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(vanity) Friend of Bobby Hebb reports he has died
8/3/10 | raccoonradio

Posted on 08/03/2010 12:16:32 PM PDT by raccoonradio

A friend of Bobby Hebb ("Sunny") mentioned Hebb's passing today on Facebook. Joe Viglione: " R.I.P. Bobby Hebb. We lost Bobby at 10:50 AM Central Time this morning. I'm in a state of shockBobby One So True, We'll always love you.

July 26, 1938 - August 3, 2010 ...Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain. The dark days are gone, and the bright days are here, My Sunny one shines so sincere."


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: bobbyhebb; sunny

1 posted on 08/03/2010 12:16:40 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: reaganite1976

“Sunny”. Supposedly the song was written after Hebb’s
brother died. Wikipedia: “On 23 November 1963, the day after John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Harold Hebb was killed in a knife fight outside a Nashville nightclub. Hebb was devastated by both events and sought comfort in songwriting.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbUl_E-R91Q


3 posted on 08/03/2010 12:22:08 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
RIP.

Great tune. Here's jazz guitarist Pat Martino's amazing improvisation on it:

Pat Martino plays "Sunny."

(Of course, all his improvisations are amazing.)

4 posted on 08/03/2010 12:22:57 PM PDT by Maceman
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To: raccoonradio

RIP.


5 posted on 08/03/2010 12:26:35 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: raccoonradio

!966
I think ‘Sunny’ is one of the first records I ever bought.


6 posted on 08/03/2010 12:29:54 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: raccoonradio
When this was a hit I listened to the song, Sunny, with improvised stereo using two transistor radios. Great song with great memories. RIP Bobby.
7 posted on 08/03/2010 12:32:23 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: raccoonradio

Joe was a close business associate of Bobby’s and had been helping him in many ways.


8 posted on 08/03/2010 12:34:00 PM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: smalltownslick

Yes and Joe set up an int. with Bobby that was done via phone at the college radio station where I volunteer. (Someone else
did int.)


9 posted on 08/03/2010 12:36:58 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Maceman

Another excellent version:

Wes Montgomery - Sunny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiWYW46lQus


10 posted on 08/03/2010 12:50:54 PM PDT by preacher (A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
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To: preacher; All

Nashville Cream:

Songwriter Bobby Hebb Dead at 72

Legendary Nashvillian singer and songwriter Bobby Hebb passed away this morning at Centennial Medical Center; he was 72 years old. Hebb, who got his start at the age of 3 performing in a song-and-dance outfit with his older brother, has a long and impressive list of accomplishments — being one of the first African-Americans to perform at The Grand Ole Opry and penning the tune “Sunny” among them. “Sunny” is one of the most-covered pop songs in history, and was included on BMI’s Top 100 Songs of the Century at No. 25. Back in 2000, Jonathan Marx wrote this retrospective on “Sunny” and Hebb’s career for us. We’ll have a longer piece on Hebb in next week’s glossy, but for now you can see other Hebb-related Scene pieces (at this
site)

links are at
http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/archives/2010/08/03/songwriter-bobby-hebb-dead-at-72


11 posted on 08/03/2010 1:07:00 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: preacher

Pretty much everything from Wes Montgomery is excellent.


12 posted on 08/03/2010 1:34:11 PM PDT by TheEditor
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