Bobby Charles, Louisiana songwriter, dies at 71

The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) ^ | January 14, 2010 | Keith Spera

[EveningStar]

Robert “Bobby” Charles Guidry, the gifted, reclusive southwest Louisiana songwriter who crafted hits for Fats Domino, Frogman Henry and Bill Haley & the Comets, died early Thursday after collapsing at home in Abbeville, his manager said. He was 71.

[EveningStar]

ping

[EveningStar]

rock & roll

[jessduntno]

Too sad...great singer, writer, performer...see you later, alligator...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVDzYY-9kdE&feature=related

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[a fool in paradise]

Author of "Walking to New Orleans" (with Dave Bartholomew) and "Later Alligator" (offered to Fats Domino but declined and then recorded by Bill Haley).

Leonard Chess didn't know he was white when he signed Bobby to the label.

Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Lou Rawls, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge, Etta James, Junior Wells, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Bo Diddley, David Allan Coe, and UB40 also recorded his songs.

There was a real good overview of Bobby Charles' history in a recent issue of Blue Suede News. Bob Dylan was a fan of his songwriting.