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Elizabeth Kontomanou "Sunny" David Pike, Sunny Bobo

Stirring rendition of "Sunny" by Elizabeth Kontomanou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgSrBavE_v4 https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/Elisabeth-Kontomanou OSCAR PETERSON 'SUNNY' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIlc6BfWRKU Willie Bobo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1_RglEhCFU David Pike "SUNNY" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W_6xe6uM1g 45 RPM by David Pike 45-5073 Atlantic A-10515 2:32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W_6xe6uM1g New York Jazz Lounge - instrumental Sunny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I5TkPJmAek Andreas Hollerbach piano version/instrumental https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lTNHomnz7k Sunny Karaoke - like Boney M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRfjH72Xqs8

Billy Preston's on-fire organ solo on SUNNY

Billy Preston Written by Bobby Hebb Produced by Steve Douglas 45 RPM Capitol #5730 Digitially remastered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_dlU7Ty6ig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee0LtINHtfc Sunny by Billy Preston - instrumental with vocal intro - The Beatles had asked Bobby Hebb to play keyboards with them after the 1966 tour, but Bobby was more into the guitar at the time and suggested Billy Preston ...the rest is history... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee0LtINHtfc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Preston Relationship with the Beatles Preston first met the Beatles as a 16-year-old in 1962, while part of Little Richard's touring band, when their manager Brian Epstein organized a Liverpool show, at which the Beatles opened. The Washington Post explained their subsequent meeting: “ They'd hook up again in 1969, when the Beatles were about to break up while recording the last album they released, Let It Be (they would later record Abbey Ro...

Mark Ronson, who cut "Sunny" twice

Uptown Funk January 13th from Mark Ronson Ronson previously tracked Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" twice ____________________________________________________________________ "Uptown Funk" crams an entire wedding reception into four-and-a-half minutes, and the album containing the song looks to be as much fun as the single. Mark Ronson thinks so: "It's my best record, for sure," he tells Rolling Stone . As usual, the producer has recruited a star-studded cast of singers and side-hands. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon wrote the lyrics; Mystikal, Bruno Mars and Tame Impala's Kevin Park contribute vocals; and Stevie Wonder plays a little harmonica. "It's probably the peak musical highlight of my life," Ronson says of that last collaboration . "I'm fine if I never top it." R.S. Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/2015-preview-68-reasons-to-love-this-year-20150105#ixzz3Q3AWd7Fw Follow...

Great photo of Jimmy T and Bobby Hebb

Jimmy T and Bobby Hebb Mr. T worked with Bobby on the PBS Special ALIEN ABDUCTION for NOVA Bobby played the part of Barney Hill in the TV special/movie. http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message436386/pg1 http://johnemackinstitute.org/ Learn about: Ariel School documentary Learn about: PlanetEarth.com The mission of the John E. Mack Institute is to explore the frontiers of human experience, to serve the transformation of individual consciousness, and to further the evolution of the paradigms by which we understand human identity. JEMI is named in recognition of John E. Mack, M.D. (1929-2004), Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, to honor his courageous examination of hum...

Strauss, Haydn, Sonny Rollins, Bobby Hebb mentioned together in article

An Eclectic Christmas concert at St. Maclou Wattrelos church Du classique aux musiques actuelles avec du Strauss, du Haydn en passant par du Sony Rollins et du Bobby Hebb » résume Benoît Delbecque, http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/un-concert-de-noel-eclectique-a-l-eglise-ia24b58801n2567296 In 2015 "Sunny" is held in the same regard as Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss) and the friend of Mozart, teacher of Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn - creator of the stringed quartet. article translated: "Our set is composed of twenty students. They will play a dozen pieces. From classic to contemporary music with Strauss, Haydn via the Sony Rollins and Bobby Hebb "summarizes Benoît Delbecque , director of the conservatory . The end of the concert was an opportunity for the group to share a fun musical moment : "We have assembled the sets of Wattrelos Tourcoing and conservatory in a brass band to play a few songs at the end of...

Bobby Hebb THE WFMU INTERVIEW 2-19-07

On February 19, 2007 WFMU conducted an interview with BOBBY HEBB 2/19/07 Bobby Hebb, who was catapulted into fame in 1966 with his hit song and album, "Sunny" talks Listen: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/SE 731 days of Bobby Hebb's 50th Anniversary of Sunny Publishing 1965 Hit Record 1966 365 days in 2015 366 days in 2016, a leap year with February 29 Today is Day #729 Visit Bobby's iTunes page frequently! https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bobby-hebb/id1152030 Bobby Hebb's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/bobbyhebbmusic REMEMBER TO JOIN US ON TWITTER! Sunny The Song on Twitter http://twitter.com/sunnythesong Bobby Hebb's Twitter SoulHeritage1 https://twitter.com/soulheritage1 Bobby Hebb's "Sunny" ringtone for your phone http://bobbyhebb.blogspot.com/2012/08/ringtone-sunny-bobby-hebb-ringtone-is.html And check out: http://www.bobbyhebb.com http://www.sunnythesong.com http...

Bobby Hebb Twitter Updates January 1 and 2, 2015 Bryan Adams, Mieko Hirota, 50th Anniversary

Fiftieth Anniversary of the publishing of "Sunny" 1965-2015 REMEMBER TO JOIN US ON TWITTER! TWITTER.COM/SUNNYTHESONG http://twitter.com/sunnythesong REMEMBER TO JOIN US ON BOBBY HEBB'S TWITTER! HTTP://TWITTER.COM/SOULHERITAGE1 https://twitter.com/soulheritage1 Official Bobby Hebb @ SoulHeritage1 · 4h 4 hours ago Bryan Adams talks about recording "Sunny" http://www. billboard.com/Bryan-Adams-on -Covers-Album-Tracks-of-My-Years … "It's such a happy song. It has five, six different key changes View summary 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites Official Bobby Hebb @ SoulHeritage1 · ...

Buzzy Linhart to talk about "Sunny" on WBAI FM Radio tonight 10:30 PM Pacific time

LET THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUNNY BEGIN! 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLISHING OF 'SUNNY" Check out Bobbyhebb.com for the start of our 50th Anniversary Celebration http://bobbyhebb.com/?q=article/50th-anniversary-publishing-sunny-0 RARE MIEKO HIORTA SUNNY 'LIVE" (circa 1974, though Mieko's studio version was in the 1960s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMGMNuxVN9M 1)VISUAL RADIO Director Jay LaFond heard "Sunny" in grocery chain Market Basket in Haverhill, MA on December 29, 2014 2) Buzzy on tonight 10:30 PM Pacific Time Radio Unnamable WBAI 1:30 AM TALKING ABOUT 'SUNNY" Eastern time http://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=64 WBAI.org WBAI Radio - NYC http://bobbyhebb.com/?q=article/50th-anniversary-publishing-sunny-0 In 1965 Bobby Hebb, bassist Ben Tucker and drummer Bernard "Pretty Purdie" cut the original version of "Sun...