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Refimprove|date=August 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Bobby Hebb| image = BobbyHebb guitar7.jpg| caption =| image_size = 270| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Robert Von Hebb| alias =| birth_date = Birth date|1938|7|26|birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee , United States | death_date = Death date and age|2010|8|3|1938|7|26|death_place =Nashville, Tennessee, United States| origin =| instrument = Human voice|Vocals | genre =| occupation = Singing|Singer , songwriter | years_active = 1955& ndash;2010| label = Various| associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Bobby Hebb (July 26, 1938 & ndash; August 3, 2010) http://lenta.ru/news/2010/08/05/hebb/ Lenta.ru was an United States|American singing|singer and songwriter , best known for his writing and sound recording and reproduction|recording of " Sunny (song)|Sunny ".
Biography
He was born Robert Von Hebb in Nashville, Tennessee . Hebb's parents, William and Ovalla Hebb, were both blindness|blind musician s. 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 Television|TV show hosted by country music record producer Owen Bradley , which earned him a place with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff . Hebb played spoon s and other instruments in Acuff's band. Harold later became a member of Johnny Bragg and the Marigolds. Bobby Hebb sang backing singer|backup on Bo Diddley 's "Diddley Daddy". Hebb played "West-coast-style" trumpet in a United States Navy jazz band, and replaced Mickey Baker in Mickey and Sylvia .
On November 23, 1963, the day after John F. Kennedy 's assassination , Harold Hebb was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub . Hebb was devastated by both events and sought comfort in songwriting. Though many claim that the song he wrote after both tragedies was the optimistic " Sunny (song)|Sunny ", Hebb himself stated otherwise. He immersed himself in the Gerald Wilson album, You Better Believe It! , for comfort.
:"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".Citation needed|date=August 2010 "Sunny" was recorded in New York City , after demos were made with the record producer Jerry Ross. Released as a single, it reached #3 on the R& B charts, # 2 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot 100 ,cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2002|edition= 1st|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn= 0-89820-155-1|page=309 # 12 in the UK,cite book| first= Graham| last= Betts| year=2004| title= Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004| edition= 1st|publisher= Collins| location= London| isbn= 0-00-717931-6| page=350 sold over one million copies, and was awarded a music recording sales certification|gold disc .cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd | location= London| page= 205| isbn= 0-214-20512-6 When Hebb toured with The Beatles in 1966 his "Sunny" was as well received as any Beatles tune, as evidenced by tapes of the concert s. Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI rated "Sunny" number 25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century".
"Sunny" has been recorded by, among others Jamiroquai , Cher , Boney M , Georgie Fame , Johnny Rivers , Stevie Wonder , Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington , Ella Fitzgerald , Electric Flag , The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons , Leonard Nimoy , two different versions from Frankie Valli , the Four Tops , James Brown , Wilson Pickett , Les McCann , Wes Montgomery , Dusty Springfield , and Classics IV . One re-recording, a disco version called " Sunny '76 " was a minor hit for Hebb in that year hitting #94 on the R& B chart. In 2000, Musiq did an updated dance version retitled "Just Friends (Sunny)," which went to #31 on the U.S. Billboard charts| Billboard charts .
Hebb also had lesser hit record|hits with his "A Satisfied Mind" in 1966 (#39 on the Billboard chart and #40 on the R& B chart) and "Love Me" in 1967 (# 84), and wrote many other songs, including Lou Rawls ' 1971 hit "A Natural Man" (co-written with comedian Sandy Baron ). Six years prior to "Sunny", Hebb reached the New York City|New York Top 50 with a remake of Roy Acuff's "Night Train to Memphis". In 1972, his single "Love Love Love" reached #32 in the UK charts.
After a recording gap of thirty five years, Hebb recorded ''That's All I Wanna Know , his first commercial release since Love Games for Epic Records in 1970. It was released in Europe in late 2005 by Tuition, a popular music|pop Independent record label|indie record label|label . New versions of "Sunny" were also issued (two duet (music)|duets : one with :de:Astrid North|Astrid North , and one with Pat Appleton). In October 2008 he concert tour|toured and played in Osaka and Tokyo in Japan .
Ipanema Films of Germany was involved in a biographical film which included Hebb, his biographer Joseph Tortelli and Billy Cox .
Hebb continued to live in his hometown of Nashville until his death from lung cancer , at the Centennial Medical Center (Nashville, Tennessee)|Centennial Medical Center on August 3, 2010.cite web|url= http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38543709/ns/today-entertainment/|title=Bobby Hebb, singer of '66 hit 'Sunny,' dies at 72|date=August 3, 2010|work= Associated Press story|publisher= MSNBC |accessdate=2010-08-03
References
Reflist
Cooper, Daniel (1998). "Bobby Hebb". In The Encyclopedia of Country Music . Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. p.& nbsp;235.
External links
official website|www.bobbyhebb.com
allmusic|class=artist|id=p30356
discogs artist|Bobby Hebb
http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/one-so-true/Content? oid=1184764 Bobby Hebb interview on Nashville Scene
'' http://www.tuition-music.com/bobby-hebb.html That's All I Wanna Know on Tuition Records, Germany
Persondata | NAME =Hebb, Bobby | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =July 26, 1938 | PLACE OF BIRTH =Nashville, Tennessee, USA | DATE OF DEATH =August 3, 2010 | PLACE OF DEATH =Nashville, Tennessee, USA DEFAULTSORT:Hebb, Bobby Category:1938 births Category:2010 deaths Category:African American singer-songwriters Category:American male singers Category:Cancer deaths in Tennessee Category:Deaths from lung cancer Category:Musicians from Tennessee Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee Category:Smash Records artists
