Bobby Hebb (born Robert Von Hebb, 26 July 1941, Nashville, Tennessee) is an African American singer and songwriter, best known for his writing and 1966 recording of "Sunny". Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both " Sunny " is the name of a song written by Bobby Hebb.
Life and career
Hebb's parents, William and Ovalla Hebb, were both blind musicians. Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Hebb and his older brother Harold performed as a song-and-dance team in Nashville, beginning when Bobby was three and Harold was nine. Hebb performed on a TV show hosted by country music record producer Owen Bradley, which earned him a place with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Owen Bradley (c October 21, 1915 - January 7 1998) was an influential American Record producer The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee Roy Claxton Acuff ( September 15, 1903 &ndash November 23, 1992) was an American country Musician known Hebb played spoons and other instruments in Acuff's band. A spoon is a Utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl at the end of a handle used primarily for serving and eating Liquid, or semi-liquid foods and solid foods Harold later became a member of Johnny Bragg and the Marigolds. Bobby Hebb sang backup on Bo Diddley's "Diddley Daddy". A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Bo Diddley ( December 30 1928 &ndash June 2 2008, born Ellas Otha Bates) was an original and influential American Hebb played "West-coast-style" trumpet in a US Navy jazz band, and replaced Mickey Baker in Mickey and Sylvia. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Mickey Baker, also known as Mickey "Guitar" Baker (born MacHouston Baker, October 15 1925, Louisville, Kentucky Mickey & Sylvia was an R&B duo composed of Mickey "Guitar" Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson.
On 23 November 1963, the day after John F. Kennedy's assassination, Harold Hebb was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Hebb was devastated by both events and sought comfort in songwriting. The song he wrote was the optimistic "Sunny":
- "All my intentions were just to think of happier times – basically looking for a brighter day – because times were at a low tide. After I wrote it, I thought "Sunny" just might be a different approach to what Johnny Bragg was talking about in "Just Walkin' in the Rain".
"Sunny" was recorded in New York City, which resulted in a tour with The Beatles for Hebb. The City of New York The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released BMI rates "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century". Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization.
"Sunny" has been recorded by, among others, Boney M, Cher, Georgie Fame, Johnny Rivers, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, the Electric Flag, The Four Seasons, the Four Tops, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Les McCann, Dusty Springfield, and The Alex Trio featuring David Wise. Boney M is a German pop and Disco group created by West German Record producer Frank Farian. Cher ( IPA: /ʃɛr/ born Cherilyn Sarkisian, May 20 1946 Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell 26 June 1943, Leigh) is a British Rhythm and blues and Jazz Singer and Johnny Rivers (born John Henry Ramistella, 7 November 1942, in New York) is an American Rock and roll Singer Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13 1950 name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential The Electric Flag, formed in 1967, was a Blues rock soul group led by Guitarist Mike Bloomfield, keyboardist Barry Goldberg The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul Les McCann (born September 23, 1935, Lexington Kentucky) is a Soul jazz Piano player and vocalist whose biggest successes came as Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield One cover, a disco version called "Sunny '76" was a hit for Hebb in that year. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define
Although he is considered a one-hit wonder, Hebb also had hits with his "A Satisfied Mind" in 1966 and "Love Me" in 1967, and has written many other songs. A one-hit wonder is a Music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single. In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top
After thirty five years Bobby Hebb recorded a new album. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public That's All I Wanna Know was the first commercial release by Hebb since James Flemming Rasmussen produced Love Games for Epic Records in 1970. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. It was released in Europe in late 2005 by Tuition, a new pop indie label. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music New versions of "Sunny" were also issued (two duets: one with Astrid North, and one with Pat Appleton). A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers
Bobby lives in Rockport MA and works for the DPW
Other details
- The verse and refrain of "Sunny" ends with an up-and-down four-note motif lifted from the James Bond theme, for Dr. No. The structures or Musical forms of Songs in Popular music are typically sectional forms such as Strophic form. A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat" and later from Old French refraindre) is the Line or lines that are In Music, a motif or motive is a perceivable or salient recurring fragment or succession of notes that may be used to construct the entirety or parts James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent
- Bobby Hebb was the third African-American to ever perform at the Grand Ole Opry. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Country music radio program and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee
External links
- All Music Guide biography
- tuition German Label of the release "That's All I Wanna Know"
- Official website
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