Bobby Weinstein
Bobby Weinstein | |
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Born | Robert Weinstein July 16, 1939 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 16, 2022 | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician |
Robert Weinstein (July 16, 1939 – March 16, 2022) was an American songwriter, singer, and music industry executive, whose hit songs, mostly co-written with Teddy Randazzo, include "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and "I'm on the Outside (Looking In)".
Life and career
Weinstein was born and grew up in New York City, and attended the School of Industrial Art in Manhattan.[1] While there, he formed a vocal group, The Legends, with fellow students Marshall Samples, Ron Warwell, Richard "Chico" Brunson, Sampson Reese and Dominick Fleres. The group won a talent contest at the Apollo Theater in 1955, and recorded for the small Melba and Hull labels before splitting up.[2] Weinstein's song, "The Legend of Love", was one of those recorded by the group.[1] In 1957, he began writing songs with Teddy Randazzo, who had sung in another vocal group, The Three Chuckles.[3] Their first major hit as co-writers was "Pretty Blue Eyes", recorded by Steve Lawrence and produced by Don Costa, which reached no. 9 on the pop charts at the start of 1960.[4]
Working as part of Costa's production company, Weinstein and Randazzo had some of their biggest successes with comeback hits for
Weinstein later became an executive with the performing rights organization
He died on March 16, 2022, at the age of 82.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bobby Weinstein at Songwriters Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Marv Goldberg, The Legends
- ^ The Three Chuckles at Allmusic.com
- ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Robert Wilding at BMI
- ^ "Remembering Bobby Weinstein", Songwriters Hall of Fame, March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022
- ^ "BMI Remembers Renowned Songwriter and Former BMI Executive Bobby Weinstein", BMI, March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022
External links
- Bobby Weinstein website
- Songwriting credits at BMI
- Bobby Weinstein discography at Discogs
- Bobby Weinstein at IMDb