Bobby Hebb - The tribute to the genius

Happy Birthday Bobby Hebb.  Bobby would have been 76 years young today.  Celebrate the birth of the legendary Bobby Hebb,  July 26, 1938-August 3, 2010.  Happy Birthday, Bobby In the Navy with his friend Bill Root, Bobby Hebb performed with the Pine Island Pirates. After the passing of Johnny Kidd - of "Shakin' All Over" fame, Johnny Kidd's Pirates backed up Bobby Hebb for a tour of Europe. Nick Simper has a wonderful essay about the tour http://www.nicksimper.com/nicks_story3.htm

Bill Root was a guitarist with Bobby Hebb when they were both in the navy.  They performed as the Pine Island Pirates for Chiang Kai-shek and his wife Madame Chiang Bobby Hebb sings in "Proud Soul Heritage" that his mom and dad taught him guitar, but it was Bill Root who helped Bobby play rock guitar.   Here's our interview on Visual Radio with Bill Root from August 16, 2012 Visual Radio with Bill Root https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEpRjRH2ISQ Here's an e mail from Bill's wife: July 23, 5:24 PM Eastern Time Hello friends and family, It is with happy yet sad heart that we can celebrate knowing that Bill is in glory with our eternal Father.  He died peacefully at 18:30 last evening (22July).  He was so very ready to leave this world and his earthly body with the pain he has bravely endured over the last 7 1/2 months.  We were priviledged to share the past 6 weeks with me at home, between employment.  Next week Monday I b...

Ringo Starr from WZLX.com http://wzlx.cbslocal.com/2014/07/07/interview-eight-minutes-with-ringo-starr/ Ringo Starr  doesn’t actually like being interviewed. He will cut the interview short if he doesn’t like the line of questioning, which especially includes asking too many Beatles questions. He’s much happier just having a conversation. Alas, on a day off from his latest All-Starr Band tour, he’s at the Soho Contemporary Art Gallery in New York City to talk about his computer generated artwork, which he’s been working on since about 2005. His art promotes his all-but trademarked message of — you guessed it — peace and love. In fact, his mantra of “peace and love” is so well-known at this point, that when he saunters into the gallery he asks the group of journalists setting up, “What do you say?” and  everyone answers back with — you guessed it — “peace and love.”

READ THE INTERVIEW ON SUNNY THE SONG DOT COM  http://sunnythesong.com/exclusive-interview-with-guitarist-peter-white/ ______________________________________________ _______________________ GUITARIST PETER WHITE COVERED 'SUNNY' ON HIS SONY CD PLAYIN' FAVORITES     Sunny The Song.com has conducted a series of interviews with legends and personalities who have been involved with Bobby Hebb or who have recorded "Sunny"  or other Hebb tunes.  Those interviews include but are not limited to: producer Jerry Ross, producer James Fleming Rasmussen, band leader Jimmy Church, drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, U.K. artist Sophie, jazz guitarist Pat Martino, New Kids on the Block keyboardist and Bobby Hebb musician Yasko Kubota, Nat Simpkins and many others. _________________________________________________ PETER WHITE GRACIOUSLY GRANTED SUNNYTHESONG.COM AN INTERVEW, CONDUCTED VIA FACEBOOK. Peter's website and touring schedule are here:   http://ww...

With tickets on sale for concerts, Bill Cosby is trending at #1 on Yahoo News this Friday a.m. Hear Cosby's brilliant rendition of "Sunny" on Hooray for the Salvation Army Band LP http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s3500263.shtml?cat=565 Watch 1971 PBS One-Man Special 'Bill Cosby on Prejudice' http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-1971-pbs-special-bill-cosby-on-prejudice-20140709 ________________________ On Google News  7-11-14 Music news and reviews Review: Hit The Road Jacques, Millegro & Prima Vocal Ensemble, Ewa Salecka (director) – York Theatre Royal http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/music/11322719.Review__Hit_The_Road_Jacques__Millegro___Prima_Vocal_Ensemble__Ewa_Salecka__director______York_Theatre_Royal/ The imposing...

THANK YOU TO JUNE FROM GALLERY JUNO FOR THE WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM JAPAN. This Story originally ran in the N.E. Informer Magazine, 2009 You can get "Sunny" from the 2008 tour, Bobby's final tour, on Amazon.com  http://www.amazon.com/Sunny-Live-in-Japan/dp/B004WIOVV0 _____________________________________________________ Bobby Hebb Tours Japan By Joe Viglione After many years in the Boston area legendary songwriter/singer Bobby Hebb returned to Nashville, where he lived as a child.  The co-author of Lou Rawls' Grammy winning song, "A Natural Man", and the vocalist/composer of the classic "Sunny" (thank you for the sunshine bouquet) performed at Billboard's Nightclubs in Osaka and Tokyo in October of 2008 and is scheduled to go back to Japan in April of 2009...after a few dates in England and Germany.  2009 is shaping up to be a big year for Hebb, Rosetta Swain, a cousin of his, has arranged and recorded a Gospel version o...

  Watch: Chadwick Boseman Channel James Brown In 'Get On Up' Trailer VIBE Posted March 13, 2014      The first look at Tate Taylor's Get On Up promises a lot of yells, singing, and epic dance moves. But how does Chadwick Boseman stack up as the Godfather of Soul?      Universal's Get On Up is the long awaited James Brown biopic, which finds 42 star Chadwick Boseman getting on the good foot as the lead funketeer.          The picture is slated to recount the "rags-to-riches" story of the hardest working man in show business, from his impoverished childhood, time in prison and ascendancy to superstardom. A sub-plot also involves Brown's mother, whom will be played by Viola Davis, who abandoned him at age 6, and his aunt (played by Octavia Spencer), who raised him in a brothel. http://www.vibe.com/article/watch-chadwick-...

http://countrymusichalloffame.org/exhibits/exhibitdetail/night-train-to-nashville-music-city-rhythm-blues Grammy Awards of 2005 Daniel Cooper, Michael Gray (compilation producers), Joseph M. Palmaccio & Alan Stoker (mastering engineers) for Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm and Blues, 1945-1970 performed by various artists http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Historical_Album   BEG, SCREAM and SHOUT  Best cover art Grammy Album featuring "SUNNY" ________________________________________________________________ Lou Rawls won Grammy for best male R & B  vocal on A Natural Man Search Grammy Awards http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=Night+Train+to+Nashville&year=All&genre=15

  SUNNY COVERS FROM YOU TUBE! #1  Peter White #2  Green Tea #3  Into Jazz #4   Arrangement by Mike Story  #5  Elizabeth Meza #6  Hammond Organ Trio #7  Stevie Gee Band #8  Robbie Benson Hammond Organ ____________________________________  #1  Peter White Sunny "Sexy Groove"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBm9KprGc5c Tremendous version with an accompanying video. Released in 2006 on the Legacy label, the album entitled Playin' Favorites, "Sunny" is Track #7 Track Listing 1. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) 2. Look of Love, The 2. The Look of Love 3. Déjá Vu 3. D‚j  Vu 4. Mister Magic 5. Lovely Day 6. Crazy Love 7. Sunny  (a different video) 8. For the Love of You 9. Hit the Road Jack 10. You Are Everything 11. One on One Uploaded on Mar 20, 2011 Peter White (Sunny) Sexy Groove on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Peter-White-Playin-Favo...