Bobby Martin (producer)
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Bobby Martin | |
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Birth name | Robert L. Martin |
Born | Lockland, Ohio, U.S. | May 4, 1930
Died | September 6, 2013 San Diego, California, U.S. | (aged 83)
Genres | Philadelphia soul, R&B, soul, pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, arranger, songwriter |
Years active | 1951–2013 |
Associated acts | Billy Paul, The O'Jays, The Three Degrees, MFSB, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Lou Rawls |
Bobby Martin (May 4, 1930 – September 6, 2013) was an American music producer, arranger and songwriter, closely associated with Philadelphia International Records and Philly soul.[1][2]
Martin received a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his contribution to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.
He died in 2013.
References[]
- ^ Varga, George (September 13, 2013). "Soul music great Bobby Martin dies". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ Deluca, Dan (September 11, 2013). "RIP, Bobby Martin, Sound of Philadelphia arranger". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
External links[]
- Bobby Martin at AllMusic
- Bobby Martin discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2013 deaths
- Record producers from California
- African-American record producers
- American music arrangers
- Grammy Award winners
- Musicians from Ohio
- Songwriters from Ohio
- People from Lockland, Ohio
- American music biography stubs