Bobby Hebb - The tribute to the genius

Les McCann recorded 2 versions of "Sunny" with Producer Jerry Ross Read the review here: http://www.allmusic.com/album/les-mccann-plays-the-hits-r143654 On AMAZON the CD version is going for an amazing $300.00 1 new at 84.99; used $300.00 http://www.amazon.com/Plays-Hits-Mccann/dp/B00004TZ6M LISTEN TO THE 45 RPM VERSION MODERN JAZZ LP Cover / YouTube 2:37 minutes Sounds like a different mastering job from the LP version to the 45 RPM version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEBvw1-W9U8 45 RPM cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFRlRNFCqLo&feature=related&noredirect=1 9 Minute LIVE version from How's Your Mother CD http://www.youtu...

Had a great conversation with producer Jerry Ross on Monday December 5; we are preparing for Jerry's appearance on Visual Radio. Les McCann 45 RPM version of SUNNY, produced by Jerry Ross http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFRlRNFCqLo Les McCann's 9 minute version of "Sunny" from his How's Your Mother LP http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzRsQDZfZws

BEN TUCKER talks about "SUNNY" and BOBBY HEBB http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JxH0vb-uaw I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU (Philips 45 RPM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhUkDSnR_s&feature=related The above song was never released on a legitimate l.p. or CD. We are planning it for the Boxed Set. There was a bootleg from Germany that stole the liner notes I wrote and the track listing; we tracked down the bootlegger and know who he is. We sent him an official cease and desist. RARE VERSION OF ATLANTA GA Take 3 FOUND! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ggymmG0Q3g SUNNY version Evelyn Weigert - Sunny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ORnFO7CJSg&feature=related Robert Mitchum singing "Sunny" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvxm51iFO0&feature=related Did Margaret Whiting have the same manager as Bobby Hebb? http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2011/01/12/Singer-Margaret-Whiting-dies-at-86/UPI-37841294894463/

How do you say "Sunny" in German? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV5Tgx4XLbU Here's a cute German Christmas song Sonnie "Mein Sunny-Boy ist ein Schneemann" (German Version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSnVPemcReQ BONEY M performing the ENGLISH version of "Sunny" Boney M. at the German TV Show "Disco " 02/05/77 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-KVnajR3X0

The Sun of Mexico sings "SUNNY" Friday November 18 LUIS MIGUEL, "SUNNY" Studio Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY7UlMpxJWA&feature=related Luis Miguel Background information Birth name Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri Also known as El Sol de México, "Luismi", "Micky" Born April 19, 1970 ( 1970-04-19 ) (age 41) San Juan , Puerto Rico Origin Mexico Genres Latin pop , pop music, bolero , mariachi Occupations Singer, songwriter, record producer Instruments Vocal, piano Years active 1981–present Labels EMI Latin Warner Music Associated acts Frank Sinatra Armando Manzanero Manuel Alejandro Sheena Easton Website Official website Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born April 19, 1970) is a Mexican singer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is widely known only by the name Luis Miguel and is often referred to as "El Sol de México" (The Sun of Mexico). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Beginning his musical career in his chil...

In Memory of Hal Hebb Here's a story I published on Hal last year http://www.tmrzoo.com/2010/17151 Here's Hal singing with The Marigolds Rollin' Stone Uploaded by raredoowop on Jul 19, 2010 Originally known as The Prisonairs, who cut the legendary Just Walkin' In The Rain for Sun records while still inmates at the Nashville State Penitentiary with the songs author Johnny Bragg singing lead vocals. Johnny Bragg sings lead on Rollin' Stone, the groups first recording after parting from Sun - although they were still in the shovel - other members are Edward Lee Thurmon, John Edward Drue, Henry Jones, Hal Hebb, Willie Wilson and Alfred Brooks. Johnny Bragg died of cancer just under a year ago in Tennessee age 79; I, like many, am thankful for what he has left of himself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsBOSP_fSVc The above was written by "RareDooWop" Johnny Bragg passed away in September 2004 http://www.a...

Coming later today, Tuesday, November 22, 2011 A tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy, a major figure in Bobby Hebb's life Wednesday November 23, 2011 A Tribute to Hal Hebb

Bobby Hebb - Sunny cover by Jeppe Kronback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMFbfi1BfOM&feature=related TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, SUNNY JUST FRIENDS cover Just Friends (Sunny) Cover feat. Khary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyZTflY-0Z0&feature=related

SUNNY ★ Ajico (Audio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReM0b695D3A&feature=related SUNNY SONG OF THE DAY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 Mellowhead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWQPXDA5FjM&feature=related

SINATRA FAN Friday November 18, 2011 Sunny - Cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfpPfcaQBv0

Moogy Klingman, co-author of the Bette Midler hit "Friends", passed away on Tuesday, November 15. From the editor: On Tuesday we lost my friend Moogy Klingman who co-wrote "Friends" - the Bette Midler hit with Buzzy Linhart, The connection to Bobby is that Moogy's co-songwriter also wrote with Sandy Baron, Bobby's co-writer on "A Natural Man" and "His Song Shall Be Sung". This site should have a statement from Mr. Linhart regarding Moogy, Sandy Baron and Buzzy's one conversation with Bobby Hebb when we had a conference call a few years back. I wanted Sandy Baron's co-writers to meet...via telephone. Rest in Peace, Moogy. Here's Moogy at the Utopia Reunion "Friends" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCfGsM-MgOw Here's a "Sunny" song of the day in memory of Moogy - two different versions by Jose' Feliciano JOSE FELICIANO WITH A LIVE SOLO VERSION OF "Sunny" on tv "bad days are gon...

Wednesday November 16 Татьяна Песня - «Sunny» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfS8DipYcAk&feature=related

Christian Clemente Excellent instrumental version of the Bobby Hebb classic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgHrzJc1r7U&feature=related

Sunny Songs of the Day - Foreign Language Versions of Sunny Monday 11-14-11 SUNNY in Japanese Yoko Nagayama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm8YSjoOJGU Mieko Hirota is this the first version of "Sunny" ever recorded in 1965? Miko in New York http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F5dm0Gnwl0&feature=related Richard Anthony / Argentina Great production - like Dusty Springfield's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7XBr5anA3c&feature=related Sunny Luis Miguel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsMJUV3rTlM&feature=related Version 2 Luis Miguel "Sunny" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DTiOZfbXcI&feature=related Version 3 Luis Miguel Sunny Viña del mar segunda noche 1990 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGueCzbTpU8&feature=related Sunny in Italian by Nina http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdYHsg1ck3g Another version of "Sunny" by Mina 2:53 into this medley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-X-k14tYgE MINA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_%28singer%29 ...

You have reached your maximum watch list limit of 200 items. Please remove some items from your watch list in My eBay if you want to add more. Save this seller | Track your items in My eBay Japanese compilation http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bokutachi-no-yougaku-hit-Japan-CD-Bobby-hebb-MHCP-190-/370486113498?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item5642b174da Track Listing: Music To Watch Girls By 2:38 Andy Williams Sunny 2:44 Bobby Hebb Ha! Ha! Said The Clown 2:28 Manfred Mann A Hazy Shade Of Winter 2:20 Simon & Garfunkel Wednesday's Child 2:14 John Barry My Special Angel 2:59 The Vogues It Must Be Him 2:51 Vikki Carr By The Time I Get To Phoenix 2:44 Glen Campbell some of these groups did covers of "Sunny" on the above CD Too bad Dean didn't sing SUNNY on Sunny Italy...it would be a collector's item now http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dean_martin/sunny_italy/ Dear Bobby Hebb fans, we are working on two ...

Bobby Hebb's "SUNNY" remixed by D.J. Eleven SUNNY REMIX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSFveqwsYYc&feature=fvwrel Remixed by DJ Eleven / http://www.djeleven.com SUNNY REMIX http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWjK6v1eAew

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2011 MIKE TERNERO REMIX! of SUNNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IBS3EwrUuA&feature=related Pre-master recording of the remix available at http://www.beatport.com by Antificcion. Astro Recordings presents Miguel Picasso feat. Cristie (aka Kristen Deva) - SUNNY Enjoy this -in a better quality- and other songs at http://www.myspace.com/anchodebanda Bobby Hebb's masterpiece of melody and song construction is getting the dance mix treatment all over the place...and we're collecting them for fans of this immortal song! Watch for more remixes in the coming days as well as Electric Flag and other renditions! WATCH FOR THE ALL-NEW BOBBYHEBB.COM AND SUNNYTHESONG.COM WEBSITES...WE ARE WORKING ON THEM NOW! KEEP IN MIND ... Just Friends/ Sunny was utilized in the Eddie Murphy movie “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps” See our Nov. 7 posting for more details There is a remix with 4 dub versions of this tune which uses the Sunny melody at th...

Sunny Melba Moore Melba Moore is one of the backing vocalists on the original hit version of "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKb6FxxVZWY Sunny for Thursday, November 10 Steelpan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQzWBdOdP_I Tony Guppy 'live' @ Beat Club (Utsunomiya), Tochigi This is very cool...avant jazz instrumental...very, very nice

Wednesday November 9, 2011 DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY sings SUNNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UUgDiKkSqY Simply amazing. Tuesday November 8 Ella and Tom Jones Listen to the nuances in Ella's voice...Tom is in awe...and he should be! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnkWBmhVj2Y Monday November 7 SUNNY (Just Friends) Musique This was from an Eddy Murphy movie...it's a variation on "Sunny" called Just Friends...the singer is humming the melody of "Sunny" at the beginning...the rap is over the melody line of "Sunny" and variations...very cool... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7zsG3XFUd8&feature=fvsr The first single from this album titled “ Just Friends ( Sunny )” made it to be the soundtrack of Eddie Murphy 's “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps”. Not only gaining popularity through one song, but he also hit the spot through other singles such as “Love” and “Girl Next Door”. Both songs along with “Just Friends (Sunny)” received a wide exposure in...

Pray for Andy Williams "Sunny" is Track 10 on his April 1967 LP "Born Free" http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-free-r26685/review William Ruhlmann reviewed the 1967 disc: Williams reacted by dropping the bossa nova and the oldies and looked more to the recent pop charts for covers like Bobby Hebb 's "Sunny." He even recorded "I Want to Be Free" (AKA "I Wanna Be Free") from the Monkees ' first album. And he scored a Top 40 hit with a pop/rock arrangement of "Music to Watch Girls By," the tune that originated on a Diet Pepsi commercial and had been an instrumental hit for the Bob Crewe Generation. At a time when non-rock pop singers were beginning to be marginalized, Williams successfully threaded the needle, reassuring his older listeners while proving adaptable to current trends. Singer Andy Williams says he has bladder cancer The silver-haired "Moon River" singer missed planned performances this fa...

Another Jam on Greg Howe's "SUNNY" backing track Atanas Shishkov Jammin` on "Sunny"- Greg Howe backing track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSrh9v0nOc&feature=related Edward Brands performing SUNNY on the Greg Howe backing track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPYv3r7sHpw&feature=related

SYLVIA ROBINSON http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/arts/music/sylvia-robinson-pioneering-producer-of-hip-hop-dies-at-75.html Sylvia Robinson, a singer, songwriter and record producer who formed the pioneering hip-hop group Sugarhill Gang and made the first commercially successful rap recording with them, died on Thursday in Edison, N.J. She was 75. September 29, 2011, 1:42 pm Sylvia Robinson, ‘the Mother of Hip-Hop,’ Dies at 75 http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/29/sylvia-robinson-the-mother-of-hip-hop-dies-at-75/ Sylvia Robinson, the singer, songwriter and record producer who formed the Sugar Hill Gang and made the first commercially successful rap recording, died early Thursday morning at a hospital in New Jersey. She was 75. Ms. Robinson had a notable career as a rhythm and blues singer long before she and her husband, Joe Robinson, formed Sugar Hill Records in 1979 and served as the midwives for a musical genre that came to dominate pop music. She sa...

Wednesday November 2 Great instrumental version of SUNNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX8bmZitKaw&feature=related Tuesday November 1 George Benson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF28bIb0BTo&feature=related Monday October 31, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RRUVAD9Mc NEWS on JAMES BROWN and SHIRLEY BASSEY to follow

Chris Montez has a wonderful version of Sunny with the sound you can hear on two of his pop hits (The More I See You and Call Me), the chorus of voices towards the end of the song with that lounge almost live feel to it. Chris changes the lyrics, as Bill Cosby and Frankie Valli did: Now the dark days are bright / the bright days are here My Sunny one / so sincere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzitSGzJ4pQ 1:45 in "You're my star of nature's fire / You're my sweet, complete desire" 2:03 "Yesterday my heart was filled with pain" You can find the Chris Montez version of "Sunny" on these albums. Thanks to Dick Ely for his hard work cataloging the "Sunny" versions http://onesotrue.blogspot.com Montez, Chris A&M LP120(M, WLP) Time After Time A&M LP120(M) Time After Time A&M SP4120(WLP) Time After Time A&M SP4120 Time After Time Pye NPL28087(M) Time After Time (UK) A&M AMLB1011 The More I See You (UK) EMI MFP50435 The...

Saturday October 29 JOHNNY YOUNG from Australia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkpV8oenW2k&feature=related Friday October 28 SUNNY song of the day Dr. Manzanita and Merlin met after a long time again... A sunny afternoon with good Equipment and a little kiss of Miss Muse made us do it... Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZAn6Q3TSlQ&feature=related Thursday October 27 Sunny Song of the Day Frank N Sense covers "Sunny" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAVYTmbN7B8 franknsense22 FrankNSense on YouTube BONUS SUNNY Sir J's "Sunny" is not Bobby Hebb's, but there appear to be influences in it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzq390-pNaY&feature=related

SUNNY SONG FOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2011 Live television version of "Sunny" by Linda Teodosiu - Sunny (Boney M) Piano / vocal version with live audience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWyT8O9J_8&feature=related What a great voice! Linda Teodosiu of Boney M / vocal Roman / superb funky jazz piano! Saxophone player is great as well TV show Atentie Se Canta http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atentie-Se-Canta/102349503133903?sk=info SUNNY SONG FOR Tuesday OCTOBER 25, 2011 Name this jazz rendition of "Sunny" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYsAOZfwDY&feature=related search page with additional versions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYsAOZfwDY&feature=related SUNNY SONG FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 24 Karaoke version of Sunny with lyrics SING ALONG! AND MAKE YOUR OWN YOUTUBE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N74tp4a7mzc Page http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sunny+karaoke&aq=f

Sunday October 23, 2011 SUNNY SONG OF THE DAY K.J. Denhert Original Release Date: July 4, 2006 Label: Motema Music LLC Copyright: 2004 KJ Denhert Duration: 7:43 minutes Genres: ASIN: B000QZBC2O We can't find the YouTube but here's a FREE listen at Yahoo http://new.music.yahoo.com/k-j-denhert/tracks/sunny--25790207 http://www.kjdenhert.com/

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJFXPNXcaf0&feature=related Track seven of the album "The Brass Are Comin'" (1969). 4,574 10/21/11 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHfD7VgQ4WI&feature=related HERB ALBERT VIDEO FOR 'SUNNY' THANKS TO THE GOOCHMAN 79,707 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA55LCylPqg&feature=related thegoochman writes: Rare video clip of the song "Sunny" from the NBC show Brass are Comin'. Also, track is on the album, as well. Sorry so grainy, but it's all I got. I hope you all enjoy. P.S. I had the once in a lifetime opportunity to see Herb and Lani play at Blues Alley in Georgetown Washington DC 12 May 2008. The show was absolutely spectacular. After all these years, they both still have it: the skills and the love. Truly a remarkable show. Herb and Lani, thanks to all of the wonderful years of warming our hearts with your great art work. You both are...

Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock did a version of Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" Mr. Spock sings "SUNNY" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVySWOaCcRQ Here's a YouTube that seems to be written about two kittens... "Spock & Sunny" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWLaefaaqlQ

Thursday October 20, 2011 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD LIVE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehy6VjLU8DY ____________________________________________________________ Wednesday October 19, 2011 Stevie Wonder "Sunny" Stevie recorded two versions of Bobby Hebb's classic for Motown. A studio version and a rendition on his live album Studio version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMvdh6AKRts Studio version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvvBOWI1-jY

C her sings "Sunny" as a tribute to Sonny "Sunny" from USTV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAA_rm2-JvY The YouTube poster writes: Cher with an awesome version of "Sunny" from the one off Tv special "Where the girls are". I like this version more than the original.This is a classic!" ____________________________________________________ Bobby Hebb told me that he gave Cher the song to do as a love song to Sonny...but he said "It was their bye bye song". Our Sunny song of the day for Tuesday, October 18, 2011

LIBERACE BIO PIC SCHEDULED FOR NEXT SUMMER http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/liberace-jerry-weintraub-hbo_n_1015573.html?ir=Gay%20Voices First announced in 2008 , the biopic of Liberace finally found its home last week at HBO , with the cable network announcing that it will air the Steven Soderbergh-directed film after it starts production next summer. Titled "Behind The Candelabra," the film gets its name from the memoir of Scott Thorson, Liberace's younger lover. Michael Douglas, whose bout with cancer pushed back the film's initial production date, will play Liberace, while Matt Damon will tackle the role of Thorson. SPACE AGE BACHELOR PAD MUSIC! http://spaceagebachelorpad.blogspot.com/ Bobby Hebb's immortal classic, "Sunny", has touched on a number of important genres. As Kal Rudman wrote in the liner notes, it hit the trifecta with Pop, R & B and Country charting the song. But "Sunny" has also become a Jazz standard, as we...

Pat Martino and John Scofield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2RRUVAD9Mc&NR=1 The YouTube writer calls "Sunny" a jazz/funk classic! "Pat and John tear it up with Joey Defrancesco at the 2002 Umbria Jazz Festival on this jazz/funk classic"

JAY KAY of Jamiroquai PERFORMS "SUNNY" Live on television @ Jools Holland Show 2000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8RbndInF8E Jason "Jay Kay" Cheetham [ 1 ] (born on 30 December 1969 in Stretford , Manchester, England), [ 2 ] is a Grammy Award -winning English artist, best known as the lead singer of the band Jamiroquai . Jamiroquai also had a rendition of "SUNNY" in a car commercial. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Kay

Twinse t http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYoKbpL5_mo Sunny song of the day, from the brilliant New Zealand group T W I N S E T Friday October 14, 2011

it might be raining hard in Boston @ 8:47 AM but... Our SUNNY song of the day for Thursday, October 13, 2011 Sunny by Del Shannon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmHmAJDg_g0&feature=related Always a little sunshine on BobbyHebb.com Dell changed the lyric to "Thank you for that smile that fills the place". Frankie Valli also changed the lines in his version from the 1960s, Valli doing a second version in the new millennium and keeping to the original. Ten Thousand, Four Hundred and Fifty Four spins for Del Shannon's excellent rendition on 10-13-11. Listen to him really rev up at the end of the tune! HEBB NEWS: "Sunny" played on Northshore 104.9 10-12-11 Wednesday night at 10:10 PM. Thank you, WBOQ Boston! MARTIN HOVER had the SUNNY SONG OF THE DAY three days ago. He wrote us this on October 11! ______________________________________ Hello Joe, Thank you for making my version of Sunny your Sunny song of the day. I feel really honored. I recorded my...

Here's a charming flute and guitar rendition of "Sunny" from the duo Buddy & Soul. OUR 'SUNNY' SONG OF THE DAY FOR OCTOBER 12, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm6lq8Ugkgs&feature=related Uploaded to YouTube by stefanmoessle on Mar 25, 2009 WHO ARE BUDDY AND SOUL (which is the title of a Buddy Rich album as well!) http://www.jazzserver.org/artists/buddy.and.soul Buddy and Soul is a duo made of Tim Kliphuis and Herman van der Leest (former members of the group Sequenza) who are playing music from the thirties in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, but also influence from later jazz is to be heard by these two fine musicians.

Sunny song of the day October 11, 2011 Marion performs Bobby Hebb's "SUNNY" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBjO0SpGNMg&feature=related

Work is progressing on SUNNY: THE BOBBY HEBB STORY stay tuned for more details. Happy Columbus Day to fans of Bobby Hebb, October 10, 2011 SUNNY SONG OF THE DAY #1 Collect them all! Here's our "SUNNY" version of the Day, Martin J. Hover performing "Sunny" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyeP3bdE6qI&feature=related FROM MARTIN J. HOVER Sunny by Bobby Hebb, violated in my own inimitable probaly illegal way. Just trying to to sing my way through three key changes without getting off key too much ;-) I used Andrew Rogers' tab for this one. Andrew's no longer with us, but he deserves out eternal graitude for the extremely accurate 60s tabs he's left us with. If you're a guitar player and you like 60s stuff, check him out. (No Beatles though. He didn't like 'em, I think.)