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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Bobby Bloom| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Robert Bloom| alias =| birth_date = birth-date|1945| birth_place =| death_date = death-date|February 28, 1974 (aged 28-29)| death_place =| genre = Pop music|Pop , calypso music|calypso , Rock music|rock | occupation = Musician , singer-songwriter | instrument = Human voice|Vocals | years_active = Early 1960s–1974| label = Polydor Records|Polydor Buddah Records|Buddah Kama Sutra Records|Kama Sutra MGM Records|L& R | associated_acts =| website = Robert "Bobby" Bloom (1945cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 64 & ndash; February 28, 1974 http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/1970.html Thedeadrockstars.com - accessed July 2009) was an United States|American singer-songwriter . He is known best for being a one-hit wonder with the 1970 song , " Montego Bay (song)|Montego Bay ," which was songwriter|co-written with and record producer|produced by Jeff Barry .
Biography
In the early 1960s, Bloom had been a member of the doo-wop musical ensemble|group , The Imaginations, and sang lead on "Wait A Little Longer, Son." Bloom received a big break in 1969 when he was awarded a contract to write and record a jingle for Pepsi , paving the way for his later success with "Montego Bay." Bloom also played a role as a songwriter connected to the Kama Sutra Records|Kama Sutra / Buddah Records|Buddah group of record label|labels . He also co-wrote the song " Mony Mony " and with Jeff Barry he co-wrote " Sunshine " by The Archies, their fifth hit single in 1970.
Bloom worked as a audio engineering|sound engineer for musician s such as Louis Jordan and Shuggie Otis . Bloom often sound recording and reproduction|recorded demo (music)|demos of his songs at the recording studio of MAP City Records, owned by friends Peter Anders (songwriter)|Peter Anders and Vincent Poncia Jr. , with chief audio engineering|engineer Peter H. Rosen http://creativity.net/CCHistory.html Peter H. Rosen Creativity.net at the controls. Early solo projects included "Love Don't Let Me Down" and "Count on Me."
The recordings that followed his success with "Montego Bay" in 1970, "Heavy Makes You Happy", "Where Are We Going" and The Bobby Bloom Album all used the same combination of pop music|pop , calypso music|calypso , and rock music|rock .
Bloom suffered from Depression (mood)|depression towards the end of his life.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25152/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Stacia Proefrock |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=1 July 2009 Bloom died on February 28, 1974, at the age of 28. He apparently shot himself while cleaning his gun.Cite book |url= http://books.google.ca/books? id=bMBf3TYZigQC& pg=PA70& dq=bobby+bloom& hl=en& ei=XiRGTcKLKNPOgAfUgoikAg& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=2& ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage& q=bobby%20bloom& f=false |title=The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches |author= Jeremy Simmonds|year=2008 |publisher=Chicago Review Press |accessdate=30 January 2011 Jeff Barry was surprised to find out afterwards that he was the sole beneficiary of Bloom's life insurance policy. http://www.bubblegum-music.com/tags/bobby-bloom Bubblegum-music.com
Discography
Albums
The Bobby Bloom Album (L& R Records, 1970), reached #126 in the U.S. Billboard 200 record chart|chart ,cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25152/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes|title=Allmusic ((( Bobby Bloom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))) and contained the following song|tracks :
# "Careful Not to Break the Spell" # "Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)" # "Try a Little Harder" # "Oh, I Wish You Knew" # "Fanta" # "Heidi" # "This Thing I've Gotten Into" # "A Little on the Heavy Side" # "Brighten Your Flame" # "Give 'Em a Hand" # " Montego Bay (song)|Montego Bay "
Where Are We Going (Buddah, 1971)
Singles
"Montego Bay" (1970) United States|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #8, UK Singles Chart|UK #3
"Heavy Makes You Happy" (1970) - UK #31
"Where Are We Going" (1971) - U.S. #84
cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25152/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes|title=Allmusic ((( Bobby Bloom > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
See also
List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States
List of performers on Top of the Pops
References
reflist Persondata| NAME = Bloom, Bobby | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer-songwriter | DATE OF BIRTH = 1945 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = February 28, 1974 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Bloom, Bobby Category:American singer-songwriters Category:Firearm accident victims Category:1945 births Category:1974 deaths
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