Robert Blackwell
Songwriter
1918 – 1985
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Who was Robert Blackwell?
Robert Alexander "Bumps" Blackwell was an American bandleader, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of their music careers.
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- Born
- May 23, 1918
Seattle - Also known as
- Robert "Bumps" Blackwell
- Bumps Blackwell
- Blackwell, Robert "Bumps"
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 9, 1985
Hacienda Heights
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on July 23, 2013
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