michael Jackson and The Jacksons platinum winning records before Quincy Jones Produced Michael Jackson in the late 1970's. Bobby Martin is even said to be the music producer who started Justin Bieber, Beyonce and Usher, due to the fact that he is The Granddaddy of R&B. Most executives in the music industry have all agreed that Bobby Martin is indeed the true founder of R&B! His R&B roots and productions date back to the early 1950's. Before the 1950's Bobby Martin had already become famous, since he was an arranger and musician in an R&B group named the "Lynn Hope Orchestra!" Back then, Bobby Martin was known as Robert Martin and the musicians in his group often called him Fox because he was so quick on the vibraphones. Yes, Bobby Martin also loved jazz back in those days and was inspired by all the greatest jazz musicians in the world, yet his group was an R&B group. If it hadn't been for Bobby Martin we would not have R&B today and there wouldn't be any R&B singers like Patti LaBelle, who was recently honored at the 2011 BET Awards. Bobby Martin (Robert Martin) discovered Patti LaBelle way back in 1960! Even though he had produced other famous groups before the year 1960, Patti LaBelle and The Bluebells seemed to have gotten the most recognition. People often ask if Bobby Martin was a session musician that played on records in the 1970's, that is incorrect! Bobby Martin started producing R&B in Philadelphia before anyone else! His music was heard around the world long before he decided to collaborate with Producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Bobby Martin, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were the dominating sound that was heard on the airwaves throughout the 1970's. Bobby Martin produced everything from Country and Disco, to Classical and Pop! It's not often that you meet someone that is a Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Vibist, Pianist, Conductor, Bandleader and executive! Bobby Martin is indeed equivalent to Berry Gordy, many historians would disagree due to the fact that the Motown record label was publicized and given credit for Bobby Martins productions and Arrangements. Most people think that Bobby Martin was working with Berry Gordy throughout the 1970's, little did they know, Bobby Martin was Producing and Arranging hit songs all by himself. Bobby Martin had become so popular in the late 1970's he left Philadelphia International records only to sign with all the major league labels. He was based in Hollywood with Quincy Jones, yet Bobby Martin had signed Contracts with Warner Brothers Records, Colombia Records, Capitol Records, etc. Clive Davis encouraged Bobby to produce hip hop and pop in the mid 1980's, yet Bobby Martins music was being sampled by all of the hip hop artists in the first place. Bobby Martin then decided to give back to younger musicians and producers by teaching them and showing them how to produce music. Bobby Martin is still very active in the music business today working as an executive often behind the scenes. You may spot the The Granddaddy of R&B at an awards show or in a recording studio, it seems as if Bobby Martin is always producing music or composing an orchestration of some kind. Whether it be a movie score or an orchestra that Bobby Martin is conducting, his fans seem to crowd around in hopes to meet the Granddaddy of them all. P.S. This Bobby Martin is alive and well. "October 2011"
Is Bobby Martin Famous?
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.
Did Bobby Martin change his name to Producer Bobby Martin?
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.
What year was the song love train released?
The O'Jays version, which was the big hit, was released in 1973.
What song has the following lyrics and i cant wait to see you again?
The song When Will I See You Again, written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff, was performed by The Three Degrees
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.
