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Check here for news updates about the recording artist who wrote and performed "Sunny", who co-wrote "A Natural Man", and who had hits with "Love, Love, Love" and "A Satisfied Mind."

Monday, June 22, 2009



One of the first recordings featuring Bobby Hebb on guitar. We won this recording on eBay on
June 14, 2009 This may have been Bobby's second session after working with Poppa John Gordy and happened at the Chess Studios in Chicago.


Here's another great Poppa John Gordy release on Bullet. "Over The Waves" b/w "Salty Dog Rag" appeared before the two singles that we have which Bobby appears on; we picked it up for the historic value. The singles that followed were Bobby's first recording sessions.



Bobby & Shelby Singleton worked together at the Philips label. Here's a Shelby Singleton production/release (Producer Howard N. Lovdal) for Minaret Records. From the eBay posting: The New Lime – “Sunny” b/w “Same” (Minaret 150). The New Lime were one of the biggest bands in SW Ohio and northern Kentucky for years. Originally formed in 1962 as the Savoys the group changed their name in 1965 when they cut a record for Fraternity Records (The Savoys was a name already being used by another group). They recorded for Counterpoint (a subsidiary of Fraternity) but during 1968 the group recorded this one release, a cover of the Bobby Hebb song, for the small Nashville based Minaret label. Record is a DJ copy in M- condition (has a date 11/4/69 written on each label).






















COMPILATIONS WITH SUNNY

Two of these compilations have won a Grammy award
Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul 6CDs


BEG, SCREAM & SHOUT won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package - Boxed.

Night Train To Nashville
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NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE WINS GRAMMY AWARD!
VOLUME II OF VINTAGE "MUSIC CITY"‚ R&B SET FOR LATE SUMMER ‚05 RELEASE

Nashville, TN (February 14, 2005) - Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm Blues, 1945-1970 -- a remarkable two-disc collection of otherworldly rhythm blues sides recorded in the home of country music during the 25 years following World War II -- was honored with a Grammy in the 'Best Historical Album'‚ category at last night's Grammy Awards. 'This goes to all the Nashville R artists from the '40s, '50s and '60s who have not gotten any recognition or due until now,'' stated compilation co-producer Michael Gray, accepting the award.












Universal Music. Cat# 5307956

Tracks

CD 1

1. Nat King Cole – Unforgettable

2. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

3. Patsy Cline – Crazy

4. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

5. The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me

6. Dusty Springfield - The Look Of Love

7. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

8. Petula Clark – Downtown

9. Chris Montez - The More I See You

10. Marty Wilde - Sea Of Love

11. The Sandpipers – Guantanamera

12. Stan Getz, Jouo Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- The Girl From Ipanema

13. Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada

14. Lee Hazlewood - These Boots Are Made For Walking

15. Mel Torme - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

16. Tom Jones – Thunderball

17. The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

18. Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

CD 2

1. Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

2. Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain`t Gonna Shine (Anymore)

3. Jerry Keller - Here Comes Summer

4. Engelbert Humperdinck - Can`t Take My Eyes Off You

5. Al Martino – Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)

6. Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra - Strangers In The Night

7. Bobby Hebb – Sunny

8. Louis Prima - Just A Gigolo

9. Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers

10. Bing Crosby - Pennies From Heaven

11. Billie Holiday - That Ole Devil Called Love

12. Astrud Gilberto - Crickets Sing For Anamaria (Os Grillos)

13. Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar

14. Tony Christie - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo

15. April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger

16. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me

17. Ella Fitzgerald - Someone To Watch Over Me

18. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World








Track Listing
1. VACATION/ CONNIE FRANCIS
2. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE/ DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
3. MACHI-KUTABIRETA NICHIYOBI/ VICKY
4. POUPEE DE CIRE,POUPEE DE SON/ FRANCE GALL
5. LOVE IS BLUE(L'AMOR EST BLEU)/ CLAUDINE LONGET
6. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
7. JOHNNY B. GOODE/ CHUCK BERRY
8. LIPSTICK ON YOUR COLLAR/ CONNIE FRANCIS
9. BOND STREET/ BURT BACHARACH
10. SPEEDY GONZALES/ PAT BOONE
11. JE TE DIS MON AGE/ MARJORIE NOEL
12. MONDAY MONDAY/ MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
13. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING/ RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
14. RAIN,THE PARK & OTHER THINGS,THE/ COWSILLS,THE
15. IN MY ROOM/ WALKER BROTHERS
16. SUNNY/ BOBBY HEBB
17. HOLD ON I'M COMING/ RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
18. YEH YEH/ GEORGIE FAME & THE BLUE FLAMES
19. I'M SORRY/ BRENDA LEE
20. IT'S NOT UNUSUAL/ TOM JONES
21. GOOD TIMIN'/ JIMMY JONES
22. LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND/ PAT BOONE
23. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES/ PLATTERS
24. I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO/ BRENDA LEE
25. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE/ MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
26. VACATION(JAPANESE VERSION)/ CONNIE FRANCIS

Artists: Various
Genre: Popular

Release Date: 2009

Catalogue Number:
80057
Label: Universal

Condition: New
Format:
Audio CD



















OOM SERVICE DELUXE 2 CD VARIOUS BRAND NEW
ROOM SERVICE DELUXE 2 CD VARIOUS BRAND NEW


Disc 1:
1. José Feliciano - Light My Fire
2. Matt Monro - From Russia With Love
3. Julie London - Black Coffee
4. Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You
5. Cilla Black - Alfie
6. Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut
7. Paul Jones Featuring Mike Leander And His Orchestra - I've Been A Bad Bad Boy
8. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
9. Ramsey Lewis Trio* - A Hard Days Night
10. Glen Campbell - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
11. Hollies, The - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
12. Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer
13. Mel Tormé - Comin' Home Baby
14. Sandie Shaw - Girl Don't Come
15. Dean Martin - Cha Cha Cha D'Amour
16. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
17. Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk
18. Jackie De Shannon* - What The World Needs Now Is Love
19. Burl Ives - A Little Biity Tear
20. Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream
21. Don McLean - Vincent
Disc 2:
1. London Studio Orchestra, The - The Avengers
2. Donovan - Sunshine Superman
3. Harry Nilsson - Coconut
4. Ella Fitzgerald - Mack The Knife
5. Chris Montez - The More I See You
6. Seekers, The - A World Of Our Own
7. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
8. Tom Jones - Help Yourself
9. Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson
10. Burt Bacharach - Trains And Boats And Planes
11. George Benson - This Masquerade
12. Bobby Hebb - Sunny
13. Peddlers, The - Girlie
14. Dinah Washington - What A Dif'rence A Day Makes
15. Sandpipers, The - Guantanamera
16. Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde
17. Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
18. Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 - The Look Of Love
19 Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea (Le Mer)
20. Dionne Warwick - Message To Michael
21. Trini Lopez - If I Had A Hammer (Live)
22. Melanie (2) - Look What They've Done To My Song


VARIOUS ARTISTS-OLDI- OLDIES BUT GOODIES 11 / VARIOUS


BOXED SETS WITH "SUNNY"
These continually go for big bucks on eBay



Producers include: Jerry Williams, Jr.
Compilation producers: David Gorman, Bill Inglot.
Includes liner notes by Don Waller, Billy Vera, David Ritz, Steve Greenberg, Suzan Jenkins, Bill Dahl and James Austin.
BEG, SCREAM & SHOUT won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package - Boxed.


Disc 2 Track 12
Track listingDISC 1: BEG 1:
1. That's How It Feels - The Soul Clan/Arthur Conley/Ben E. King/Solomon Burke/Don Covay/Joe Tex
2. La la Means I Love You - The Delfonics
3. Whole World Is a Stage, The - The Fantastic Four
4. Stand by Me - Ben E. King
5. You're the Best (That Ever Did It) - The Precisions
6. Eight Men, Four Women - O.V. Wright
7. Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway
8. Nothing Takes the Place of You - Toussaint McCall
9. Private Number - Judy Clay/William Bell
10. I Don't Want to Lose Your Love - The Mad Lads
11. Who's Lovin You - The Jackson 5
12. Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms
13. Dry Your Eyes - Brenda & The Tabulations
14. Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason
15. Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage, The - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
16. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave
17. That's How It Is (When You're in Love) - Otis Clay
18. Sweet Inspiration - The Sweet Inspirations
19. Baby, I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
20. It Tears Me Up - Percy Sledge
21. I Had a Talk With My Man - Mitty Collier
22. Love Makes the World Go Round - Deon Jackson
23. Back up Train - Al Green & The Soul Mates
24. Choice of Colors - The Impressions

DISC 2: BEG 2:
1. Ice Cream Song - The Dynamics
2. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) - Otis Redding
3. Stay in My Corner - The Dells
4. Selfish One - Jackie Ross
5. Hey There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman
6. Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday - William Bell
7. Funny - Joe Hinton
8. Wrong Number (I Am Sorry, Goodbye) - Aaron Neville
9. Entertainer, The - Tony Clark
10. It's Got to Be Mellow - Leon Haywood
11. Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
12. Sunny - Bobby Hebb
13. Cowboys to Girls - The Intruders
14. Don't Make Me Over - Dionne Warwick
15. Oh No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
16. Fly Me to the Moon - Bobby Womack
17. I Do Love You - Billy Stewart
18. Voice Your Choice - The Radiants
19. I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
20. Release Me - Esther Phillips
21. Rainbow - Gene Chandler
22. Sad Girl - Jay Wiggins
23. Wish Someone Would Care - Irma Thomas
24. In the Heat of the Night - Ray Charles
25. Stay With Me - Lorraine Ellison

DISC 3: SCREAM 1:
1. Function at the Junction - Shorty Long
2. Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis
3. "In" Crowd, The - Dobie Gray
4. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman - The Blue-Belles
5. Love Makes a Woman - Barbara Acklin
6. Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette) - The O'Jays
7. Make Me Yours - Bettye Swann
8. She Shot a Hole in My Soul - Clifford Curry
9. You're No Good - Betty Everett
10. I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
11. 7-Rooms of Gloom - The Four Tops
12. Since You've Been Gone, (Sweet Sweet Baby) - Aretha Franklin
13. Wack Wack - Young-Holt Unlimited
14. Got to Get You Off My Mind - Solomon Burke
15. You've Been in Love Too Long - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
16. Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - James Carr
17. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
18. Show Me - Joe Tex
19. Friendship Train - Gladys Knight & The Pips
20. Temptation 'Bout to Get Me - The Knight Bros.
21. Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter
22. Dead End Street Monologue / Dead End Street - Lou Rawls

DISC 4: SCREAM 2:
1. Out of Sight - James Brown
2. Get on Up - Esquires
3. Only the Strong Survive - Jerry Butler
4. Teasin' You - Willie Tee
5. Backfield in Motion - Mel & Tim
6. Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin
7. I Don't Want to Cry - Chuck Jackson
8. Girl Watcher - O'Kaysions
9. I Was Made to Love Her - Stevie Wonder
10. B-a-B-Y - Carla Thomas
11. You Are the Circus - C & The Shells
12. I'm in Love - Wilson Pickett
13. Searching For My Love - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
14. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - The Velvelettes
15. Chokin' Kind, The - Joe Simon
16. See Saw - Don Covay
17. 39-21-46 - The Showmen
18. Fool in Love, A - Ike & Tina Turner
19. Bye Bye Baby - Mary Wells
20. Oogum Boogum Song, The - Brenton Wood
21. Just One Look - Doris Troy
22. Time Is Tight - Booker T. & The MG's

DISC 5: SHOUT 1:
1. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
2. Cissy Strut - The Meters
3. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
4. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
5. Are You Lonely For Me - Freddie Scott
6. Stop - Howard Tate
7. Funky Judge, The - Bull & The Matadors
8. Some Kind of Wonderful - Soul Brothers Six
9. Monkey Time, The - Major Lance
10. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart - The Supremes
11. Twine Time - Alvin Cash & The Crawlers
12. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
13. My Pledge of Love - The Joe Jeffrey Group
14. Sock It to 'Em J.B., Part 1 - Rex Garvin
15. Can I Get a Witness - Marvin Gaye
16. I Want You to Have Everything - Lee Rogers
17. Real Nitty Gritty, The - Shirley Ellis
18. She's Looking Good - Rodger Collins
19. Horse, The - Cliff Nobles & Co
20. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
21. T.C.B. Or T.Y.A. - Bobby Patterson
22. Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around the World) - Little Milton
23. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
24. Open the Door to Your Heart - Darrell Banks
25. I Can't Stand It - Soul Sisters
26. We Got More Soul - Dyke & The Blazers

DISC 6: SHOUT 2:
1. Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson
2. Agent Double-O-Soul - Edwin Starr
3. Barefootin' - Robert Parker
4. I Do - Marvelows
5. Mustang Sally - Sir Mack Rice
6. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
7. Cool Jerk - The Capitols
8. But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson
9. Tell Mama - Etta James
10. Nothing But a Heartache - The Flirtations
11. I'm Losing You, (I Know) - The Temptations
12. Memphis Train, The - Rufus Thomas
13. Last Night - The Mar-Keys
14. Shake a Tail Feather - The Five Du-Tones
15. First I Look at the Purse - The Contours
16. Big Bird - Eddie Floyd
17. Cheater, The - Bob Kuban & The In Men
18. Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead - The Marvelettes
19. Shake and Fingerpop - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
20. Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C.
21. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
22. Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) - Kim Weston
23. Leaving Here - Eddie Holland
24. My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) - David Ruffin
25. Ain't Nothin' But a House Party - The Show Stoppers



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Release Date:

Feb 19, 2002


Format:

CD


Record Label:

Rhino Records (USA)


Number of Discs:

4 Discs


UPC:

081227830021




Track listing
DISC 1:
1. What'd I Say Parts 1 & 2 - Ray Charles
2. Money (That's What I Want) - Barrett Strong
3. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes
4. I Count the Tears - The Drifters/Ben E. King
5. Last Night - The Mar-Keys
6. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers
7. Stand by Me - Ben E. King
8. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
9. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - Ike & Tina Turner
10. You'll Lose a Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
11. Do You Love Me - The Contours
12. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
13. You've Really Got a Hold on Me - The Miracles
14. Hello Stranger - Barbra Lewis
15. Just One Look - Doris Troy
16. Monkey Time, The - Major Lance
17. Heat Wave, (Love Is Like A) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
18. Cry Baby - Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
19. It's All Right - The Impressions
20. Walking the Dog - Rufus Thomas
21. My Guy - Mary Wells
22. My Girl - The Temptations

DISC 2:
1. Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
2. Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
3. "In" Crowd, The - Dobie Gray
4. Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony & The Imperials
5. Got to Get You Off My Mind - Solomon Burke
6. Yes, I'm Ready - Barbara Mason
7. Sitting in the Park - Billy Stewart
8. I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
9. In the Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
10. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
11. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
12. See Saw - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
13. Cool Jerk - The Capitols
14. Barefootin' - Robert Parker
15. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
16. Sunny - Bobby Hebb
17. B-a-B-Y - Carla Thomas
18. Knock on Wood - Eddie Floyd
19. But It's Alright - J.J. Jackson
20. Love Is a Hurtin' Thing - Lou Rawls
21. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
22. Dark End of the Street, The - James Carr

DISC 3:
1. Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
2. Respect - Aretha Franklin
3. Tramp - Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
4. Show Me - Joe Tex
5. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays
6. Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Wood
7. I'm Your Puppet - James & Bobby Purify
8. Higher and Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) - Jackie Wilson
9. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
10. Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis
11. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
12. Expressway to Your Heart - The Soul Survivors
13. Boogaloo Down Broadway - The Fantastic Johnny C.
14. Dock of the Bay, (Sittin' On) The - Otis Redding
15. La-la Means I Love You - The Delfonics
16. Cowboys to Girls - The Intruders
17. Slip Away - Clarence Carter
18. You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell
19. Love Makes a Woman - Barbara Acklin
20. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor
21. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
22. Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited
23. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
24. We Got More Soul - Dyke & The Blazers

DISC 4:
1. I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
2. Turn Back the Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
3. Backfield in Motion - Mel & Tim
4. Give Me Just a Little More Time - Chairmen Of The Board
5. Band of Gold - Freda Payne
6. O-O-H Child - The Five Stairsteps
7. Want Ads - The Honey Cone
8. Groove Me - King Floyd
9. Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers
10. Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
11. In the Rain - The Dramatics
12. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
13. Betcha by Golly, Wow - The Stylistics
14. Oh Girl - The Chi-Lites
15. Back Stabbers - The O'Jays
16. One of a Kind (Love Affair) - The Spinners
17. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes
18. Me and Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul
19. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
20. Lookin' For a Love - Bobby Womack
21. Sideshow - Blue Magic
22. Kiss and Say Goodbye - The Manhattans



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Release Date:

Jan 27, 1998


Format:

CD


Record Label:

Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)


Number of Discs:

3 Discs


UPC:

093624642824

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Track listing
DISC 1: THE STRINGBAND ERA:
1. Pan American Blues - DeFord Bailey
2. Muscle Shoals Blues - DeFord Bailey
3. Gray Eagle - Taylor's Kentucky Boy
4. G Rag - Georgia Yellow Hammers/Andrew Baxter
5. K.C. Railroad Blues - Andrew Baxter/Jim Baxter
6. Dallas Rag - The Dallas String Band
7. Bill Cheathem - James Cole String Band
8. Turkey Buzzard Blues - Peg Leg Howell/Eddie Anthony
9. Corinne Corinna - Charlie McCoy/Bo Chatmon
10. Sitting on Top of the World - Mississippi Sheiks
11. Yodeling Fiddling Blues - Mississippi Sheiks
12. In the Jailhouse Now - Memphis Sheiks
13. Morning Glory Waltz - Mississippi Mud Steppers
14. Midnight Special - Leadbelly
15. Rock Island Line - Leadbelly
16. Eighth of January - Nathan Frazier/Frank Patterson
17. Apple Blossom - Murph Gribble/John Lusk/Albert York
18. Fox Chase - DeFord Bailey

DISC 2: THE SOUL COUNTRY YEARS:
1. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris
2. Crying in the Chapel - The Orioles
3. Down on the Farm - Big Al Downing
4. City Lights - Ivory Joe Hunter
5. I'm Movin' On - Ray Charles
6. Night Train to Memphis - Bobby Hebb
7. Just Out of Reach - Solomon Burke
8. You Win Again - Fats Domino
9. Release Me - Esther Phillips
10. Funny How Time Slips Away - Joe Hinton
11. Detroit City - Arthur Alexander
12. It Makes No Difference Now - The Supremes
13. Satisfied Mind, A - Bobby Hebb
14. Will the Circle Be Unbroken - The Staple Singers
15. Half a Mind - Joe Tex
16. Almost Persuaded - Etta James
17. Chokin' Kind, The - Joe Simon
18. For the Good Times - Al Green
19. He'll Never Love You - Ivory Joe Hunter
20. Misty Blue - Dorothy Moore

DISC 3: FORWARD WITH PRIDE:
1. Snakes Crawl at Night, The - Charley Pride
2. I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again - Charley Pride
3. Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone - Charley Pride
4. Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' - Charley Pride
5. Color Him Father - Linda Martell
6. How I Got to Memphis - Otis Williams & The Midnight Cowboys
7. Man That Made a Woman Out of Me, The - La Melle Prince
8. She's My Rock - Stoney Edwards
9. Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul - Stoney Edwards
10. Pickin' Wildflowers - Stoney Edwards
11. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You - O. B. McClinton
12. Fairytale - The Pointer Sisters
13. Show Me Where - Ruby Falls
14. Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More) - Big Al Downing
15. Jambalaya - Professor Longhair
16. Whiskey Heaven - Fats Domino
17. From Where I Stand - Dobie Gray
18. Love Light - Cleve Francis
19. Grand Tour, The - Aaron Neville
20. Irma Jackson - Barrence Whitfield
21. There Stands the Glass - Ted Hawkins
22. I'm a Happy Cowboy - Herb Jeffries








  • OLDIES GOLDEN MILLION SELLERS - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 1986 JAPAN CD
  1. SH-BOOM - CREW-CUTS
  2. CHANTILLY LACE - BIG BOPPER
  3. MY BOYFRIENDS BACK - ANGELS
  4. YOU DON'T OWN ME - LESLEY GORE
  5. RUNNING BEAR - JOHNNY PRESTON
  6. LITTLE DARLIN' THE DIAMONDS
  7. WOODEN HEART - JOE DOWELL
  8. GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS
  9. IT'S MY PARTY - LESLEY GORE
  10. AHAB, THE ARAB - RAY STEVENS
  11. ONLY YOU - PLATTERS
  12. HEY PAULA - PAUL & PAULA
  13. TENNESSEE WALTZ - PATTI PAGE
  14. KISS OF FIRE - GEORGIA GIBBS
  15. LITTLE HONDA - HONDELLS
  16. SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - PLATTERS
  17. THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW - PATTI PAGE
  18. SUNNY - BOBBY HEBB






  • TIME LIFE - CLASSIC ROCK 1966 - BLOWIN' YOUR MIND - CD
  1. BUS STOP - HOLLIES
  2. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES
  3. SUNNY AFTERNOON - THE KINKS
  4. A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - MINDBENDERS
  5. SUNNY BOBBY HEBB
  6. BABY, SCRATCH MY BACK - SLIM HARPO
  7. GLORIA - THEM
  8. (I'M A) ROADRUNNER - JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS
  9. GET READY - TEMPTATIONS
  10. I SAW HER AGAIN LAST NIGHT - THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
  11. WARM AND TENDER LOVE - PERCY SLEDGE
  12. SUMMERTIME - BILLY STEWART
  13. THE CHEATER - BOB KUMAN & THE IN-MEN
  14. RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN - LOU CHRISTIE
  15. TURN DOWN DAY - THE CYRKLE
  16. SLOOP JOHN B - BEACH BOYS
  17. OH HOW HAPPY - SHADES OF BLUE
  18. ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY - BOB LIND
  19. YOU BABY - TURTLES
  20. BUT IT'S ALRIGHT - J.J. JACKSON
  21. HOLY COW - LEE DORSEY
  22. LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND - DEON JACKSON




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MASTERS OF STYLE just sold on eBay - June 21, 2009. This is a hard-to-find 38 song 3 CD set with great crooners - Perry Como, Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Louis Armstrong, Engelbert Humperdinck, Andy Williams - it's just another reason why "Sunny" crosses so many boundaries. There are tons of collections, singer/songwriter compilations, pop compilations, summer compilations - all which find "Sunny" a welcome addition to their tracking.

Here's what the seller, "Hooves53" had to say:
This Masters of Style CD belonged to my late uncle. We brought it back from Texas when we went to clean out his house. He had a huge collection of CDs, so stay tuned as I try to list them all. The songs are: Disc 1- 1) Louis Prima(That Old Black Magic) ; 2) Robert Goulet (What Kind Of Fool Am I) ; 3) Frankie Valli (Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You) ; 4) Jerry Vale ( You Don't Know Me) ; 5) Brook Benton ( It's Just a Matter Of Time); 6) Marvin Gaye ( How Deep Is The Ocean) ; 7) Dean Martin (That's Amore ) ; 8) Hank Williams ( Hey Good Lookin') ; 9) Louis Armstrong ( I Get A Kick Out Of You ) ; 10) Tony Bennett (The Most Beautiful Girl In The World) ; 11) Mel Torme ( Blue Moon) ; 12) Bobby Vinton ( I Love How You Love Me) ; 13) Sonny James ( Young Love) ; Disc 2- 1) Frankie Laine ( That Lucky Old Sun) ; 2) O.C. Smith ( Little Green Apples) ; 3) Tommy Edwards ( It's All In The Game) ; 4) Johnny Cash ( I Walk The Line) ; 5) Al Martino ( Spanish Eyes) ; 6) Bobby Vee ( The Night Has A Thousand Eyes) ; 7) Wayne Newton ( Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife) ; 8) Fred Astaire ( How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life) ; 9) Bobby Darrin ( Mack The Knife) ; 10) Johnnie Ray ( Cry) ; 11) Billy Eckstine ( I Apologize) ; 12) Eddy Howard ( Sin) ; 13) Ed Ames ( My Cup Runneth Over) ; Disc 3- 1) Perry Como ( Catch A Falling Star) ; 2) Jackie Wilson ( Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher) ; 3) Ben E. King ( Stand By Me) ; 4) Ricky Nelson ( You're My One And Only Love) ; 5) Roger Miller ( King Of The Road) ; 6) Harry Belafonte ( Day-O) ; 7) Bobby Hebb ( Sunny) ; 8) Bobby Goldsboro ( Honey) ; 9) Andy Williams ( Can't Get Used To Losing You) ; 10) Englebert Humperdinck ( There Goes My Everything) ; 11) Tom Jones ( I'll Never Fall In Love Again) ; Percy Sledge ( When A Man Loves A Woman) . I checked the back of the CDs and found several visible marks, but nothing that appears serious. Knowing my uncle, I suspect that he played very few of the CDs that he had. I cannot guarantee this CD set in any way, but feel you can buy a bargain.


Ultimate R & B is another example


From pop to "Lounge Music" to R & B to Summer Anthologies, Sunny is always a perfect fit.


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Track listing1. Most Beautiful Girl - Tony Christie
2. Wives & Lovers - Jack Jones
3. Too Darn Hot - Mel Torme & The Marty Paich Orchestra
4. Dalilah - Tom Jones
5. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
6. Summertime
7. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
8. Sunny - Bobby Hebb
9. Guantanamera - The Sandpipers
10. Don't Fence Me In
11. Blue Moon - Carmen McRae
12. Mr Bojangles - Sammy Davis Jr.
13. Black Coffee - Peggy Lee
14. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Billy Eckstine
15. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - The Platters
16. What a Wondeful World - Louis Armstrong







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OLDIES POPS BEST SELECTION VOL.3 JAPAN ONLY SHM CD NEW










JIMMY PAGE AND JEFF BECK!

This is an original program from Dick Clark's 1966 U.S. Caravan of the Stars. The bill included the Yardbirds, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Sam the Sham and the Pharohs, Brian Hyland, Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Hebb.

WQAM - THE ROARING 30 Collector 2 LP SET 60's Rock RARE



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Expensive and very popular SOUL SPECTACULAR box featuring "Sunny" CD 2 Track 16
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2. MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I../b. strong
3. PLEASE MR. POSTMAN/marvelettes
4. I COUNT THE TEARS/drifters,king
5. LAST NIGHT/mar-keys
6. TWIST AND SHOUT/isley brothers
7. STAND BY ME/ben e. king
8. ANY DAY NOW (MY.../chuck jackson
9. IT'S GONNA WORK../i.,tina turner
10. YOU'LL LOSE A GOOD.../b. lynn
11. DO YOU LOVE ME/the contours
12. GREEN ONIONS/booker t & the mg's
13. YOU'VE REALLY GOT A.../miracles
14. HELLO STRANGER/barbara lewis
15. JUST ONE LOOK/doris troy
16. THE MONKEY TIME/major lance
17. HEAT WAVE/martha & the vandellas
18. CRY BABY/g. mimms & enchanters
19. IT'S ALL RIGHT/the impressions
20. WALKING THE DOG/rufus thomas
21. MY GUY/mary wells
22. MY GIRL/the temptations
2-1. WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO/supremes
2-2. SHOTGUN/jr. walker & all stars
2-3. THE "IN" CROWD/dobie gray
2-4. HURT SO BAD/l. anthony,imperials
2-5. GOT TO GET YOU OFF.../s. burke
2-6. YES, I'M READY/barbara mason
2-7. SITTING IN THE PARK/b. stewart
2-8. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF/four tops
2-9. IN THE MIDNIGHT../wilson pickett
2-10. RESCUE ME/fontella bass
2-11. I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)/j. brown
2-12. SEESAW/don covay & goodtimers
2-13. COOL JERK/the capitols
2-14. BAREFOOTIN'/robert parker
2-15. WHEN A MAN LOVES.../percy sledge
2-16. SUNNY/bobby hebb
2-17. B-A-B-Y/carla thomas
2-18. KNOCK ON WOOD/eddie floyd
2-19. BUT IT'S ALRIGHT/j.j. jackson
2-20. LOVE IS A HURTIN'.../lou rawls
2-21. TELL IT LIKE IT IS/aaron neville
2-22. THE DARK END OF THE../james carr
3-1. SWEET SOUL MUSIC/arthur conley
3-2. RESPECT/aretha franklin
3-3. TRAMP/otis & carla
3-4. SHOW ME/joe tex
3-5. SOUL FINGER/bar-kays
3-6. GIMME LITTLE SIGN/brenton wood
3-7. I'M YOUR PUPPET/j. & b. purify
3-8. HIGHER AND HIGHER/jackie wilson
3-9. SOUL MAN/sam & dave
3-10. MEMPHIS SOUL STEW/king curtis
3-11. TIGHTEN UP/archie bell & drells
3-12. EXPRESSWAY TO.../soul survivors
3-13. BOOGALOO.../fantastic johnny c
3-14. THE DOCK OF THE BAY/otis redding
3-15. LA-LA-MEANS I LOVE YOU/delfonics
3-16. COWBOYS TO GIRLS/the intruders
3-17. SLIP AWAY/clarence carter
3-18. YOU'RE ALL I.../gaye & terrell
3-19. LOVE MAKES A WOMAN/b. acklin
3-20. WHO'S MAKING LOVE/johnnie taylor
3-21. I HEARD IT THROUGH../marvin gaye
3-22. SOULFUL STRUT/young-holt unlim.
3-23. RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA/b. benton
3-24. WE GOT MORE SOUL/dyke & blazers
4-1. I WANT YOU BACK/the jackson 5
4-2. TURN BACK THE HANDS.../t. davis
4-3. BACKFIELD IN MOTION/mel & tim
4-4. GIVE ME JUST../chairmen of board
4-5. BAND OF GOLD/freda payne
4-6. O-O-H CHILD/the 5 stairsteps
4-7. WANT ADS/honey cone
4-8. GROOVE ME/king floyd
4-9. RESPECT YOURSELF/staple singers
4-10. TREAT HER../c. brothers,sr. rose
4-11. IN THE RAIN/dramatics
4-12. LET'S STAY TOGETHER/al green
4-13. BETCHA, BY GOLLY, WOW/stylistics
4-14. OH GIRL/chi-lites
4-15. BACK STABBERS/o'jays
4-16. ONE OF A KIND (LOVE.../spinners
4-17. IF YOU DON'T../melvin,blue notes
4-18. ME AND MRS. JONES/billy paul
4-19. MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO../knight,pips
4-20. LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE/bobby womack
4-21. SIDESHOW/blue magic
4-22. KISS AND SAY GOODBYE/manhattans


Monday, January 19, 2009

January Update 2009

Bobby Hebb to tour Europe and Japan in April

American tour planned for June, 2009, possibly with Marty Balin

Article from Medford Insider to publish here soon!

Make sure you check out our YouTube page:
http://youtubesunny.blogspot.com/

Ultimate SUNNY mixes

ULTIMATE SUNNY VERSIONS ON YOU TUBE

Some fan seems to have taken our photos from BobbyHebb.com and made this video of SUNNY by Bobby Hebb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbUl_E-R91Q

SUNNY Dance Mix by James Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZMGeTxom5U&feature=related


Some clever person did a mash-up of
Marvin Gaye, Buddy Richard, Sergio Rivero, Boney M performing SUNNY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJAcmiDwvX8&feature=related

John Scofield and Pat Martino over half a million views
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RRUVAD9Mc

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Bobby Hebb Touring Japan



BOBBY HEBB TOURING JAPAN


He will be performing at BillboardLive in Osaka Japan and BillboardLive in
Tokjo Japan sometime this year.


Bobby Hebb in Osaka October 23rd
http://www.billboard-live.com/pg/shop/show/index.php?mode=calendar&date=200810&shop=2



Bobby Hebb in Tokyo October 25th
https://www.billboard-live.com/membersarea/t_whatsnew08080718.html


Here's his biography on Billboard.com
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=25759






ROY NATHANSON.. Sotto Voce ..(AUM037) with "Sunny"
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May 09, 2006


Format:

CD


Record Label:

AUM Fidelity


Genre:

Jazz


UPC:

642623303726




Roy Nathanson: alto sax, soprano sax & vocals
Sam Bardfeld:
violin & vocals
Curtis Fowlkes:
trombone & vocals
Tim Kiah:
bass & vocals
Napoleon Maddox:
human beatbox & vocals

Produced by Hugo Dwyer and Steven Joerg
Recorded on November 13, 2005 at Systems Two Studio, Brooklyn by Hugo Dwyer.
Mixed and Mastered out back where the horse used to live.

Listen to Roy's saxophone version of "Sunny" here:

http://www.aumfidelity.com/aum037.html



BILLBOARD Review
"Here's a resounding welcome back for Nathanson, whose Sotto Voce brims with a bemused exuberance and bubbles with a strange brew of spoken word, song and improvisation. Sotto Voce functions as a hip, lyrical variety show that that at turns gets boisterous with instrumental soaring (snaky sax lines, Curtis Fowlkes' trombone slithers, violinist Sam Bardfeld's klesmer-shaded phrasings) and energized by the hip-hop and doo-wop-infused vocal of Napoleon Maddox. Tunes range from Nathanson originals (the playful but poignant "By The Page" and the melodic beauty "Home") to covers like the new-grooved rendering of Bobby Hebb's 1966 soul hit "Sunny." Like Nathanson's spirited projects with the Jazz Passengers, which he and Fowlkes co-founded in 1987, Sotto Voce is jazz that stretches the art form." - Dan Ouellette



Bobby Hebb with The Beatles up on Auction
http://www.news-antique.com/?id=784855&pg=1&keys=Beatles-Auction-Concert-Recording

LOTS OF NEW UPDATES

August 31 — Music City J.A.M. with Peter Frampton, Bobby "Sunny" Hebb, American Idol's Melinda Doolittle, Kirk Whalum and more. 2 p.m., $20



Music City Convention & Visitors Bureau has added Bobby Hebb to the bill for


August 31, 2008. Between 5:50 PM and 6:50 PM that evening.

Kirk Whalum (Festival Host) will be backing Bobby up.


Labor Day Music Festival Promises to Rock Riverfront Park

http://www.nwtntoday.com/news.php?viewStory=14609&cache_id=10745



Original 1966 Beatles / Bobby Hebb Audio Recording at Auction Aug. 29

A previously unknown audio example of the entire Toronto concert as a 2 hour and 20 minute documentary detailing one family's experience at the final concert appearance of the Beatles in Canada.

http://www.news-antique.com/?id=784855&pg=1&keys=Beatles-Auction-Concert-Recording


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Barry Tashian’s stage introductions are preserved before each song. At
33 minutes the stage announcer describes how the Remains drummer N.D. Smart took a pratfall leaving
the stage...and introduces Bobby Hebb.

Bobby Hebb set: Crazy Baby (1:20) / For You (46 seconds) / Good Good Lovin’ (1:12) /
Mojo Workout (cuts, 2:24) / Sunny (complete w/ closing vamp, 5:19). The Remains re-took the stage to back
the act with the biggest current hit record on the tour; Bobby Hebb. Nashville-based Hebb had hit #1 with
“Sunny” only weeks before this recording was made (July 26. 1966) and the record was well on it’s way to
classic status, being awarded the #25 position on BMI's Top 100 Songs of The



MELBA MOORE's rendition of "SUNNY"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGjKHQV9X6M


Melba sang backing vocals on Bobby Hebb's hit version.


Also just up, Bobby Hebb and jazz artist Denny Jiosa performing live on
July 12, 2008 in Tennessee. Jiosa has his studio rendition as the soundtrack
with photos from the live event on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sC9D-iBnr4






Original 1966 Beatles / Bobby Hebb Audio Recording at Auction Aug. 29
A previously unknown audio example of the entire Toronto concert as a 2 hour and 20 minute documentary detailing one family's experience at the final concert appearance of the Beatles in Canada.

http://www.news-antique.com/?id=784855&pg=1&keys=Beatles-Auction-Concert-Recording



It was the summer of 1966, and the Beatles were making what was to be their last North American tour. As the "Fab Four" made their way across the United States, they took a quick detour north into Canada—Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens to be exact—for a concert on August 17. Among the 16,000 or so fans in attendance that day was a corporate attorney from Ontario, who packed his family and a battery operated, UHER 4000 REPORT-L reel-to-reel tape machine to watch … and record … the last appearance of John, Paul, George, and Ringo in Canada.

Offered is an amateur recording—a previously unknown audio example of the Toronto show—that amounts to a 2 hour and 20 minute documentary detailing one family's experience at the final concert appearance of the Beatles in Canada. And "detail" is the name of the game here, as the tape begins with its narrator introducing his family to an unseen audience as they drive to the venue. The family spent the first few minutes discussing what they think the concert will be like, with succinct and sometimes prophetic observations offered, as well as checks on the time, weather conditions, and the overall pre-concert atmosphere. The sound of the crowd, traffic, program vendors … it's all here. The original owner can be heard later in the tape spending his time interviewing anxious fans anticipating the appearance of the Beatles.

The opening acts are here: The Remains, Bobby Hebb, The Cyrkie, The Ronettes (including "Be My Baby"). After a false alarm (a stagehand came onstage to adjust the drum set causing some young fans to faint), the stadium announcer utters the words everyone had been waiting to hear: " … the BEATLES!"

The immediate response from thousands of screaming, ecstatic fans is overwhelming. After some fine-tuning of their instruments by Lennon and Harrison, the band can be heard launching into "Rock and Roll Music." Every note of the Beatles' ten-song concert was captured on a 1/4"-tape, with the lead song followed by "She's A Woman," "If I Needed Someone," "Day Tripper," "Baby's in Black," "I Feel Fine," "Yesterday," "I Wanna Be You Man," "Nowhere Man," and "Paperback Writer."

After the show, the would-be newsman leaves the stadium and, along the way, inquires of the hoarse fans why they came to the show and what they thought of the concert. With this running commentary, he makes his way outside in the hope of catching the Beatles on their way out. But alas, the Beatles had already left the building.

Too often, perhaps, the phrase "one of a kind" is used when referring to collectibles. Without hesitation, Mastro Auctions proudly affixes that title to this lot. Although the original audiotape is the true gem here (in its box with a vintage label affixed to the spool reads "Beatles #112 / Aug 66 / Maple Leafs Toronto"), this remarkable find also includes the original reel-to-reel tape machine (with its case) used to give a blow-by-blow account of the concert. A

CD-R with samples of the original recording accompanies. The tape player has not been used in a number of years, though its very existence, and that of the original recording, is a true piece of Rock & Roll history.

Accompanying as provenance is a typed letter from the son of the original owner, the original sales receipt from the day his son sold it to a private collector, and a typed, detailed description of the tape's content.
Please note: Due to the size and/or weight of this lot, the cost of shipping may be substantial. Bidding opens Monday August 11, 2008 at 10:00 AM Central Time. At that time you will be able to bid via the Internet or phone. Please do not call prior to then as staff will not be on hand to take bids until then. Registered bidders can log in and set up their watched lots list now. Anyone is welcome to browse the entire auction.
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Mapleleaf Gardens, Toronto, Ont. Canada - August 17, 1966 - Evening Show

The Amos Tape - Total time 2 hours and 20 minutes.

By Erik Taros, Beatles Documentarian

With the advent of quality digital music editing for home computers, the past few years have seen renewed
interest in amateur audience recordings of live Beatles concerts. Improved sound quality, lower generation
copies of familiar shows (Candlestick Park 8. 29. 66, Seattle Coliseum 8. 21. 64) are circulating and several
tapes long thought to exist (Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis 8.19. 66 - both shows) have suddenly appeared.

Tony Barrow’s cassette of The Beatles final performance at Candlestick Park is by far the best sounding of
all the audience tapes and is actually an enjoyable listen. Unfortunately, most fall into the category of
“for historical interest only”, but with the recent discovery of a previously unknown reel documenting the
eatles’ evening performance at Maple Leaf Gardens on August 17, 1966, we have a notable exception.

Hereafter referred to as “The Amos Tape.” This single 5” open reel is a 2 hour and 20 minute amateur
documentary, detailing one family’s experience at the final Beatles concert in Canada: Maple Leaf Gardens,
Toronto, Ont. August 17, 1966. Indeed detail is the operative word with this amazing tape. Sensing that a
Beatles concert had become something more than a venue for excessive screaming, our host and narrator
“Dad” decides to preserve the event via his professional level UHER reel-to-reel deck. The tape begins as
the listener is introduced to the family as they drive to Maple Leaf Gardens.

“Wednesday, the 17th of August 1966...” and the first 4 minutes or so are spent in the car with the family
discussing why they are going and what they think they will see. Interesting to note that “Mom” comments
that she expects to see The Beatles, not hear them! As the tape progresses, she provides the most succinct and occasionally prophetic observations. Frequent time and weather checks are given throughout the tape as well as descriptions of police presence

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and general pre-concert atmosphere.

The ambient noise; crowds sounds, traffic, hawkers selling programs, lend an immediacy to the event not
found elsewhere among known Beatle audience tapes. Dad fills pre-concert downtime by interviewing
anyone at hand...fans, police and even the St. John’s Ambulance crew, describing nearly every step he takes
within the Maple Leaf Gardens. At about 6 minutes he’s found his seat and one can hear “Rubber Soul”
being played over the house PA. At about 9 minutes a stage announcer plugs “Toronto Sound”, an early
outdoor rock event featuring 14 Canadian bands. The announcement echoes through the unfilled arena.
Rubber Soul plays on as Dad and Mom describe the crowd slowly filling the Gardens, peppering their
observations with commentary ranging from long hair to the minimalist (complete lack of) stage props.
“Once the bloom is off the rose, you never get it back.” Dad warns Brian Epstein, later he admits that The
Beatles generate so much excitement, no additional stage show was needed. By 8:30 the arena is filling up
and at the 23 minute mark the host DJ makes his pre-show announcements and introduces The Remains.

Remains set: Hang On Sloopy (60 seconds) / Like a Rolling Stone (48 seconds) / Why Do I Cry (40 secs)
I’m A Man (appears to be complete 3 minutes). Barry & The Remains are Boston rock legends. Inspired by
seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, four Boston University undergrads (Barry Tashian, Bill Briggs, Vern Miller &Chip Damiani) formed a rock unit that took The Hub by storm. In December of 1965, they scored an
appearance on Sullivan and followed it up by opening for the Beatles US ‘66 Tour. In addition to playing
their own set, they served as backing band for Bobby Hebb and The (Ronnie-less) Ronettes. On these
partial recordings the sheer volume of The Remains makes a powerful impression. A punky segment of
“Hang On Sloopy” gives way to an amped-up slice of “Like A Rolling Stone” (both tracks still in the
Remains set today) before the sole original of the set, a truncated “Why Do I Cry”. The song that survives
most intact is a cover of “I’m A Man”, revealing the band’s blues influences to be more Stones than Beatles.
Despite the cuts in the recording, Barry Tashian’s stage introductions are preserved before each song. At
33 minutes the stage announcer describes how the Remains drummer N.D. Smart took a pratfall leaving
the stage...and introduces Bobby Hebb.

Bobby Hebb set: Crazy Baby (1:20) / For You (46 seconds) / Good Good Lovin’ (1:12) /
Mojo Workout (cuts, 2:24) / Sunny (complete w/ closing vamp, 5:19). The Remains re-took the stage to back
the act with the biggest current hit record on the tour; Bobby Hebb. Nashville-based Hebb had hit #1 with
“Sunny” only weeks before this recording was made (July 26. 1966) and the record was well on it’s way to
classic status, being awarded the #25 position on BMI's Top 100 Songs of The

Century nearly 40 years later.
The set comprises almost entirely of song segments from the “Sunny” album, one notable exception being
“Mojo Workout”, a staple of Hebb’s act during his New York City club dates with “Sylvia” (of “Mickey &
Sylvia” fame). According to Hebb himself the song was never recorded in studio, making this live version
its only known documentation. An extended and complete version of “Sunny” rounds out the set with
easily the most powerful performance and enthusiastic reception short of The Beatles. The sound quality
throughout the 11 minutes of Bobby Hebb’s section is easily the best of the music portions of The Amos
Tape. “How do you like the show so far?” asks the stage host at around the 45 minute mark. He continues
to vamp waiting for the next act, Brian Epstien’s only American group, The Cyrkle.

The Cyrkle set: Red Rubber Ball intro-Money (65 seconds) / Unknown (20 seconds) / I Get Around-This
Diamond Ring-Big Girls Don’t Cry-medley (2:35) / Turn Down Day (complete, 2:24) / Hushabye (complete
2:31) / Red Rubber Ball (complete 2:10) / Stay (complete 1:26). The folk-rocking Cyrkle were riding high off their huge, Paul Simon penned “Red Rubber Ball” single and it’s successful follow-up “Turn Down Day”, which had been released only this week. Sandwiched in between are a selection of covers revealing this underrated group’s influences. Teasing the enthusiastic crowd with the opening riff of “Red Rubber Ball”, the band launch into the Motown standard “Money”, then a track I can’t identify, and then an inventive medley of Beach Boys/Playboys/Four Seasons big hits. Perhaps the most beautiful of all is an ethereal reading of the Beach Boy’s “Hushabye”, complete with an “Our Prayer”-like acappella intro. Simply lovely! The monster hit “Red Rubber Ball” follows, and the set finishes with a heartfelt cover of Maurice Williams’ “Stay”. The Cyrkle got a great crowd reaction and they deserved it! At just over the 60 minute mark, the stage host welcomes The Remains return to the stage (to the audible displeasure of “Dad”) to back the “eye candy” for this evening’s male audience...The Ronettes. Sans Ronnie Spector (Phil wouldn’t allow her on this tour),

The Ronettes were the penultimate act of The Beatles ‘66 North American concerts. Nedra Tally and Estelle Bennett were joined by cousin Elaine for what turned out to be the final public appearances by this seminal girl group. Interesting to note, the Remains “rockier” instrumental underpining recalls the Pre-Spectorized sound of the Ronettes debut album on Colpix.

The Ronettes set: Shout (complete 3:27) / Be My Baby (complete 2:40) / Will You Love Me Tomorrow
(complete 3:23) / Land of 1000 Dances (cut, 1:50) / Walking In The Rain (complete 3:02) / What I’d Say
(cut, 4 seconds). While still an enjoyable listen, the Ronettes’ set sounds noticeably more muffled on this
transfer than the previous acts. The phase issue (due to improper azimuth adjustment) seems more
pronounced as well...a pity because the Ronnie-less Ronettes handle their






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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

July 8, 2008 Tuesday - updates

Bobby Hebb onstage in Watertown, TN with Denny Jiosa! at the Watertown Jazz Festival Saturday July 12th, 2008.
http://www.watertownjazz.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44&Itemid=66

Denny Jiosa performs "Sunny" on his new CD Dreams Like This
http://cdbaby.com/cd/dennyjiosa with a special guest appearance by Bobby Hebb singing scat!

This is a fantastic new CD from Denny Jiosa - review will be posting here soon.Bobby is a special guest of Denny's on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 at the Watertown Jazz Festival in Watertown, TN. 5:15pm - 6pm - Denny Jiosa (5 pc)



MORE NEWS: Bobby will be returning to the recording studio in the near future.


Coca Cola has a commercial in Europe using one of Bobby's songs. More information soon.

BOBBY HEBB HONORED BY THE TENNESSEE SENATE ON MAY 1, 2008
News story below after the You Tube postings!

Bobby PERFORMED "SUNNY" at both presentations:

May 1, 2008 at the Tennessee Senate
June 1, 2008 at the 15th Avenue Baptist Church

We do not know if the events were videotaped but we are looking into it!

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:kSMHHYxu77gJ:files.statesurge.com/file/221790+Bobby+Hebb+Nashville+Senate&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

On May 1, 1949 Bobby was baptized and on May 1, 2008 he was honored in the
Tennessee Senate by Senator Thelma Harper's Resolution #913


BOBBY HEBB ON YOU TUBE!
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=bobby+hebb&search_type=&aq=f



Sunny on You Tube!
http://youtube.com/results?search_query=+SUNNY&search_type=&aq=f




Tons of versions posted here:
http://youtubesunny.blogspot.com/




1)Boney M's 1976 version Views: 1,590,929
video

2)Bobby Hebb's 1966 version Views: 136,974

video

3)Pat Martino & John Scofield Views: 448,358

video

4)Jamiroquai's version Views: 267,199 Click on photo to view it!
video

5)James Brown's live version Views: 450,813
video

6)Musiq - Just Friends (Sunn) (this is from the film The Nutty Professor II)
Musiq - Just Friends (Sunny) Views: 344,336
video

7)Marvin Gaye - "Sunny" Views: 120,475
video

8)Mark Chang performing Sunny
Views: 7,938
video
Here I am playing my own improvisational version (actually 2 versions) of the popular song "Sunny" originally written and recorded by African American singer songwriter Bobby Hebb in 1966.



Views: 574
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Added: May 23, 2008
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Tons of versions posted here:
http://youtubesunny.blogspot.com/



"Sunny" has been recorded by, among others, Pat Martino & John Scofield with Joey Defrancesco, 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, Wilson Pickett, Les McCann, Dusty Springfield, and The Alex Trio featuring David Wise. One cover, a disco version called "Sunny '76" was a hit for Hebb in that year.

Bobby Hebb recorded "Sunny" in New York City, which resulted in a tour with The Beatles for Hebb. It is one of the most covered popular songs, with hundreds of versions released.

This video was recorded March 2008 in Davis, California. At about 2:40 in the video you should notice a profound change in the rhythm and style of playing. I hope you enjoy it and thank you kindly for your positive comments.

-Mark Chang




over THREE MILLION SPINS on YOU TUBE!

Versions by The Four Tops (a rare practice prior to a TV show), Cher and Georgie Fame have been removed by You Tube. We are looking for those DVDs. if you have them, please send them. Hebb_project@yahoo.com is how to contact us.





BOBBY HEBB HONORED BY THE TENNESSEE SENATE ON MAY 1, 2008

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:kSMHHYxu77gJ:files.statesurge.com/file/221790+Bobby+Hebb+Nashville+Senate&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

On May 1, 1949 Bobby was baptized and on May 1, 2008 he was honored in the
Tennessee Senate by Senator Thelma Harper's Resolution #913


A SECOND SALUTE TO BOBBY HEBB ON JUNE 1, 2008 at 15th Ave. Baptist Church

Mr. Hebb was also recognized with a second presentation on Sunday June 1, 2008 -
the same declaration from the Senate presented at the
15th Avenue Baptist Church http://www.fifteenth.org/

The presenter was none other than James "Jimmy" Church who played with
Bobby in Mr. Church's group, The Five Seniors - later changing their name to the
High Fives and being formally produced by the honorable Hoss Allen from WLAC!


May 1, 1949 Bobby was baptized and on May 1, 2008 he was honored in the Senate by Senator Thelma Harper Resolution #913


HERE'S THE COMPLETE RESOLUTION!


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 913
By Harper

A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Bobby Hebb for his
contributions to the world of music.

WHEREAS, Tennessee has long been known throughout the world for its rich music heritage; from the hills of East Tennessee through Music City U.S.A. to the shores of the Mississippi, the talented musicians of this State have earned a reputation that is unsurpassed in the history of American music; and

WHEREAS, one such legendary musical talent is Bobby Hebb, a Nashville native, who achieved fame for the composition and performance of his 1966 chart topping hit, Sunny, which earned gold record status; and

WHEREAS, born on June 26, 1938, to William Marion Hebb and Ovalla Merriweather Hebb, the esteemed Bobby Hebb has been involved in the music business his whole life; and

WHEREAS, on his third birthday, Mr. Hebb made his professional debut as a tap dancer at the Bijou Theater in Nashville; he also lent his talents to a tap dancing trio called the Typewriter Brothers; and

WHEREAS, also in 1941, he joined the Jerry Jackson Revue, an all-black troupe that traveled through the South and the southern sections of the Midwest, appearing on theater stages and under carnival tents in front of racially mixed audiences; and

WHEREAS, Bobby Hebb joined the band at Carter Lawrence Elementary School in
Nashville where he learned the euphonium and studied many brass instruments under the tutelage of John Cecil Reed; and

WHEREAS, his innumerable talents at such a young age garnered him a place on Owen Bradley’s Nashville television show as part of the Owen Bradley orchestra;
and

WHEREAS, he was soon asked to join Roy Acuff’s Smoky Mountain Boys, where he
successfully demonstrated his singing, dancing, and spoon playing talents; and

WHEREAS, throughout Mr. Hebb’s illustrious tenure with the Smoky Mountain Boys, the group performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry’s radio program and on Mr. Acuff’s own Opry Matinee television show; in addition, the artists headlined at Dunbar Cave in Clarksville and performed at the Astor Roof at the Astoria in New York; and

WHEREAS, as one of the pioneering African-Americans who appeared at the Grand Ole Opry, Mr. Hebb honors those spirited artists who broke the color line, such as DeFord Bailey and Pee Wee Marquette; and

WHEREAS, a driven artist, Bobby Hebb performed spoons on several Papa John Gordy 78’s released on Bullet Records, the oldest independent Nashville label, and on Bo Diddley’s Diddley Daddy at Chess recording studio; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hebb eventually enlisted in the United States Navy which allowed him to play the trumpet and improve his guitar skills; on board a Navy ship, he played trumpet in a jazz band called the USS Pine Island Pirates and landed regular engagements at the Great Shanghai, a cabaret in Hong Kong; and

WHEREAS, upon completing his tour of duty, Bobby Hebb returned to Nashville where he commenced playing rhythm and blues and jazz with various bands; he played guitar and sang baritone for the Hi-Fi’s, wrote You’re the Only Girl For Me, performed guitar behind the Fairfield Four, and ably worked as a session guitarist on other artists’ recordings; and

WHEREAS, in 1958, he played guitar on a session for Roscoe Shelton that produced the Excello single, Something’s Wrong; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Hebb juggled a full schedule when he joined Kid King Combo, during which the group entertained audiences at clubs, did sessions for other performers, and recorded their own Excello material; he also played guitar for Excello rhythm and blues performers Earl Gaines and Larry Birdsong; and

WHEREAS, at the end of the 1950s, Bobby Hebb cut his first solo single for Rich
Records, giving the country song Night Train to Memphis a rhythm and blues treatment; he went on to record I Found Somebody in 1961, and traveled to New York City to perform at Blue Morocco where he fronted a house band and delivered such a hot mix of rhythm and blues that he earned the nickname Bobby “Mojo” Hebb; and


WHEREAS, with only a guitar and a microphone, Bobby Hebb showcased his diverse talents at several clubs in New York City during the folk music era; he shaped his stage routine by studying comic Pinkney Roberts and story-teller Bill Cosby; and

WHEREAS, penned Song-A-Day man, Mr. Hebb became a prolific songwriter, often
writing five or six songs in one day, including Cold Cold Nights, Betty Lou from Ohio, Sam Hall, Jr., and I Love Mary; and

WHEREAS, the single, Sunny, a quintessential pop-rock-soul-jazz crossover hit,
propelled Bobby Hebb to instant celebrity status as the song peaked at number two in Billboard and at number one in Cash Box; that same year he joined the Beatles’ 1966 American tour; and

WHEREAS, Bobby Hebb co-wrote A Natural Man with Sandy Baron, which Lou Rawls took to the top twenty in 1971; and

WHEREAS, the following year, he chalked up a surprise hit with Love, Love, Love, a song from the Sunny album, which climbed to number thirty-two on the British singles charts and set the stage for Mr. Hebb’s second tour of England; and

WHEREAS, during the 1970s, Bobby Hebb recorded the single, Evil Woman/Judy on his own Crystal Ball Records, recorded for Laurie Records, and wrote Proud Soul Heritage; and WHEREAS, today, Mr. Hebb records his own songs at Orpheus Productions in Massachusetts and continues to compose, adding to a formidable song total that numbers in the thousands; and

WHEREAS, in addition, he works on the educational children’s television series Alligator Lou and has appeared in an episode of NBC-TV’s Unsolved Mysteries; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting that we pause in our deliberations to join in celebrating the
numerous contributions Bobby Hebb has made to the music industry; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CONCURRING, that we honor and commend Bobby Hebb for bringing happiness to his countless fans and for playing a significant role in the growth of the music industry, as we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Bobby Hebb on NPR

Welcome to Bobby Hebb Central! There is so much going on.

Remember to go to http://www.bobbyhebb.com

as well as to Bobby's myspace: http://myspace.com/sunnybobbyhebb


Bobby's on NPR "This Is America". Join host Dennis Wholey for a personal conversation with legendary singer, songwriter, and musician Bobby Hebb who discusses his performing career.

http://thisisamerica.podomatic.com/rss2.xml




Someone wrote an essay on "Sunny" on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_(song)



The 45 RPM "Dreamy" b/w "You Want To Change Me" just sold on eBay again, check out
our story on it.


http://youwanttochangeme.blogspot.com/




We're looking for the Caravan Of Stars program. Bobby Hebb was on this Dick Clark "Caravan Of Stars" 1965 tour with Gary Lewis and The Playboys, Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs, The Yardbirds, Bobby Hebb, Brian Hyland, Jimmy Clanton, The Distant Cousins, Dale Wright & The Wirght Guys and Jimmy Stokely & The Exiles



http://www.exileband.com/bio.htm




Some fan on Blogspot put Bobby's photo inside of the Battle single






There are so many new cover versions of "Sunny" it is hard to keep up with them all!

http://www.christianhowes.com/html/disc.htm

Christian Howes
Jazz Fiddle Revolution (2004) A truly revolutionary album featuring spontaneous duo performances with the brilliant young violinist, Billy Contreras, and guest spots with cellist and trombonist, Dana Leong. This album demonstrates new possibilities in two-violin duets, with the violins accompanying each other in a range of jazz styles, including swing, funk, and blues. Including innocent performances of “What a Wonderful World” and the Rodgers and Hart classic, “It Never Entered My Mind”, as well as bold, fresh takes on other standards such as “The Way You Look Tonight”, “Doxie”, and some originals by Howes and Contreras.

1. Doxy (Click Here to Listen!)
2. The Way You Look Tonight
3. Sunny
4. Maria, Maria
5. Merchants Groove (Click Here to Listen!)
6. Untitled blues jam
7. Fugue in G Minor for solo violin
8. It Never Entered My Mind
9. Traditional Fiddle Tune
10. The Oracle



Rhythm Desperados


http://www.rhythmdesperados.com/New_CD.pdf





Joan Bender - SOHO JAZZ


http://www.bossa.net/2006_06.html








http://www.martindalesax.co.uk/recordings.htm


Martin Dale - Saxophone

Jazz Quartet, Ensemble and Solo
Blowin Cookies
Blowin Cookies

1. Josie - Steely Dan
2. Room 335 - Larry Carlton
3. Feels so Good - Chuck Mangione
4. Sunny - Bobby Hebb
5. Big Blue - Rob Williams
6. The Scratch - Parker
7. Affirmation - Jose Feliciano
8. Evensong - Yellowjackets
9. Nothing Like This - Oscar Hammer
10. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (vocal) - Stevie Wonder

Martin Dale - sax, Nick Good- drums, Andy Lawton - keys, Bob Marks - bass, Rob Williams - guitar, with vocals from Nikki Wiley and Andy Hedges




Sophie Villamayor performing "SUNNY"

http://www.myspace.com/sophievillamayor




Joe Jewell Quartet's version of "Sunny"


http://www.myspace.com/joejewell




A compilation with Bobby Hebb's own version of Sunny here:

Cafe Ibiza Volume 9
http://perfectbeat.com/product_info.php?products_id=4002587660529





Another page devoted to "Sunny"

http://blog.empas.com/sun7845/read.html?a=18725218&c=1309243

Saturday, March 18, 2006

BOBBY HEBB BOOTLEGGED






OK, for the past few years I've been working with Bobby on a SUNNY DELUXE album.
We have been in correspondence with Andy McKae at Uni Music, Bill Levenson, Alicia Gomez, putting the idea in motion - till Hip0 Select decided to re-release the SUNNY lp as it was.

Now someone has come up with this album which is a bootleg!

This is why SUNNY DELUXE is so important.

This is a great picture I've never seen!

There are 5 bids on ebay as of 8:25 PM 1/16/06


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Another copy sold on March 14 to a

rezem ( 43Feedback score is 10 to 49)
We have successfully removed the illegal product from one Froogle Store as of 3/16/06.

The UNI Lawyers are now aware of the product and will probably be sending an injunction and lawsuit to the bootlegger. DO NOT BUY THIS ILLEGAL AND SHODDY PRODUCT.
IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE UNI RELEASE OF THE SUNNY ALBUM.

IT IS TAKEN FROM VINYL RECORDINGS>

BUYER BEWARE. THE LINER NOTES WERE STOLEN FROM MATERIAL WRITTEN BY JOE VIGLIONE.

Sunday, March 05, 2006

March 6 BOBBY HEBB NEWS March 6, 2006

The legendary Bobby Hebb is in Europe - performing 11 dates starting next week. Bobby Hebb toured with THE BEATLES in 1966 when his song "Sunny" was on radio all across the land. "A Satisfied Mind" was also a Billboard Top 40 hit forMr. Hebb in 1966.
Bobby co-wrote Lou Rawls' Grammy winning song "A Natural Man". "Love Love Love" from the "Sunny"album hit the Top 40 in the U.K. in 1972. Meanwhile,his Gamble & Huff single, "You Want To Change Me", keeps selling for ridiculous prices on the internet,especially eBay.com. Bobby is most likely adding that song to the set.

Mr. Hebb is touring Europe to support his new album on Tuition, "That's All I Wanna Know".
We just found a fantastic photo of Bobby Hebb andRingo Starr from the 1966 Beatles tour on eBay.We also have a nice photo of Bobby with all 4 Beatlesfrom JET magazine.
You can always visit the all new

http://www.bobbyhebb.com
to see the tour dates and read news updates.

THE TOUR

http://www.livegigs.de/p47/td/4306/m/b/tourdaten-bobby_hebb.html


Tourdaten: BOBBY HEBB

09.03.06 - D-Hamburg, Mandarin Kasino
10.03.06 - D-Bremen, Lila Eule
11.03.06 - D-Berlin, frannz Club
12.03.06 - D-Düsseldorf, ZAKK
14.03.06 - D-Fulda, Kulturkeller
15.03.06 - D-Heidelberg, Karlstorbahnhof
16.03.06 - D-München, Atomic Café
17.03.06 - CH-Basel, Kaserne
18.03.06 - D-Offenbach, Hafen 2
19.03.06 - D-Köln, Stadtgarten
präsentiert von livegigs.de » weitere Infos






----------------------------------------------------

BOBBY HEBB TOURING EUROPE

First show, March 9th in Hamburg at Mandarin Kasino / Hamburg Germany

http://www.mandarin-kasino.de/


Do 09.03.2006 BOBBY HEBB ''SUNNY'' * CONFUSION ON 2 DANCEFLOORS * MEMORY CLUB WER EINMAL IN SEINEM LEBEN DIE CHANCE HABEN MÖCHTE, DIE ORIGINALVERSION DES WELTHITS "SUNNY" ZU OHREN ZU BEKOMMEN, SOLLTE SICH AM DONNERSTAG DEN AUFTRITT DES ALTMEISTERS BOBBY HEBB NICHT ENTGEHEN LASSEN.

Mandarin Kasino
Reeperbahn 1
Hamburg, Hamburg 20359
Phone: 040.430 46 16


March 10 Bremen @ Lila Eule

Lila Eule
Bernhardstraße 10 (Stadtplan)
28203 Bremen

Mehr Infos unter:

www.lila-eule.de

-> Fr. 10.3. BOBBY HEBB
Musikinteressierten braucht man diese Legende nicht vorzustellen. Bobby Hebb hat 1963 den weltweit meistgecoverten Song "SUNNY" geschrieben. Er lernte Gitarre bei Chet Atkins, tourte mit den Beatles und hat nun sein drittes Album "That´s All I Wanna Know" veröffentlicht.

March 11 Berlin @ The Frannz Club

http://www.frannz.de/



präsentiert von radioeins
Bobby Hebb
"Sunny" ist sein Welthit


Datum: Sa. 11.03.2006
Beginn: 20:00 Uhr
Abendkasse: 16.00 €
Eintritt (vvk): 14.00 €

„Sunny“ und Bobby Hebb. Ein Song, ein Mann. Ein Überhit. Im Oktober 2005 hat Bobby Hebb im Laufe seiner vierzigjährigen Karriere erst sein drittes Album ("That's All I Wanna Know") veröffentlicht. Im Rahmen einer Europatournee stellt er es mit einer fünfköpfigen Band im frannz Club vor.

Der Song „Sunny“ steht heute auf der Top 20-Liste der meist gespielten Titel im 20. Jahrhundert und gilt als meist gecoverter Song überhaupt. Etwa 400 mal wurde das Lied mehr oder weniger neu interpretiert. Dabei zählt die unglaublich groovige Version von James Brown im Duett mit Marva Whitney zu den besten. Aber Bobby Hebb nur auf diesen einen Song zu reduzieren, ist eine Fehleinschätzung. Sein zweites Album „Love Games“, 1970 erschienen, enthält ausschließlich seine eigenen Songs und gilt wegweisend für den urbanen R´n´B. Ein dunkles, schönes Werk, dass vieles von Marvin Gaye´s „What´s Going On“, von Barry White oder Gamble & Huff vorweg nahm. Ein kommerzieller Erfolg wurde es allerdings nicht.

"That's All I Wanna Know" präsentiert nicht den neuen Megahit. Es sind ausschließlich ältere Titel versammelt, so auch „Sunny“ gesungen im Duett mit Astrid North, und wirkt wie eine Klangreise durch das Schaffen Bobby Hebbs. Das besteht aus weitaus mehr Songs, als seine Soloalben enthalten. Es werden wiederum einige hundert sein, die er in den letzten Jahrzehnten - auch für viele andere Künstler wie Lou Rawls - geschrieben hat.

Die „neuen“ alten Kompositionen werden im Hier und Jetzt verwurzelt und haben doch nichts von ihrem Charme und Feeling eingebüßt. Die Zusammenstellung unterstreicht Hebbs besondere Qualitäten als Songwriter und Performer. Jazzige Vokalnummern wie „A Satisfied Mind“ und vom Motownsound geprägter Soul - „When Love Goes Wrong“ ist beispielsweise ein lässig groovender Soulstomper mit absoluter Clubtauglichkeit – wechseln sich ab und verbreiten Vitalität und Gelassenheit.

Vorverkauf: www.hekticket.de - Tickethotline: 030- 230 99 333 und im TIC Prenzlauer Berg (Kulturbrauerei) - Tickethotline: 030- 44315152

VVK immer zzgl. Geb.

frannz GmbH & Co. KG,
Schoenhauser Allee 36 (Kulturbrauerei),
D-10435 Berlin

Infohotline: 030 - 726 279 333
Restaurant: 030 - 726 279 360
Sonstige Anfragen: 030 - 726 279 30
Fax: 030 - 726 279 329

Mail: info@frannz.de





March 12 Düsseldorf @ Zakk

http://www.zakk.de/

Sonntag, 12.03.2006 21.00 Uhr Club

Der Komponist von "Sunny" und anderer Jazz-Standards !

BOBBY HEBB

Der legendäre Jazzmusiker gibt eines seiner raren Konzerte im zakk! Wer vorher auf der 50plus Party tanzen möchte, kann ein Kombi-Ticket für 16,- EUR VVK erwerben!

Mit 66 Jahren noch voller Tatendrang - auf diese Art beschreibt Bobby Hebb sich selbst. Als Sohn einer musikalischen Familie 1939 in Nashville geboren, stand er bereits mit 3 Jahren als Stepptänzer in der "Jerry Jackson Revue" auf der großen Bühne.
Die ersten Gehversuchen im Modern Jazz tat Bobby Hebb 1955 in seiner Zeit bei der Navy. Wieder Zuhause angekommen musste er einen schlimmen Schicksalsschlag erleiden. Einen Tag nach John F. Kennedys Ermordung 1963 wurde sein Bruder Harold bei einem Streit vor dem Baron Club ermordet. Unter den Eindrücken dieser Ereignisse schrieb er "Sunny" - einen so schönen, simplen, melancholischen wie auch Hoffnung machenden Titel. DER Erfolgstitel überhaupt.
Zunächst ließ dieser Erfolg etwas auf sich warten, "Sunny" kletterte erst 1966 in den US Charts auf Platz 2 und in den UK Charts auf Platz 12. Bobby Hebb blieb der Musik immer treu und ist nun mit seinem aktuellen Album "That`s All I Wanna Know" auf einer einmaligen Klangreise unterwegs.
Eintritt: 13 EUR (+VVK-Geb.), 16 EUR AK Kombi-Ticket mit 50plus-Party 16,- EUR VVK
Veranstalter: zakk

zurück

© zakk - Zentrum für Aktion, Kultur und Kommunikation 1999 Email info@zakk.de
March 13 day off

March 14 Fulda @ Kulturkeller
http://www.ox-fanzine.de/p51/td/154040/fulda-kulturkeller-bobby_hebb.html

Kulturkeller Fulda
Jesuitenplatz 2
36037 Fulda
Deutschland

BOBBY HEBB Tourdaten BOBBY HEBB anzeigen

Kulturkeller, Fulda


Dienstag 14.03.06

Eintritt: k.A.
präsentiert von Ox Fanzine » weitere Infos
Tourdaten BOBBY HEBB anzeigen weitere Termine zur BOBBY HEBB Tour zurück
Bobby Hebb wurde am 26. Juli 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee geboren.
Mit 12 Jahren war er der erste Schwarze, der in der Grand Ole Opry auftreten durfte. Angeheuert von Roy Acuff, sang er mit den Smoky Mountain Boys.

Gitarre lernte er bei Chet Atkins und Hank Garland, Songwriting-Tipps gab’s von Hank Williams Sr.

Diese Einflüsse führten in seinen Songs dazu, dass er die musikalischen Grenzen zwischen R&B, Pop und C&W mühelos aufhob, trotzdem aber


Location Details:

Kontakt:

Kulturkeller, Fulda


Kulturkeller

Karlstr. 25
36037 Fulda
Tel. : 0661 240230
http://www.kreuz.com
Stand: 02.01.2005



March 15 Heidelberg @ Karlstorbahnhof

http://www.ox-fanzine.de/p51/td/154041/heidelberg-karlstorbahnhof-bobby_hebb.html



BOBBY HEBB Tourdaten BOBBY HEBB anzeigen

Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg


Mittwoch 15.03.06

Eintritt: k.A.
präsentiert von Ox Fanzine » weitere Infos
Tourdaten BOBBY HEBB anzeigen weitere Termine zur BOBBY HEBB Tour zurück
Bobby Hebb wurde am 26. Juli 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee geboren.
Mit 12 Jahren war er der erste Schwarze, der in der Grand Ole Opry auftreten durfte. Angeheuert von Roy Acuff, sang er mit den Smoky Mountain Boys.

Gitarre lernte er bei Chet Atkins und Hank Garland, Songwriting-Tipps gab’s von Hank Williams Sr.

Diese Einflüsse führten in seinen Songs dazu, dass er die musikalischen Grenzen zwischen R&B, Pop und C&W mühelos aufhob, trotzdem aber


Location Details:

Kontakt:

Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg


Karlstorbahnhof

Kulturhaus Karlstorbahnhof e.V.
Am Karlstor 1
69117 Heidelberg
Tel. : +49 (0)6221 - 97 89-11
Fax : +49 (0)6221 - 97 89 31
verwaltung@karlstorbahnhof.de
http://www.karlstorbahnhof.de
Stand: 19.05.2003





March 16 Munich @ The Atomic (Bobby played here in 2003 as well)




http://www.sikorski.de/en/frameloader.html?frame=http%3A//www.sikorski.de/articles/article122.html


Mr. Sunny Shines On

An international star of the musical scene just personally visited Hans Sikorski Music Publishers in Hamburg. Bobby Hebb, the composer and first interpreter of the hit "Sunny," is on a promotional tour, for his indestructible evergreen is still in demand.

Already two years ago the first CD with the original by Bobby Hebb and 15 cover versions was issued by Trocadero (CD 10532; Distribution: Indigo). Now Trocadero is releasing a further 17 cover versions of "Sunny." The new CD (CD 12812; Distribution: Indigo) will be coming out on 13 May, and shortly thereafter Bobby Hebb will be appearing live in several German cities:

04.06.2002 D�sseldorf, Unique Club
05.06.2002 Berlin, Delicious Doughnuts
06.06.2002 Munich, Atomic
08.06.2002 Cologne, Stadtgarten
09.06.2002 Hamburg, Molotow

With "Sunny" the group Boney M. made its definitive breakthrough in the 1970s, reaching No. 1 in the German charts in 1976. There is hardly anyone who doesn't know the "Sunny" refrain line "Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain..." It is famous far beyond the jazz and soul scene - which is actually the musical homeland of the Nashville-born Bobby Hebb. The song is on the list of the 20th century's most played titles and has been interpreted well over one hundred times by renowned artists such as Cher, Georgie Fame, Wilson Pickett, Chris Montez, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey and many others. And this is exactly what makes this song so attractive.

Bobby Hebb was born in Nashville, Tennessee on 26 July 1938 and at the age of 12 played in the Grand Ole Opry as the first Black musician. He sang with the Smoky Mountain Boys - hired by none other than Roy Acuff.

Bobby Hebb wrote "Sunny" whilst under the impression of the murders of John F. Kennedy and of his own brother Harold one day later. It is a "beautiful, simple, melancholy and hope-making title," as R�diger Ladwig once formulated. In 1966 the single reached its highest placing as No. 2 on the US Billboard Charts.

You can find further information on the composer and title under the following internet address:
www.sunny-the-song.de
www.trocadero-records.com






March 17 Basel, Switzerland @ Kaserne

http://www.livegigs.de/p40/td/154043/basel-kaserne-bobby_hebb.html



Kaserne

Basel

Freitag 17.03.06

Eintritt: k.A.

Kaserne

Klybeckstr. 1b
4057 Basel
Schweiz
Tel. : +41 61 66 66 000
buero@kaserne-basel.ch
http://www.kaserne-basel.ch
Stand: 07.12.2005

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=Basel%2C+Switzerland+%40+Kaserne+++hebb&btnG=Search


http://www.ox-fanzine.de/p51/td/154043/basel-kaserne-bobby_hebb.html

BOBBY HEBB Tourdaten BOBBY HEBB anzeigen

Kaserne, Basel


Freitag 17.03.06

Eintritt: k.A.
präsentiert von Ox Fanzine » weitere Infos
Tourdaten BOBBY HEBB anzeigen weitere Termine zur BOBBY HEBB Tour zurück
Bobby Hebb wurde am 26. Juli 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee geboren.
Mit 12 Jahren war er der erste Schwarze, der in der Grand Ole Opry auftreten durfte. Angeheuert von Roy Acuff, sang er mit den Smoky Mountain Boys.

Gitarre lernte er bei Chet Atkins und Hank Garland, Songwriting-Tipps gab’s von Hank Williams Sr.

Diese Einflüsse führten in seinen Songs dazu, dass er die musikalischen Grenzen zwischen R&B, Pop und C&W mühelos aufhob, trotzdem aber

Location Details:

Kontakt:

Kaserne, Basel

Kaserne

Klybeckstr. 1b
4057 Basel
Schweiz
Tel. : +41 61 66 66 000
buero@kaserne-basel.ch
http://www.kaserne-basel.ch
Stand: 07.12.2005









March 18 Offenbach @ Hafen2 (Saturday)



Matthias Westerweller wrote us this about the gig in Offenbach:

"Me and my friend Atze will deejay before and after the concert and play some 6ties, Northern, 6tiesR&B and 7ties soul music."
 Matthias



Sundae Soul Recordings GbR
Matthias Westerweller
Windeckstr. 19
60314 Frankfurt
Germany

tel: +49 (0)69 25 53 42 63
cell: +49 (0)179 705 17 59

email: weller@sundaesoul.de

CHECK OUT THEIR SITE FOR INFORMATION ON THE MARCH 18th DATE
Log on to "Bobby Hebb"

http://www.sundaesoul.de


Here's the address of the club for March 18, 2006:

Hafen 2
Hafen 2a
63067 Offenbach am Main
Germany

http://www.hafen2.net

Offenbach is the neighbour town to Frankfurt, the location used to be
an harbour (=Hafen) railway engine shed and has got a nice atmosphere as
well has a very good soundsystem.





March 19 Cologne (German: @ Stadtgarten

http://www.stadtgarten.de/Information.htm


Köln/Stadtgarten
The »Stadtgarten« is situated on the north-west corner of downtown Cologne (map). This building replete with tradition has been run and managed by the Initiative Kölner Jazz Haus e.V. as a cultural center equipped with dining facilities since 1984.





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"A NATURAL MAN" by Liza Minnelli - Restored and to Re-air on April 1!


LIZA MINNELLI'S EMMY WINNING TV special "LIZA WITH AZ" featuring the Medley version of Bobby Hebb/SandyBaron's classic "A Natural Man" will air on SHOWTIMEon April 1, 2006.

The LIZA WITH A Z special has been RE-MASTEREDand is going to be re-released to television!

Minnelli's 'Liza with a Z' to Air on Showtime on April 1 Read this article:http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=7090

The full Liza Minnelli version of the Bobby Hebbclassic is on LIVE AT THE WINTERGARDEN vinyl lp onColumbia Records.

Ron Sunshine does a fantastic version of "Natural Man"on his CD "Deluxe" from 2003.
Bobby Hebb On the BBC Scotland!

BBC special on "Sunny" was broadcast 17th and 18th of January, 2006!
Newsflash!

The BBC broadcast Bobby Hebb on January 17th and 18th http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland
Interviews with:


Bobby Hebb Producer Jerry Ross
Rock Journalist Joe Viglione
Michael Gray from Country Music Hall Of Fame
Rudiger Ladwig of Trocadero Music
and some great versions of "Sunny" including the rare"Sunny" demo that got the deal, and the Mieko Hirota version! from Japan! WOW!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/daylist.cgi?service_id=50229&day=Tuesday

From the BBC:
11:30 Songlines 3/6. On 22nd November 1963 John F Kennedy was assassinated. The following day Bobby Hebb's brother was killed. Despite such tragic circumstances, Hebb penned the positive and uplifting Sunny which was to become a classic. With more than 700 cover versions to date, Songlines delves into the remarkable story behind the song.

FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Joe Viglione
EditorBobbyHebb.com

Write: Hebb_Project@yahoo.com